Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Ministry of Food cooking programme on self-reported food consumption and confidence with cooking.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the effectiveness of the Ministry of Food (MoF) cooking programme on self-reported food consumption and confidence with cooking.

Design

A quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the MoF 8-week cooking course, using a pre-test/post-test study. Pre, post and 6-month follow-up quantitative outcomes were measured using self-administered questionnaires to record number of portions of fruit and vegetables (F&V) consumed per day, number of snacks consumed per day and participants' cooking confidence levels (highest score of 5). Qualitative evaluations were undertaken using structured telephone interviews.

Setting

MoF centre in Leeds Kirkgate Market, UK.

Subjects

Adults (n 795, 43 % male) on MoF courses from 2010 to 2014, 462 of whom completed

SUBMITTER: Hutchinson J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10270814 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature