Wilkinson, NM, Kannan, S, Ganguri, H et al. (2 more authors) (2022) Study protocol: Evaluation of the ‘Flavour School’ sensory food education programme: a cluster-randomised controlled trial in UK primary school children, aged 4-7 years, to determine impact on confidence and curiosity in tasting vegetables and fruit. Trials, 23. 705. ISSN 1745-6215
Abstract
Background
Many children would benefit from a diet richer in vegetables and fruit. ‘Flavour School’ is a programme of ‘sensory food education’, which aims to increase children’s confidence and curiosity in exploring foods and flavours, especially vegetables and fruit. This study will conduct a cluster-randomised controlled trial to assess the outcomes of the Flavour School programme in primary school children aged 4–7 years.
Methods
Four hundred plus children from 4+ schools will either complete the Flavour School programme (experimental group) or have no intervention with normal school teaching (control group), cluster-randomised within-schools, by school class. Baseline data collection will consist of video recorded behavioural observation during a tasting activity, and post-intervention data collection will repeat this activity after the experimental group have completed the intervention. Process measures will be assessed using a teacher engagement feedback questionnaire.
Discussion
This study will provide causal data on the efficacy of a sensory food education intervention for increasing children’s confidence and curiosity in exploring foods and flavours, especially vegetables and fruit. This new knowledge will help educators and policy makers to make evidence based decisions on uptake of sensory food education.
Metadata
Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2022. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Diet, Health, Children, Sensory food education, Fruit and vegetables, Primary school, Intervention, Cluster-randomised controlled trial |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Food Science and Nutrition (Leeds) > FSN Nutrition and Public Health (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EU - European Union 799965 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 17 Aug 2022 13:11 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 23:04 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | BMC |
Identification Number: | 10.1186/s13063-022-06612-2 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:190047 |