Cooking Confidence and Healthy Eating Choices of Preadolescent Participants at a Cooking Camp

作者：Dixon Elizabeth J; Condrasky Margaret D^*; Sharp Julia L; Corr Anne Quinn

来源：Topics in Clinical Nutrition, 2013, 28(1): 21-33.

DOI：10.1097/TIN.0b013e31826f8de1

• children cooking
• cooking camp
• cooking confidence
• healthy food choices

Children participating in cooking classes gain confidence in their abilities to prepare food, which may transfer into healthier eating habits. At the Cook Like a Chef camp for youth, the social cognitive theory supports increased cooking confidence as documented in areas of preparing healthy snacks, using healthy cooking techniques, eating healthy foods, and having a positive attitude toward food (P %26lt;.0001). Increased confidence was also seen in sauteing (P =.0026), stir-frying (P =.0015), limiting fat (P %26lt;.0001), limiting sugar (P %26lt;.0001), and eating more fiber (P %26lt;.0001). Cooking camps can influence cooking confidence and help children make healthier food choices.

• 出版日期2013-3