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| 2063 - Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2063.1) | 687 |
Number of children grades K-2 who could identify vegetables |
| 2063.2) | 706 |
Number of children grades K-2 who could identify fruits |
| 2063.3) | 487 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report eating vegetables |
| 2063.4) | 586 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report eating fruit |
| 2063.5) | 213 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report intention to ask their family to buy their favorite fruit or vegetables |
| 2063.6) | 178 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report the intent to ask their family to keep fruits in a place where they can reach them |
| 2063.7) | 194 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report intention to ask their family to keep cut-up vegetables in a place where they can reach them |
Author: Dayna Fentress
Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access
In Hardin County, what started as a conversation between the Family and Consumer Sciences agent and the Farmers’ Market board president became a population kids activity that saw over 600 children over the course of the summer. The "Power of Produce (POP) Club" was an interactive taste kitchen and activity center aimed to bring more youth and their parents to the market. With help from the UK School of Human Environmental sciences FCS mini-grant, POP Club was born. POP Club
Author: Dayna Fentress
Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access
When a local elementary school principal called the Hardin County Family and Consumer Sciences Program looking for something to get her students to be healthier, TRYathalon was born. The principal reported that her school did very well with competitive challenges, and that her youth were more apt to participate when something was riding on the line. In a school with just over 400 students, it was hard to have speakers come to speak to the full group as well.The TRYathalon is a way to encour
