TY - JOUR
T1 - Spice and herb use with vegetables
T2 - Liking, frequency, and self-efficacy among US adults
AU - Nikolaus, Cassandra J.
AU - Ellison, Brenna
AU - Heinrichs, Pamela A.
AU - Nickols-Richardson, Sharon M.
AU - Chapman-Novakofski, Karen M.
PY - 2017/1
Y1 - 2017/1
N2 - Objectives: To inform future initiatives to encourage vegetable intake, we explored how spice and herb (S/H) use with vegetables was related to consumer characteristics. Methods: A questionnaire collected information on S/H liking and use frequency, whether S/Hs were used when cooking vegetables, and belief that consumers could use S/Hs when cooking vegetables. The questionnaire was distributed to members of an online panel of US consumers. Results: Younger respondents (18-29 years) and respondents who identified as Asian/ Pacific Islander or other racial group used 19 of the 20 S/Hs more frequently than their older and white/Caucasian, African-American or Hispanic counterparts, respectively. S/H use when cooking vegetables at home was significantly higher for women. Self-efficacy was higher for women, 18-29 year-olds, and 30-49 year-olds, and lower for respondents who identified as white/Caucasian race and those with annual incomes below $50,000. Conclusions: Low-income, male, older (≥ 50 years), and white/ Caucasian respondents were identified as target audiences that may benefit the most from interventions encouraging S/H use with vegetables to increase consumption. It is critical to account for socio-demographic characteristics of the audience when designing interventions.
AB - Objectives: To inform future initiatives to encourage vegetable intake, we explored how spice and herb (S/H) use with vegetables was related to consumer characteristics. Methods: A questionnaire collected information on S/H liking and use frequency, whether S/Hs were used when cooking vegetables, and belief that consumers could use S/Hs when cooking vegetables. The questionnaire was distributed to members of an online panel of US consumers. Results: Younger respondents (18-29 years) and respondents who identified as Asian/ Pacific Islander or other racial group used 19 of the 20 S/Hs more frequently than their older and white/Caucasian, African-American or Hispanic counterparts, respectively. S/H use when cooking vegetables at home was significantly higher for women. Self-efficacy was higher for women, 18-29 year-olds, and 30-49 year-olds, and lower for respondents who identified as white/Caucasian race and those with annual incomes below $50,000. Conclusions: Low-income, male, older (≥ 50 years), and white/ Caucasian respondents were identified as target audiences that may benefit the most from interventions encouraging S/H use with vegetables to increase consumption. It is critical to account for socio-demographic characteristics of the audience when designing interventions.
KW - Dietary habits
KW - Herbs
KW - Self-efficacy
KW - Spices
KW - Vegetables
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U2 - 10.5993/AJHB.41.1.5
DO - 10.5993/AJHB.41.1.5
M3 - Article
C2 - 27935790
AN - SCOPUS:85008367783
SN - 1087-3244
VL - 41
SP - 52
EP - 60
JO - American journal of health behavior
JF - American journal of health behavior
IS - 1
ER -