Adults and Children in Low-Income Households that Participate in Cost-Offset Community Supported Agriculture Have High Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Community Supported Agriculture
1.2. Objectives
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
References
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N | Count | % | |
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Household Characteristics | |||
# household adults | 41 | ||
1 adult | 9 | 22.0 | |
2 adults | 29 | 70.7 | |
3+ adults | 3 | 7.3 | |
# household children | 41 | ||
1 child | 10 | 24.4 | |
2 children | 18 | 43.9 | |
3 children | 8 | 19.5 | |
4+ children | 5 | 12.2 | |
Food Security Status | 39 | ||
Food Secure | 18 | 46.2 | |
Low Food Security | 14 | 35.9 | |
Very Low Food Security | 7 | 17.9 | |
Food Assistance | |||
SNAP received in past month | 39 | 20 | 51.3 |
WIC received in past month | 39 | 16 | 41.0 |
Difficult to financially afford acceptable quality FV | 39 | 21 | 53.8 |
Difficult to physically access acceptable quality FV | 39 | 3 | 7.7 |
Respondent Characteristics | |||
Female | 39 | 34 | 87.2 |
Age | 39 | ||
18–30 years | 9 | 23.1 | |
31–50 years | 28 | 71.8 | |
51+ years | 2 | 5.1 | |
Race | 40 | ||
White | 35 | 87.5 | |
Reported ‘Other’ | 5 | 12.5 | |
Hispanic/Latino | 39 | 2 | 5.1 |
Education | 39 | ||
High school or equivalent | 4 | 10.3 | |
Some college | 8 | 20.5 | |
College graduate | 17 | 43.6 | |
Graduate or professional degree | 10 | 25.6 | |
Focal Child Characteristics | |||
Female | 41 | 20 | 48.8 |
Age | 41 | ||
2–3 years | 8 | 19.5 | |
4–8 years | 18 | 43.9 | |
9–12 years | 15 | 36.6 |
Median Intake, 2005 US MyPyramid Cup Equivalents | Met Recommendations from Dietary Guidelines for Americans, % | |||||
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Sample | US | Sample | US c | |||
Adults | (n = 38) | a | (n = 38) | |||
Fruit | 0.97 | 0.52 | ** | 18.4 | 18.4 | |
Vegetable | 4.90 | 1.16 | ** | 81.6 | 9.2 | ** |
Children | (n = 41) | b | (n = 41) | |||
Fruit | 1.25 | 0.85 | ** | 51.2 | 49.9 | |
Vegetable | 3.01 | 0.67 | ** | 82.9 | 9.8 | ** |
Adults (n = 23) | Children (n = 23) | |||||
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Vegetables | In-Season, Times/mo. | Out-of-Season, Times/mo. | In-Season, Times/mo. | Out-of-Season, Times/mo. | ||
Broccoli | 6.4 | 10.5 | * | 4.3 | 5.5 | |
Cauliflower | 3.2 | 7.4 | 1.7 | 3.7 | ** | |
Celeriac | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | a | |
Celery | 3.7 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 5.5 | ||
Corn (sweet) | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 2.4 | * | |
Cucumbers | 11.1 | 3.8 | ** | 16.9 | 6.6 | * |
Eggplant | 2.1 | 0.8 | * | 1.4 | 0.6 | |
Fennel | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | a | |
Beans (green, string, etc.) | 10.5 | 4.8 | 7.5 | 4.0 | ||
Parsnips | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | ||
Peas (snap, snow, and shell) | 11.3 | 6.7 | * | 7.0 | 6.5 | |
Peppers | 11.3 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 8.3 | ||
Rhubarb | 0.6 | 0.1 | a | 0.8 | 0.0 | a |
Squash, summer/zucchini) | 7.2 | 2.6 | *** | 5.0 | 1.6 | ** |
Sweet potatoes | 6.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.6 | ||
Tomatoes | 18.5 | 6.6 | *** | 17.2 | 6.8 | *** |
Fruits | ||||||
Apricots | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | ||
Blackberries | 4.0 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 1.9 | ||
Blueberries | 17.3 | 6.2 | ** | 15.7 | 6.3 | ** |
Cherries | 3.8 | 1.4 | ** | 4.1 | 1.2 | * |
Currants | 2.2 | 0.6 | a | 1.2 | 0.1 | a |
Elderberries | 2.4 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 0.9 | a | |
Gooseberries | 1.3 | 0.2 | a | 0.6 | 0.0 | a |
Nectarines | 5.1 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 0.6 | * | |
Peaches | 7.5 | 2.0 | * | 8.4 | 0.9 | ** |
Pears | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.1 | ||
Plums | 4.1 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 0.9 | ** | |
Raspberries | 9.9 | 6.5 | 11.5 | 5.1 | * |
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Hanson, K.L.; Kolodinsky, J.; Wang, W.; Morgan, E.H.; Pitts, S.B.J.; Ammerman, A.S.; Sitaker, M.; Seguin, R.A. Adults and Children in Low-Income Households that Participate in Cost-Offset Community Supported Agriculture Have High Fruit and Vegetable Consumption. Nutrients 2017, 9, 726. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9070726
Hanson KL, Kolodinsky J, Wang W, Morgan EH, Pitts SBJ, Ammerman AS, Sitaker M, Seguin RA. Adults and Children in Low-Income Households that Participate in Cost-Offset Community Supported Agriculture Have High Fruit and Vegetable Consumption. Nutrients. 2017; 9(7):726. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9070726
Chicago/Turabian StyleHanson, Karla L., Jane Kolodinsky, Weiwei Wang, Emily H. Morgan, Stephanie B. Jilcott Pitts, Alice S. Ammerman, Marilyn Sitaker, and Rebecca A. Seguin. 2017. "Adults and Children in Low-Income Households that Participate in Cost-Offset Community Supported Agriculture Have High Fruit and Vegetable Consumption" Nutrients 9, no. 7: 726. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9070726