biostudies-literatureUnknown23(1)Vaughan KL<h4>Background</h4>Childhood obesity rates more than double during primary school in England. Acquiring competent cooking skills is a key part of children's education that can lead to improved knowledge of a healthy lifestyle and dietary behaviours. Evaluation of the impact of 'PhunkyFoods', a school-based food and nutrition education programme, will assess food literacy, cooking skills and dietary behaviour in primary-school children.<h4>Methods</h4>A cluster randomised controlled trial will be undertaken in 28 primary schools in North Yorkshire, UK, including a total population of children aged 7-9 years (n = 420). The trial has two arms: (a) the intervention group receiving PhunkyFoods programme (n = 210) and (b) the wait-list control group receiving the usual school curriculum (n = 210Trials618https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9344772biostudies-literatureEvaluation of the PhunkyFoods intervention on food literacy and cooking skills of children aged 7-9 years: a cluster randomised controlled trial in Yorkshire Primary Schools UK.PMC9344772Hetherington MMCockroft JECade JERippin HEvans CELHeinen MMVaughan KLfalseEvaluation of the PhunkyFoods intervention on food literacy and cooking skills of children aged 7-9 years: a cluster randomised controlled trial in Yorkshire Primary Schools UK.<h4>Background</h4>Childhood obesity rates more than double during primary school in England. Acquiring competent cooking skills is a key part of children's education that can lead to improved knowledge of a healthy lifestyle and dietary behaviours. Evaluation of the impact of 'PhunkyFoods', a school-based food and nutrition education programme, will assess food literacy, cooking skills and dietary behaviour in primary-school children.<h4>Methods</h4>A cluster randomised controlled trial will be undertaken in 28 primary schools in North Yorkshire, UK, including a total population of children aged 7-9 years (n = 420). The trial has two arms: (a) the intervention group receiving PhunkyFoods programme (n = 210) and (b) the wait-list control group receiving the usual school curriculum (n = 2102022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Aug2025-04-22T05:38:00.166Z2024-11-15T22:37:38.661ZS-EPMC93447723591546010.1186/s13063-022-06558-5