Table 7.
Reported mean change in eating, shopping and food preparation behaviours (online follow-up survey, n 96) in an evaluation of the FOODcents adult nutrition education programme, Western Australia, June 2012–May 2014
| Pre | Post‡ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behaviours† | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | P value |
| Choose wholemeal/rye bread | 1·99 | 1·04 | 1·66 | 0·86 | <0·001 |
| Eat legumes or beans | 2·69 | 0·81 | 2·20 | 0·82 | <0·001 |
| Drink cordial or cool drinks (including diet versions) | 2·79 | 0·89 | 3·24 | 0·79 | <0·001 |
| Eat pre-packaged biscuits or cakes | 2·71 | 0·74 | 3·10 | 0·57 | <0·001 |
| Look for low-salt varieties | 2·90 | 1·02 | 1·94 | 0·93 | <0·001 |
| Change recipes to make them healthier | 2·69 | 0·99 | 1·77 | 0·64 | <0·001 |
| Read the Nutrition Information Panel | 2·79 | 1·15 | 1·69 | 0·72 | <0·001 |
| Read the ingredients list | 2·68 | 1·07 | 1·64 | 0·65 | <0·001 |
| Look at price per kilo | 2·41 | 1·08 | 1·60 | 0·77 | <0·001 |
†
Item wording: ‘Please tell us to what extent you did the following things before/after the course?’ (response options: 1=‘always’, 2=‘often’, 3=‘sometimes’, 4=‘never’).
‡
Approximately six weeks after course attendance.