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| 2061 - Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2061.4) | 0 |
Vendors: Number of vendors reporting increased sales at markets where Plate it up! Kentucky Proud recipes are tasted or recipe cards distributed |
| 2061.5) | 0 |
Vendors: Dollar value of vendor-reported increased sales associated with Plate it up! Kentucky Proud recipes tasted or cards distributed |
| 2061.3) | 387 |
Participants: Number of individuals who reported an increase in their fruit and/or vegetable consumption as a result of participating in a Plate it up! Kentucky Proud program |
| 2061.1) | 483 |
Participants: Number of individuals more likely to buy a Kentucky fruit or vegetable as a result of receiving a Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud recipe card or sampling a recipe |
| 2061.2) | 267 |
Participants: Number of individuals who indicated that they purchased the fruits and vegetables featured on the Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud recipe card |
Author: Nanette Banks
Major Program: Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud
Research shows that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables can help protect against several chronic diseases, such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and some cancers. According to the CDC just 12.2% of American adults meet the recommendations for fruits and 9.3% are meeting recommendations for vegetables. The CDC also reports that Americans are eating fruit once per day and vegetables 1.7 times per day. Kentucky falls even further below the national averages with only
