School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia.
School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia; Cancer Council Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
Appetite. 2017 Oct 1;117:359-364. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2017.07.017. Epub 2017 Jul 17.
Crunch&Sip is an Australian school-based initiative designed to increase the consumption of fruit, vegetables, and water among primary school children. To address the significant deficiencies in children's vegetable intake, the present study aimed to examine the responsiveness of parents (the main providers of food for Crunch&Sip) to a modified version of the program that focuses primarily on vegetable consumption.
A total of 329 Western Australian parents completed an online questionnaire examining their support for a vegetable focus for Crunch&Sip and any perceived barriers, motivators, and facilitators.
Most (80%) parents were supportive of a shift to a vegetable focus for Crunch&Sip. Belief in the effectiveness of Crunch&Sip at improving children's attitudes towards vegetables and increasing children's vegetable consumption was found to be significantly associated with levels of support. The most commonly nominated motivator was to improve their children's eating habits and the main facilitator was the perceived ability of teachers and peers to influence children's food consumption behaviours. Identified potential barriers included the difficulties associated with providing a variety of vegetables, maintaining freshness, and the preparation time required. The primary suggested strategy to overcome these barriers was for schools to conduct education sessions to provide information about vegetable provision options.
The results suggest that parents can be supportive of school-based nutrition programs that specifically encourage the consumption of vegetables but they may require guidance to reduce the identified barriers related to vegetable provision.
Crunch&Sip 是澳大利亚的一项基于学校的倡议，旨在增加小学生对水果、蔬菜和水的消费。为了解决儿童蔬菜摄入量严重不足的问题，本研究旨在考察家长（Crunch&Sip 的主要食物提供者）对该计划的一个修改版本的反应，该版本主要侧重于蔬菜消费。
共有 329 名西澳大利亚家长完成了一项在线问卷，调查他们对 Crunch&Sip 专注于蔬菜的支持程度，以及任何感知到的障碍、动机和促进因素。
大多数（80%）家长支持将 Crunch&Sip 转向专注于蔬菜。对 Crunch&Sip 提高儿童对蔬菜的态度和增加儿童蔬菜消费有效性的信念与支持水平显著相关。最常被提名的动机是改善孩子的饮食习惯，主要促进因素是教师和同龄人影响孩子食物消费行为的能力。确定的潜在障碍包括提供各种蔬菜、保持新鲜度和所需的准备时间方面的困难。克服这些障碍的主要建议策略是学校开展教育活动，提供有关蔬菜供应选择的信息。
结果表明，家长可以支持专门鼓励食用蔬菜的基于学校的营养计划，但他们可能需要指导，以减少与蔬菜供应相关的已确定障碍。
