An exploratory pre-post test evaluation of an online family cooking intervention: Up for Cooking.

Lisa S E Harms, Jessica S Gubbels, Patricia van Assema, Sanne M P L Gerards, Kathelijne M H H Bessems

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Article in Journal of nutritional science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Lisa S E HarmsDepartment of Health Promotion, Research Institute of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6832-5894

Jessica S GubbelsDepartment of Health Promotion, Research Institute of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Patricia van AssemaDepartment of Health Promotion, Research Institute of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Sanne M P L GerardsDepartment of Health Promotion, Research Institute of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Kathelijne M H H BessemsDepartment of Health Promotion, Research Institute of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.

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Abstract

This pilot study evaluated the effect of an online cooking intervention: Up for Cooking. Seventy-three Dutch families participated in four 1.5-hour sessions, before which they received ingredients and intervention materials. Parental questionnaires (pre-post) assessed food literacy skills (planning, selecting and making a healthy meal), knowledge and self-efficacy towards cooking and healthy eating (quantitative). Interviews assessed whether families changed their cooking behaviour at home (qualitative). A Wilcoxon Signed Rank test and inductive thematic coding were used. Thirty-nine parents completed questionnaires and eleven parents participated in interviews. Scores on food literacy items related to selecting and making a healthy meal improved significantly post-intervention. Parents' knowledge of healthy eating and self-efficacy in cooking with their children also improved significantly. Interviews revealed an increased involvement of children in meal preparation and positive changes in family cooking behaviour. This online cooking intervention is a promising nutrition intervention, but implementation and long-term changes need further exploration.

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CookingDiet, HealthyAdultChildChild, PreschoolFamilyFeeding BehaviorFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth LiteracyHumansMaleMealsNetherlandsParentsPilot ProjectsCL, course leaderCooking skillsFL, food literacyFood literacyInternet-based interventionParentsSD, standard deviationSES, socio-economic status

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PMID40933256

DOI10.1017/jns.2025.10034

PMCPMC12418272

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