title: Evaluation of the "Eat Better Feel Better" Cooking Programme to Tackle Barriers to Healthy Eating.
abstract: We evaluated a 6-week community-based cooking programme, "Eat Better Feel Better", aimed at tackling barriers to cooking and healthy eating using a single-group repeated measures design. 117 participants enrolled, 62 completed baseline and post-intervention questionnaires, and 17 completed these and a 3-4 months follow-up questionnaire. Most participants were female, >45 years, and socioeconomically deprived. Confidence constructs changed positively from baseline to post-intervention (medians, scale 1 "not confident" to 7 "very confident"): "cooking using raw ingredients" (4, 6p< 0.003), "following simple recipe" (5, 6p= 0.003), "planning meals before shopping" (4, 5p= <0.001), "shopping on a budget (4, 5p= 0.044), "shopping healthier food" (4, 5p= 0.007), "cooking new foods" (3, 5p< 0.001), "cooking healthier foods" (4, 5p= 0.001), "storing foods safely" (5, 6p= 0.002); "using leftovers" (4, 5p= 0.002), "cooking raw chicken" (5, 6p= 0.021), and "reading food labels" (4, 5p< 0.001). "Microwaving ready-meals" decreased 46% to 39% (p= 0.132). "Preparing meals from scratch" increased 48% to 59% (p= 0.071). Knowledge about correct portion sizes increased 47% to 74% (p= 0.002). Spending on ready-meals/week decreased. Follow-up telephone interviewees (n= 42) reported developing healthier eating patterns, spending less money/wasting less food, and preparing more meals/snacks from raw ingredients. The programme had positive effects on participants' cooking skills confidence, helped manage time, and reduced barriers of cost, waste, and knowledge.).
authors.affiliation: Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences University of Glasgow, Glasgow G31 2ER, UK. Ada.Garcia@glasgow.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Ada L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.affiliation: Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences University of Glasgow, Glasgow G31 2ER, UK. rreardon91@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Reardon
authors.affiliation: Public Health Directorate, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow G12 0XH, UK. Elizabeth.Hammond@ggc.scot.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hammond
authors.affiliation: Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences University of Glasgow, Glasgow G31 2ER, UK. Alison.Parrett@glasgow.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parrett
authors.affiliation: Public Health Directorate, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow G12 0XH, UK. Anne.Gebbie-Diben@ggc.scot.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gebbie-Diben
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003296:Cooking; D000072001:Diet, Healthy; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D062407:Meals; D008875:Middle Aged; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: community-based intervention; diet behaviour; food waste; socioeconomic deprivation