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Overview
Target Behavior: Healthy Eating, Food Insecurity/Food Assistance
Intervention Type: Direct Education
Intervention Reach and Adoption
Setting: Childcare, Community, Food Retail, School, Farmers Markets, Faith-Based Community, Food Pantries, Healthcare, Indian Tribal Organizations
Target Audience: Pregnant/Breastfeeding Women, Parents/Mothers/Fathers, Adults, Older Adults
Race/Ethnicity: All
Intervention Components
- Reading food labels
- Comparing unit prices
- Finding whole grain foods
- Identifying three ways to purchase produce
Intervention Materials
Intervention Costs
Materials are only available to organizations that had signed, active partnership agreements with Cooking Matters to provide programs for the organizational fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022.
Evidence Summary
- Following a grocery store tour, most families have high confidence in their ability to make their food purchases go farther (74%) and to get the most produce for their money (72%).
- 89% of families report saving money on groceries five weeks after a tour.
- Food security increased from 53% to 64% after taking a tour.
- The percentage of families comparing food labels for ingredients when shopping more than doubled from 40% pre-tour to 83% post-tour.
- After a tour:
- 76% of families buy more fruits and vegetables
- 62% of families buy more low-sodium foods
- 55% of families buy more low-sugar foods
- 62% of families buy more lean proteins
- 54% of families buy more low-fat dairy
- 85% of families buy less unhealthy food
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Classification: Practice-tested
Evaluation Indicators
Readiness and Capacity – Short Term (ST) | Changes – Medium Term (MT) | Effectiveness and Maintenance – Long Term (LT) | Population Results (R) | |
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Individual | ST1, ST2 | MT1, MT2 | LT1, LT2 | |
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Evaluation Materials
Success Story
SNAP-Ed in Colorado brings nutrition education into the grocery store:
Additional Information
Contact Person(s):
Cooking Matters National
1030 15th Street, NW, Suite 1100 W, Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 303-801-0328
Email: cmmiller@strength.org
*Updated as of August 23, 2023