The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the effects of a nutrition education program on preschool children's food literacy and food acceptance, and to examine the added influence of a healthy eating curriculum and parent education on children's food knowledge and healthful food choices. The project will be evaluated with 450 children ages 3 to 5 years in center-based childcare programs serving predominantly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)-eligible families in Pennsylvania. Outcomes for children who receive the added healthy eating curriculum will be compared to children in classrooms that only receive the nutrition education program.
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Children's Food Acceptance
Timeframe: Change from baseline to post-intervention (~6 months)
Children's willingness to try novel foods
Timeframe: Change from baseline to post-intervention (~6 months)
Children's Food Literacy
Timeframe: Change from baseline to post-intervention (~6 months)
Children's Food Knowledge
Timeframe: Change from baseline to post-intervention (~6 months)
Children's Food Choices
Timeframe: Change from baseline to post-intervention (~6 months)