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Advance Quantity Meal Preparation Pilot Program Improves Home-Cooked Meal Consumption, Cooking Attitudes, And Self-Efficacy, Shannon Mendez, Jamie Kubota, Adrianne Widaman, John Gieng
Advance Quantity Meal Preparation Pilot Program Improves Home-Cooked Meal Consumption, Cooking Attitudes, And Self-Efficacy, Shannon Mendez, Jamie Kubota, Adrianne Widaman, John Gieng
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Objective
To evaluate the effects of a group-based Advance Quantity Meal Preparation(AQMP) program on the consumption of home-cooked meals, cooking attitudes, and self-efficacy in healthy adults.
Methods
Participants (n = 10) in a group setting prepared healthy meals weekly consisting of 10 entrees and 5 snacks for 6 weeks. A survey assessing cooking attitudes, cooking self-efficacy, and cooking behavior and consumption at 3 time points: preprogram, postprogram (T2), and 3 months postprogram (T3).
Results
The AQMP program increased the proportion of overall home-cooked meal consumption (T2, P = 0.03), home-cooked dinner consumption (T2, P = 0.04), cooking attitudes (T3, …