Acceptability and Willingness to Pay for a Meal Kit Program for African American Families with Low Income: A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT: Food insecurity is a persistent issue among individuals with low income and is associated with various nutrition- and health-related consequences. Creative approaches to increasing food access should be investigated as possible solutions. Meal kits, which are boxes or bags of fresh and shelf-stable ingredients for one or more meals, along with a step-by-step recipe showing how to cook each meal at home, may serve as a creative solution. Meal kits have historically been marketed to higher-income demographics. The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate the utilization, acceptability, and willingness to pay for a healthy meal kit program among African American main food preparers with children and low income (n = 36). Participants received a healthy meal kit with three recipes and ing

SUBMITTER: Carman K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8398692 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature