Table 2 Pre- to Post-Intervention Changes in Eating and Cooking Confidence (Likert Scale 1-5) n=269
How sure are you that you can: 1 =“I know I cannot”- 3= “Maybe I can”, 5 =“I know I can” | Pre-intervention Mean | Post-intervention Mean | p value* |
|---|---|---|---|
Follow the balanced plate model on a daily basis? | 4.1 (0.1) | 4.2 (0.1) | 0.011 |
Eat whole grains instead of refined grains? | 4.6 (0.1) | 4.5 (0.1) | 0.896 |
Eat at least 4–5 servings fruits & vegetables a day? | 4.3 (0.1) | 4.3 (0.1) | 0.946 |
Consume foods or beverages with less added sugar? | 4.7 (0.05) | 4.7 (0.05) | 0.903 |
Choose lean meats (chicken, turkey, fish, plant based) instead of red meat? | 4.6 (0.05) | 4.7 (0.05) | 0.156 |
Use of spices & flavors in cooking to avoid adding salt at the table? | 4.4 (0.1) | 4.6 (0.05) | 0.017 |
Can avoid eating portions that are too large? | 3.9 (0.1) | 4.0 (0.1) | 0.128 |
Stay physically active during life changes or when you have excessive demands at home, work, etc. | 3.9 (0.1) | 4.0 (0.1) | 0.035 |
Can devote time for physical activity for at least 20 min most days of the week/5 times per week? | 4.1 (0.1) | 4.1 (0.1) | 0.893 |
Views about cooking (Likert 1–5) (1 = Strongly Disagree, 2 = Disagree, 3 = Neither Agree nor Disagree, 4 = Agree, 5 = Strongly Agree) | |||
Cooking takes too much time. (mean, SD) | 2.8 (0.1) | 2.6 (0.1) | < 0.001 |
Cooking is frustrating. (mean, SD) | 2.3 (0.1) | 2.2 (0.1) | 0.014 |
It is too much work to cook. (mean, SD) | 2.6 (0.1) | 2.3 (0.1) | < 0.001 |
My cooking skills are: (1 = poor, 2 = fair, 3 = good, 4 = excellent) (mean, SD) | 3.0 (0.04) | 3.0 (0.03) | 0.190 |