Active — Not RecruitingNot Applicable

Eat Healthy Grow Healthy Program to Promote Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Preschoolers

United States72 participantsStarted 2026-01-13

Plain-language summary

The Eat Healthy, Grow Healthy (EatGrow) program is a family-based, fully virtual nutrition education intervention designed to improve fruit and vegetable intake among preschool-aged children. Parents and their children participate together in interactive online lessons over eight weeks, including parent-child cooking, taste-testing, and engaging nutrition education. Recruitment was conducted via schools, but schools are not involved in delivering the program. The study measures changes in children's fruit and vegetable intake and willingness to try new foods, as well as parental nutrition literacy, attitudes, and self-efficacy. Weekly tasks are included for engagement.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 99 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Parent or primary caregiver of a preschool-aged child (3 to 5 years old) enrolled at one of the participating schools. * Responsible for the home food environment, including meal preparation. * Access to a stable internet connection and an internet-enabled device (e.g., "smartphone," tablet, or computer). * Willingness to participate in the full intervention and complete weekly tasks. * Ability and willingness to purchase ingredients for weekly virtual cooking sessions. * Ability to read, speak, and understand English. Exclusion Criteria: * Families unable or unwilling to purchase ingredients for weekly recipes. * Children or parents/caregivers with known allergies to fruits and/or vegetables. * Families without reliable internet access. * Parents/caregivers who are unable to read, speak, or understand English.

What they're measuring

Child fruit and vegetable intake

Timeframe: Baseline to 8 weeks (post-intervention)

Child willingness to try new fruits and vegetables

Timeframe: Baseline to 8 weeks (post-intervention)

Parental nutrition literacy, attitudes, and self-efficacy

Timeframe: Baseline to 8 weeks (post-intervention)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07493954

SponsorTexas Woman's University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-04-10

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Plain-language summary

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 99 Years

SexALL

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