An elective high school cooking course improves students' cooking and food skills: a quasi-experimental study.

ABSTRACT:

Intervention

The Professional Cooking (PC) course is an optional 18-week experiential learning course offered in francophone high schools in New Brunswick, Canada. Students are taught how to measure ingredients, read and follow recipes, prepare and cook various foods using different culinary techniques, and apply food safety practices.

Research question

What is the effectiveness of the PC course on high school girls' and boys' cooking and food skills, vegetable and fruit consumption, and other eating behaviours?

Methods

Students enrolled in the PC course (n = 124) or a mandatory Personal and Social Development (PSD) course (n = 202) in five high schools were recruited. Students' food and cooking skills, vegetable and fruit consumption, and other eating behaviours were

SUBMITTER: LeBlanc J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9481793 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature