Journal article
Microgreens Nutrition Outreach: A Novel Tool for Community-Wide Dietary Disease Prevention
Transformative Medicine, v 2(4), pp 88-97
Dec 2023
Abstract
Purpose: To investigate how microgreens educational programming impacts the relationship between nutrition attitudes and healthy eating habits. Methods: A three-part workshop in Philadelphia, PA that consisted of a pre-survey, presentation, and microgreens kit assembly session was held. A post-survey was distributed electronically 1 week after the event. Results: 9 participants voluntarily attended the workshop and completed the pre-survey, and one-third of the participants submitted post-survey feedback. Participants were middle-aged, Black women from the Allegheny West neighborhood of Philadelphia, a predominantly (97.5%) Black neighborhood. The survey showed microgreens were well-received and suited for urban communities with little space and cold weather. Microgreens garnered interest in trying new vegetables and growing fresh foods. Conclusions: Microgreens outreach serves as a novel, low-cost, sustainable tool that can effectively educate about nutrition and encourage healthy dietary habits.
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- Title
- Microgreens Nutrition Outreach: A Novel Tool for Community-Wide Dietary Disease Prevention
- Creators
- Rayna MarshallJessica NwabekeBenjamin Haslund-GourleyCynthia HuangTalmadge GaitherVibhuti MishraSophia KimHannah XuFaith KeanNeiki RokniAnnette Gadegbeku
- Publication Details
- Transformative Medicine, v 2(4), pp 88-97
- Publisher
- Tower Health
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Medicine
- Other Identifier
- 991021817945304721