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| 2063 - Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2063.1) | 200 |
Number of children grades K-2 who could identify vegetables |
| 2063.2) | 200 |
Number of children grades K-2 who could identify fruits |
| 2063.3) | 150 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report eating vegetables |
| 2063.4) | 250 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report eating fruit |
| 2063.5) | 250 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report intention to ask their family to buy their favorite fruit or vegetables |
| 2063.6) | 250 |
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) | 250 |
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: Hannah Mayrand
Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access
The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends children ages 6 to 13 years should consume 1.5 to 3 cup servings of fruits and vegetables daily. In 2013, the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey indicated 44.6 percent of Kentucky adolescents consumed more than one serving of fruit daily and 42.7 percent consumed more than one serving of vegetables. In an effort to increase fruit and vegetable consumption in elementary school students in Montgomery County, the FCS Agent partnered with th
