Observational studyJournal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics2020
The Healthy Cooking Index: Nutrition Optimizing Home Food Preparation Practices across Multiple Data Collection Methods.
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- Automated wearable cameras for improving recall of diet and time use in Uganda: a cross-sectional feasibility study.Nutrition journal · 2023Article
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- Home Cooking Quality Assessment Tool Validation Using Community Science and Crowdsourcing Approaches.Journal of nutrition education and behavior · 2022Article
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- The Challenging Task of Measuring Home Cooking Behavior.Journal of nutrition education and behavior · 2021Article
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- Digital Communication Strategies for Culinary Medicine in Cancer Prevention and Survivorship: Information-Seeking Habits and Content Preferences of Online Cooking Media Among Adults Participating in Four Cancer Prevention and Control Cohort Studies.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterArticle
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Abstract
backgroundFood preparation interventions are an increasingly popular target for hands-on nutrition education for adults, children, and families, but assessment tools are lacking. Objective data on home cooking practices, and how they are interpreted through different data collection methods, are needed.
objectiveThe goal of this study was to explore the utility of the Healthy Cooking Index in coding multiple types of home food preparation data and elucidating healthy cooking behavior patterns.
designParent-child dyads were recruited between October 2017 and June 2018 in Houston and Austin, Texas for this observational study. Food preparation events were observed and video recorded. Participants also wore a body camera (eButton) and completed a questionnaire during the same event. PARTICIPANTS/
settingParents with a school-aged child were recruited as dyads (n=40). Data collection procedures took place in participant homes during evening meal preparation events.
main outcome measuresFood preparation data were collected from parents through direct observation during preparation as well as eButton and paper questionnaires completed immediately after the event. STATISTICAL ANALYSES PERFORMED: All data sets were analyzed using the Healthy Cooking Index coding system and compared for concordance. A paired sample t test was used to examine significant differences between the scores. Cronbach's α and principal components analysis were conducted on the observed Healthy Cooking Index items to examine patterns of cooking practices.
resultsTwo main components of cooking practices emerged from the principal components analysis: one focused on meat products and another on health and taste enhancing practices. The eButton was more accurate in collecting Healthy Cooking Index practices than the self-report questionnaire. Significant differences were found between participant reported and observed summative Healthy Cooking Index scores (P<0.001), with no significant differences between scores computed from eButton images and observations (P=0.187).
conclusionsThis is the first study to examine nutrition optimizing home cooking practices by observational, wearable camera and self-report data collection methods. By strengthening cooking behavior assessment tools, future research will be able to elucidate the transmission of cooking education through interventions and the relationships between cooking practices, disease prevention, and health.
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