title: Men can cook! Development, implementation, and evaluation of a senior men's cooking group.
abstract: This study reports on the process and outcome evaluation of a community-based nutrition and cooking education program for senior men. As part of Evergreen Action Nutrition, a community-organized, nutrition education program, a registered dietitian led a Men's Cooking Group in a seniors' recreation facility. Written questionnaires were completed by most of the men (n = 19) at the beginning and end of the evaluation year, and ten men participated in personal key informant interviews. The majority of participants gained cooking confidence, increased their cooking activities at home, developed healthy cooking skills, and improved cooking variety through the program. The men also identified social benefits to the program. Overall, this preliminary evaluation suggests that community-based nutrition and cooking education for older men is a beneficial nutrition education activity.
authors.affiliation: University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, NIG 2W1, Canada. hkeller@uoguelph.ca
authors.forename: Heather H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Keller
authors.forename: Aime
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gibbs
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Patricia D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Vanderkooy
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hedley
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003296:Cooking / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008612:Menu Planning; D052756:Nutritional Sciences / Q000193:education*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires