Community Agriculture Nutritional Enterprises (CANE) Meal Program

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Previous adult participants of the Tanglewood to Table walking program will be recruited to enroll in the CANE Meal Program. This program will encourage participants to pick up a healthy meal from the CANE Kitchen each week for five weeks. The meal will consist of at least one serving of fruit or vegetables. At each meal, educational materials will be distributed, including the recipe for healthy meals and nutrition handouts that are linked to the recipes. Additional information about the ways the nutrients in the meal may help protect from the negative effects of environmental pollutants will be included. Surveys, blood pressure, height, weight, waist circumference and carotenoid status will be assessed before and after the program.

Official Title
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Community Agriculture Nutritional Enterprises (CANE) Meal Program

Conditions
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Diet, Healthy, Life Style, Healthy

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: CANE Meal Program


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: over 18 years of age previous participant in Tanglewood to Table Walking Program Exclusion Criteria: institutionalized adults children under the age of 18 adults with impaired consent capacity incarcerated adults

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 99 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: CANE Adult Participants<br>This sample population consists of an active intervention group of prior Tanglewood to Table walking program adult participants. | Behavioral: CANE Meal Program<br>* Participants will be encouraged to pick up a healthy meal from the Community Agriculture Nutritional Experience (CANE) Kitchen in Whitesburg, Kentucky once a week for five weeks. The meals will consist of at least one serving of a fruit or a vegetable. At each meal, education materials will be distributed, including the recipe for the healthy meals and nutrition handouts that are linked to the recipes. Additional information about the ways the nutrients in the meal may help protect from the negative effects of environmental pollutants will be included.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in fruit and vegetable consumption. | Fruit and vegetable consumption will be assessed with a food frequency questionnaire pre- and post-intervention. This questionnaire asks participants to estimate the frequency of consumption on a ten point scale (from never to three times per day) of 45 specific fruits or vegetables. Aggregate scores range from 0-450 with higher scores indicating increased consumption. | Five weeks | 
| Change in weight. | Body weight will be measured on a digital scale pre- and post-intervention. | Five weeks | 
| Change in waist circumference | Waist circumference will be measured with a tape measure pre- and post-intervention. | Five weeks | 
| Change in total blood pressure | Systolic and diastolic blood pressure will be measured pre- and post-intervention using a digital blood pressure machine. | Five weeks | 
| Change in carotenoid status | Carotenoid status will be measured via carotenoid RS scanner, an objective measure of diet-derived pigments in the skin. | Five weeks | 
| Change in knowledge of nutrition and environmental pollution. | Knowledge of nutrition and environmental pollution will be assessed using a mixed 6-item survey containing 4 yes no not sure questions and two multiple choice knowledge questions. The questionnaire does not have an absolute range, but a higher percent of not sure responses indicates less knowledge of nutrition and pollution; while a higher percentage of absolutely correct responses indicates increased knowledge. Data will be reported as the change from pre- to post-intervention. | Five weeks | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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fruits, vegetables, exercise, community, education