Eatable Alphabet as a Nutrition Education Tool
Child Overnutrition, Child Obesity, Child Nutrition Disorders
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Child Overnutrition focused on measuring nutrition education, pediatric weight management, child overweight/obesity, fruit and vegetable consumption
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- New patient at Cohen Children's Medical Center POWER Kids weight management program (defined as not having been seen by the program within the past 2 years)
- Child between the ages of 2-10
- English-speaking
Exclusion Criteria:
- No appropriate caregiver available for consent.
Sites / Locations
- Cohen Children's Medical Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Other
Experimental
Usual Care
Eatable Alphabet
Usual care in the POWER Kids weight management program includes a nutrition assessment and education by a registered dietician nutritionist (RD). This includes taking a detailed dietary history, and providing individualized counseling, motivational interviewing, and nutrition education handouts/ web-based resources.
The intervention group will receive usual care, as described above, plus a set of Eatable Alphabet cards, which will be utilized during the visit for counseling and education, and given to the family to take home and use as they wish.