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2019 Conference

du 21 au 23 May 2019

Westin Arlington Gateway, Arlington, VA, USA

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F3b Healthy Recipe Cards as part of a Food Pre-Ordering Program in Food Insecure Neighborhoods: A Field Experiment

jeudi 23 mai 2019 à 09:45–11:15 EDT
F. Scott Fitzgerald D
Key Words

field experiment, food pre-ordering, recipe cards, fruit and vegetable selection

Short Description

We conducted a pilot natural field experiment, in collaboration with a community-based NFP food box pre-ordering program, in food insecure neighborhoods in Chicago, IL. The goal of the study was to understand the impact of providing healthy food recipes on increasing the purchasing of fruits and vegetables. During July 2016, when existing customers (N=245) picked up their preordered food boxes, they were randomized into either a control group, or into a recipe card treatment group. Customers in the treatment group received recipe cards focused on preparing healthy meals from fruits and vegetables. Of these existing customers, 80% returned to place an order in August. Conditional on making an order in August and controlling for past purchasing behavior, customers randomized into the recipe treatment were significantly more likely to include fruit and/or vegetable boxes in their order. The impact appears strongest for fruit. Placing an order for fruits and/or vegetables in July is significantly associated with placing an order for fruits and/or vegetables in August. This pilot research suggests recipe cards can be an effective intervention to improve the fruit and vegetable purchasing of low socio-economic status households. Behavioral interventions featuring recipe cards could easily be employed by SNAP-ED, cooperative extension, and other programs serving low-income consumers.

First & Corresponding Author

Kathryn Carroll, University of Central Arkansas
Authors in the order to be printed

Kathryn Carroll, Joanne Guthrie, Anya Samek

Additional Authors

Joanne Guthrie, United States Department of Agriculture-Economic Research Service
Anya Samek, University of Southern California
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