Dietary Behaviors among Public Health Center Clients with Electronic Benefit Transfer Access at Farmers’ Markets

Robles, Brenda; Montes, Christine; Wang, May D.; Kuo, Tony

doi:10.1016/j.jand.2016.07.012

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“…This is one of the first studies that attempts to automatically quantify purchasing data on a local and provisional food source, on two separate sites, taking into account several spatial variables. The few studies that examined sales data from farmers' market interventions mainly focused on the impact of financial incentives for purchasing FV [43,59,[61][62][63][64][65][66]. These reported the amount spent by shoppers and/or type of purchase, but did not assess other factors associated with FV purchase.…”

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“…However, these two methods impose a heavy burden on both researchers and participants [43,46,56,59,60]. Other farmers' market studies analyse self-reported use of government incentive programs, government incentive sales data or records of coupon redemption [61][62][63][64][65][66], self-reported amounts spent [67] or total sales [39]. Some studies on convenience stores use purchase data collected using these same methods [68][69][70][71][72][73][74][75].…”

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Fruit and Vegetable Purchases in Farmer’s Market Stands: Analysing Survey and Sales Data

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Farmers' market implementation holds promise for increasing access to healthy foods. Although rarely measured, purchase data constitute an intermediate outcome between food environment and actual consumption. In a study conducted with two seasonal Fruits and Vegetables (FV) stands in a disadvantaged area of Montréal (Canada), we analysed how accessibility, perception, and mobility-related factors were associated with FV purchase. This analysis uses a novel measure of FV purchasing practices based on sales data obtained from a mobile application. A 2016 survey collected information on markets' physical access, perceived access to FV in the neighbourhood, usual FV consumption and purchases. Multivariate models were used to analyse three purchasing practice indicators: number of FV portions, FV variety and expenditures. Average shoppers purchased 12 FV portions of three distinct varieties and spent 5$. Shoppers stopping at the market on their usual travel route spent less (p = 0.11), bought fewer portions (p = 0.03) and a lesser FV variety (p < 0.01). FV stands may complement FV dietary intake. Individuals for whom the market is on their usual travel route might make more frequent visits and, therefore, smaller purchases. The novel data collection method allowed analysis of multiple purchase variables, is precise and easy to apply at unconventional points of sales and could be transposed elsewhere.

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Fruit and Vegetable Purchases in Farmer’s Market Stands: Analysing Survey and Sales Data

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“…Community initiatives to improve the food environment are also promising, but more research is needed. While there is evidence that farmers market use is positively associated with fruit and vegetable consumption among low-income consumers ( 73 , 74 ), there is still need for more evaluations across diverse geographies and populations ( 75 , 76 ). A common challenge is that many farmers markets lack the required equipment to accept SNAP as payment, which has prompted the recommendation to subsidize the equipment for farmers market vendors ( 76 ).…”

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The Development and Public Health Implications of Food Preferences in Children

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Food preferences are a primary determinant of dietary intake and behaviors, and they persist from early childhood into later life. As such, establishing preferences for healthy foods from a young age is a promising approach to improving diet quality, a leading contributor to cardiometabolic health. This narrative review first describes the critical period for food preference development starting in utero and continuing through early childhood. Infants’ innate aversion to sour and bitter tastes can lead them to initially reject some healthy foods such as vegetables. Infants can learn to like these foods through exposures to their flavors in utero and through breastmilk. As solid foods are introduced through toddlerhood, children’s food preferences are shaped by parent feeding practices and environmental factors such as food advertising. Next, we discuss two key focus areas to improve diet quality highlighted by the current understanding of food preferences: (1) promoting healthy food preferences through breastfeeding and early exposures to healthy foods and (2) limiting the extent to which innate preferences for sweet and salty tastes lead to poor diet quality. We use an ecological framework to summarize potential points of intervention and provide recommendations for these focus areas, such as worksite benefits that promote breastfeeding, and changes in food retail and service environments. Individuals’ choices around breastfeeding and diet may ultimately be influenced by policy and community-level factors. It is thus crucial to take a multilevel approach to establish healthy food preferences from a young age, which have the potential to translate into lifelong healthy diet.

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“…[11][12][13] Indeed, many studies show that FV consumption improves with FM use. [14][15][16] Monetary incentive programs such as 'Healthy Bucks' and 'Double-Up Food Bucks' offer matching dollar amounts to SNAP benefits used to purchase produce. 15,17 While the findings are promising for these and similar programs, the longterm impact on FV consumption is not consistent.…”

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Farmers' Market Utilization among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Recipients in New Orleans, Louisiana: Preliminary Findings

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Objective: Farmers’ markets are increasingly being promoted as a means to provide fresh produce to poor and underserved communities. However, farmers’ market (FM) use remains low among low-income patrons. The purpose of our study was to examine FM awareness and use, grocery shopping behaviors, and internet use among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients.Design: A descriptive analysis of preliminary data was performed to evaluate quantitative baseline data among SNAP recipients between June and August 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana (N=51). Data were collected via a 42-item online survey that included demographics, internet use, FM awareness and use, health information seeking behaviors and fruit and vegetable purchasing behaviors.Results: Less than half of the survey respondents (n=24) had ever been to a FM. Local grocery stores and Wal-Mart were most used for purchasing fruits and vegetables (88% and 84%, respectively). The most common sources of healthy eating information were Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and the internet, frequently accessed via smartphones. More than 80% of participants were not aware that local FMs accepted electronic benefit transfer payments as a form of payment.Conclusion: These results support the incorporation of promotional methodology that combines internet-based mobile technology and existing services (eg, WIC) as a viable strategy to improve farmers’ market use among low-income populations. As most participants were not aware that participating FMs accept electronic benefit transfer payments, this fact should be emphasized in promotional material.Ethn Dis. 2017;27(Suppl 1):295-302; doi:10.18865/ed.27.S1.295.

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Dietary Behaviors among Public Health Center Clients with Electronic Benefit Transfer Access at Farmers’ Markets

Cited by 14 publications

References 45 publications

Fruit and Vegetable Purchases in Farmer’s Market Stands: Analysing Survey and Sales Data

Fruit and Vegetable Purchases in Farmer’s Market Stands: Analysing Survey and Sales Data

The Development and Public Health Implications of Food Preferences in Children

Farmers' Market Utilization among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Recipients in New Orleans, Louisiana: Preliminary Findings

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