Eating Veggies Is Fun! An Implementation Pilot Study in Partnership With a YMCA in South Los Angeles
IMPLEMENTATION EVALUATION — Volume 15 — November 1, 2018
PEER REVIEWED
The question on the assessment form is “How much do you like these fruits and vegetables?” The fruits and vegetables are listed in English and Spanish with a photograph of each item shown whole and sliced. The list is apple/manzana, banana/plátano, broccoli/brocoli, carrot/zanahoria, celery/apio, cucumber/pepino, jicama/jícama, lettuce/lechuga, mushroom/hongo, orange/naranja, peach/duranzo, pear/pera, plum/ciruela, red pepper/pimiento rojo, spinach/espinacas, strawberry/fresa, sugar snap peas/guisantes, tomato/tomate, watermelon/sandia, and zucchini/calabacita. Possible responses are super yuck, yuck, okay, yum, super yum, each illustrated by drawings of faces that progress from looking sick for super yuck to looking very happy for super yum.
Figure 1.
Fruits and Vegetables Assessment used in the Eating Veggies is Fun! Study, Los Angeles, California, 2015.
Figure 2.
Effect of repeated exposure on mean rating for 5 initially disliked vegetables (target vegetables) and mean rating for 7 initially liked vegetables (nontargeted vegetables) (N = 50), Eating Veggies is Fun! Study, Los Angeles, California, 2015. A 5-point Likert scale was used, with 1 = super yucky to 5 = super yum.
Effect of repeated exposure on mean rating for 5 initially disliked vegetables (target vegetables) and mean rating for 7 initially liked vegetables (nontargeted vegetables) (N = 50), Eating Veggies is Fun! Study, Los Angeles, California, 2015. A 5-point Likert scale was used, with 1 = super yucky to 5 = super yum.
| Assessment | Target Vegetables, Mean (95% Confidence Interval) | Nontarget Vegetables, Mean (95% Confidence Interval) |
|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 3.1 (2.84–3.32) | 4.0 (3.81–4.17) |
| 2-week follow-up | 3.3 (3.05–3.60) | 3.8 (3.64–4.02) |
| 4-week follow-up | 3.6 (3.30–3.91) | 3.8 (3.63–4.05) |
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