Table 4.

Correct responses to selected knowledge items by course type in an evaluation of the FOODcents adult nutrition education programme, Western Australia, June 2012–May 2014

	Single-session courses					Multi-session courses
	Pre		Post			Pre		Post
	n	%	n	%	P value	n	%	n	%	P value
Correct classification of foods to healthy eating pyramid
Should you ‘Eat Most’, ‘Eat Some’ or ‘Eat Least’ of these foods each day?
Fruit	80	60	112	86	<0·001	183	55	234	77	<0·001
Vegetables	119	88	131	97	0·005	262	79	281	92	<0·001
Dairy foods	103	77	115	86	0·060	241	75	245	81	0·059
Breads and cereal	23	17	83	62	<0·001	82	25	162	54	<0·001
Meat	87	65	115	86	<0·001	222	67	235	78	0·002
Extras (other foods)	92	76	116	91	0·002	225	72	259	90	<0·001
Correct responses to Nutrition Information Panel questions
What is the main ingredient in the product?	61	68	71	80	0·068	160	65	193	77	0·004
In this product is there more sugar or strawberries?	82	91	84	94	0·399	233	90	240	95	0·023
In 100 g of this product, how many grams of sugar are there?	73	81	85	94	0·006	213	84	224	91	0·010