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Table 2 Pre- to post-survey changes in self-reported eating behaviors and meal composition (N = 7,422)

From: Massive open online nutrition and cooking course for improved eating behaviors and meal composition

 

Pre-survey

Post-survey

 
 

#

%

#

%

P-value

Prior Week Dinner

     

# Days Eaten at Home

    

<.0001

 0

83

1.1

140

1.9

 

 1–4

1160

15.7

870

11.7

 

 5–7

6169

83.2

6402

86.4

 

# Days Child <18 ate at Home with a Family Membera

    

<.0001

 0

78

2.1

53

1.4

 

 1–4

399

10.8

309

8.4

 

 5–7

3207

87.1

3322

90.2

 

# Days Cooked at Home with Mostly Fresh Foodsb

    

<.0001

 0

396

5.5

396

5.5

 

 1–4

2220

31.0

1648

23.0

 

 5–7

4537

63.4

5109

71.4

 

Yesterday’s Dinner

     

Was Dinner Cooked at Home with Mostly Fresh Foods (% yes)

4902

66.1

5352

72.1

<.0001

Did it include

     

 Fresh Vegetables

5296

71.4

5738

77.3

<.0001

 Fresh Fruit

2104

28.4

2525

34.2

<.0001

 Poultry

2370

31.9

2463

33.2

.07

 Fish

1141

15.4

1227

16.5

.03

 Red Meat

2252

30.3

1979

26.7

<.0001

 Vegetable Protein

1657

22.3

1919

25.9

<.0001

 Dairy

3129

42.2

3162

42.6

.54

 Starch

5331

71.8

5157

69.5

.0004

 Baked Goods/Sweets

884

11.9

723

9.7

<.0001

Perceptions of Dinner

     

Enjoyment

    

<.0001

 Not/Somewhat Enjoyable

925

12.7

577

7.9

 

 Moderately Enjoyable

2351

32.2

1860

25.5

 

 Very/Extremely Enjoyable

4032

55.2

4871

66.7

 

Healthy

    

<.0001

 Not/Somewhat Healthy

1356

18.7

803

11.1

 

 Moderately Healthy

3033

41.9

2352

32.5

 

 Very/Extremely Healthy

2848

39.3

4082

56.4

 
  1. Note. Ns do not always add up to 7,422 due to missing responses. aIncludes only participants with a child < 18 years old (N = 3,915). bIncludes only participants who reported they ate at home at least once in the past week at each survey (N = 7153). Results based on McNemar-Bowker tests of symmetry