This research investigated the effect of two nutrition education programs, one nutrient-based and the other action oriented, on the nutrition knowledge and plate waste of preschool children. The study population consisted of 89 preschool children aged four to five years who attended day care in Alachua County, Florida. / An education unit was presented to the children each day during the treatment period by the regular classroom teachers. The researcher provided all necessary education materials and instructed the teachers on the use of each unit. Daily plate waste observations were made at the noon meal for the pre-treatment, treatment and post-treatment periods. All centers followed the same four week cycle menu and repeated the cycle three times, once for each period. The NEAS Pre-Primary edition was used to assess changes in nutrition knowledge and nutrition attitudes. / Following the presentation of nutrition education both groups showed an increase in nutrition knowledge and nutrition attitudes as compared with pre-treatment scores. The positive changes were found to be significant only for the nutrient-based group, however. A significant decline in mean plate waste was noted for both groups between pre-treatment and post-treatment periods. Mean plate waste decreased by a total of 7.17 points for the action oriented group and 6.34 points for the nutrient-based group. Findings of this study suggest the need for further study regarding the effect of nutrition education on the eating behaviors of young children. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 45-11, Section: B, page: 3470. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1984.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75458 |
| Contributors | KEANE, MICHELE WILSON., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 93 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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