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Jamie’s Ministry of Food: quasi-experimental evaluation of Immediate and sustained Impacts of a cooking skills program in Australia
The purpose of this 2014 study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the first Jamie’s Ministry of Food Program in Australia (a community-based cooking intervention program) on participants’ cooking confidence and positive cooking/eating behaviours. The 10-week program taught the public how to cook recipes published by Jamie Oliver in 1.5-hour classes held once a week. All subjects were adults (aged 18+ years). Questionnaires were handed out at baseline, immediately after the program, and 6-months post-intervention. In comparison to pre-intervention measurements, there were several improvements seen immediately after program completion: cooking confidence increased; individuals were cooking from scratch more often; they were eating vegetables with the main meal more frequently and enhanced their overall vegetable intake. These significant improvements were also maintained at the 6-month follow-up. In conclusion, Jamie’s Ministry of Food Program (Australia) elevated individuals’ cooking confidence and cooking/eating behaviours. This program represents a promising community-based strategy to boost the public’s dietary quality. [NPID: cooking, intervention, program, cooking program, Australia, Jamie Oliver recipes, recipes, eating behaviors, vegetables, cooking from scratch, diet quality]
Year: 2014
