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Brazil; Paula D. B. Campagnolo, MSc, pcampagnolo@unisinos.br, Vale do Rio dos Sinos University, 950 AvUnisinos; Carlos Alberto Feldens, PhD, Lutheran Universityof Brazil, 8001 Farroupilha Avenue, Building 59 Canoas;Daniel Hoffman, PhD, dhoffman@aesop.rutgers.edu,Rutgers University, 26 Nichol Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of home-based ma-ternal nutrition counseling during the first year of life onthe Healthy Eating Index (HEI) of preschool-age children.Design, Setting and Participants: A randomized trialin which 500 mothers and newborns recruited at a mater-nity hospital in Sao Leopoldo, Brazil, were assigned to anintervention or control groups.Intervention: Dietary counseling was provided during10 home visits during the first year of life by trained field-workers who provided instruction on the Ten Steps forHealthy Feeding Children from birth to 2 years of age (Bra-zilian Ministry of Health/World Health Organization).Outcome Measures and Analysis: The dietary intake of345 children was assessed at 3 to 4 years of age, using two24-hour food recalls on nonconsecutive days. Diet qualitywas determined with the HEI. c2 Tests were used to calcu-late the relative risks between the intervention and HEI.Results: Of the 345 children examined at 3 to 4 years ofage, the prevalence of ‘‘poor’’ diet in the intervention groupwas lower compared with that of the control group (relativerisk, 0.30; 95% confidence interval, 0.13-0.71). Moreover,the HEI scores, according to dietary components, were sig-nificantly greater in the intervention group for vegetables(P ¼ .005), fruits (P ¼ .010), and variety (P ¼ .018).Conclusions and Implications: Dietary counselingduring the first year of life was associated with higherHEI when children were 3 to 4 years of age. This projectis funded by the National Council of Scientific and Tech-nological Development–Brazil and Capes Foundation,Ministry of Education (proc. number 2080/09-5).

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P94 Effects of a Nutrition Education Programon Intake of Fruits and Vegetables ina Population of Predominantly HispanicStudents in Kindergarten Through SecondGradeDebra Reed, PhD, RD, LD, debra.reed@ttu.edu; Helen DeVittJones; Natalie Hensarling, MS, RD, LD, natalie.hensarling@ttu.edu; Mallory Boylan, PhD, RD, LD, mallory.boylan@ttu.edu, Texas Tech University, PO Box 41240, Lubbock, TX79409-1240; Du Feng, PhD, du.feng@ttu.edu, Texas TechUniversity, PO Box 41230, Lubbock, TX 79409-1230;Christina Esperat, PhD, RN, christina.esperat@ttuhsc.edu,Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Texas Tech UniversityHealth Sciences Center, 3601 4th Street, Lubbock, TX 79430

Objective: To determine the effect of a nutrition educa-tion program on fruit (Fs) and vegetable (Vs) intake of pre-dominantly Hispanic children in 2 west Texas cities.

Design, Setting and Participants: Children (n ¼ 203;88% Hispanic) participated in a taste testing (TT) beforeand after a nutrition education program encouraging Fs/Vs. Children were given 3 Vs and 3 Fs (served raw): 1 sugarsnap pea pod, 1 baby carrot, a 1/4-in-by-2-in strip of ji-cama, 1/8 apple wedge, 2 grapes, and a 1/4-in kiwi slice.Vs were given first, followed by Fs on a separate plate. In-take was recorded as ‘‘Didn’t try it,’’ ‘‘Ate some, leftsome,’’ or ‘‘Ate all’’ and scored 1, 2, and 3, respectively.Children received individual scores for Fs and Vs intake,with 9 being the highest score.Intervention: Comidas Para Salud, which utilized the Bi-enestar nutrition education curriculum, was implementedafter the pre-TT.Outcome Measures and Analysis: Mean comparisons,using paired t tests, between intake pre/postinterventionwere determined.Results: Mean pre/post Vs scores were 7.82 � 1.39/7.96 �1.42 (t ¼ –1.938; P ¼ .054). Mean pre/post Fs scores were8.66 � 0.80/8.68 � 0.77 (t ¼ –0.576; P ¼ .57).Conclusions and Implications: These findings supportthe hypothesis that nutrition education can increase in-take of Vs. Lack of significant results for Fs may be due tohigh prescores indicating a possible ‘‘ceiling effect.’’ Thisstudy provides evidence that children will eat Fs and Vs de-spite concerns from parents/schools that efforts to encour-age children to eat Fs and Vs are futile because ‘‘they won’teat them.’’ This project is funded by the National ResearchInitiative of the USDA Cooperative State Research, Educa-tion and Extension Service, grant number 2006-55215-16691.

P95 Impact of Community NutritionSupervised Practice in Dietetics Students’ Self-efficacySeAnne Safaii, PhD, RD, sjsafaii@uidaho.edu;Martha Raidl, PhD, RD, mraidl@uidaho.edu;Samantha Ramsay, MS, RD, sramsay@uidaho.edu;Laurel Branen, PhD, RD, ljbranen@uidaho.edu, Universityof Idaho, 1000 West Hubbard, Suite 145, Couer d’ Alene,ID 83814

Objective: To determine the effects of a new communitynutrition supervised practice curriculum on student self-efficacy.Use of Theory or Research: Bandura’s (1997) theoreti-cal model of self-efficacy, which is individuals’ beliefsabout their capabilities to manage events in their lives,was used.Target Audience: Twelve seniors in the CoordinatedProgram in Dietetics at the University of Idaho participatedin the study.Description: Dietetics students’ self-efficacy was mea-sured before and after implementation of a new commu-nity nutrition supervised practice curriculum involvingthe delivery of formal community education programs tochildren and also to adults, but with different methods.The setting for the experience included assigning allstudents to present public forums through a large