Better Lunch Boxes: Testing the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Family-Based Pilot Intervention to Support Nutritious Home-Packed Lunches
Tamara Petresin, Jess Haines, Danielle S. Battram, Virginie Desgreniers, Ivanna Regina Pena Mascorro, Claire N. Tugault-Lafleur

TL;DR
This study tested a family-based eHealth intervention to improve the nutritional quality of home-packed lunches for Canadian children.
Contribution
The study introduces a practical, family-focused eHealth toolkit to enhance home-packed lunches.
Findings
The intervention had a high retention rate (85%) and was considered helpful by 94% of participants.
Parents found the recipes practical and appreciated the lunch box and online cooking class.
No significant changes in the nutritional content of lunches were observed.
Abstract
Background/Objectives: The majority of Canadian children bring a home-packed lunch to school, and previous research suggests lunches are of poor nutritional quality. This pilot study aimed to test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of an eHealth family-based intervention designed to improve the nutritional quality of home-packed lunches. Methods: In this 12-week intervention, families (n = 20 parents with children aged 4–8 years) received a toolkit which included a cookbook on tips for preparing healthy lunches and 15 tested lunch box-friendly recipes, a lunch box, text messages, and an online cooking class. Feasibility was assessed via documentation of intervention delivery and participant retention rates. Acceptability was assessed via post-intervention surveys and semi-structured interviews in a sub-sample of parents (n = 9). Preliminary impact was assessed using…
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TopicsObesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
