Evaluation of a long day care intervention targeting the mealtime environment and curriculum to increase children’s vegetable intake: a cluster randomised controlled trial using the multiphase optimisation strategy framework
Samantha Morgillo,
Lucinda K Bell,
Claire Gardner
et al.
Abstract:Objective:
To determine the reach, adoption, implementation and effectiveness of an intervention to increase children’s vegetable intake in long day care (LDC).
Design:
A 12-week pragmatic cluster RCT, informed by the Multiphase Optimisation Strategy (MOST), targeting the Mealtime environment and Curriculum. Children’s vegetable intake and variety was measured at follow up using a modified SFS-ECEC and analysed using a two-part mixed model for non-vegetable and vegetable consumers. Outco… Show more
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