Using Herbs and Spices to Increase Children's Acceptance and Intake of Vegetables in School Lunches

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

110 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-04-14

Study Completion Date

2017-12-22

Brief Summary

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Herbs and spices offer one potential solution to the recent decline in children taking school lunch because they can increase the palatability of foods without adding salt and fat. However, there is currently limited evidence on how to successfully integrate herbs and spices into the school lunch menu. Developing evidence-based methods to teach school cafeteria workers to prepare healthy and tasty vegetable dishes with the addition of herbs and spices is a research priority. The investigators hypothesize that herbs and spices can be used to increase acceptance, intake, and participation in the school lunch program among 6th - 12th grade students from Central Pennsylvania.

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Detailed Description

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What this study will add to the literature: Herbs and spices offer one potential solution to the recent decline in children taking school lunch because they can increase the palatability of foods without adding salt and fat. However, there is currently limited evidence on how to successfully integrate herbs and spices into the school lunch menu. Developing evidence-based methods to teach school cafeteria workers to prepare healthy and tasty vegetable dishes with the addition of herbs and spices is a research priority. This research will provide evidence that herbs and spices can be used to increase acceptance, intake, and participation in the school lunch program among 6th - 12th grade students from Central Pennsylvania.

Conditions

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Pediatric Obesity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Spice Intervention

Spice intervention: Student-approved vegetable recipes will be served in the school cafeteria.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Spice Intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Spice Intervention:Novel herb and spice blends will be used in cafeteria recipes.

Interventions

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Spice Intervention

Spice Intervention:Novel herb and spice blends will be used in cafeteria recipes.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Student in Bald Eagle Area Middle/High School
* Parents of students in Bald Eagle Area Middle/High School
* School Food Service Employees at the Bald Eagle Area Middle/High School