Table 3 Pre- to post-survey changes in perceived ease or difficulty of making healthy food choices and preparing home cooked meals (N = 7,422)
From: Massive open online nutrition and cooking course for improved eating behaviors and meal composition
Pre-survey | Post-survey | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# | % | # | % | P-value | |
How Easy or Difficult Is It To: | |||||
Avoid Processed Foods | <.0001 | ||||
Easy/Very Easy | 3300 | 45.7 | 4030 | 55.8 | |
Neutral | 2043 | 28.3 | 1930 | 26.7 | |
Difficult/Very Difficult | 1879 | 26.0 | 1262 | 17.5 | |
Get Fresh Foods to Cook Healthy Meals | <.0001 | ||||
Easy/Very Easy | 4814 | 66.6 | 5225 | 72.3 | |
Neutral | 1637 | 22.6 | 1366 | 18.9 | |
Difficult/Very Difficult | 778 | 10.8 | 638 | 8.8 | |
Decide What to Cook | <.0001 | ||||
Easy/Very Easy | 2442 | 33.9 | 3139 | 43.5 | |
Neutral | 2047 | 28.4 | 2118 | 29.4 | |
Difficult/Very Difficult | 2720 | 37.7 | 1952 | 27.1 | |
Cook Using Fresh Foods | <.0001 | ||||
Easy/Very Easy | 5006 | 69.4 | 5672 | 78.6 | |
Neutral | 1436 | 19.9 | 1102 | 15.3 | |
Difficult/Very Difficult | 776 | 10.8 | 444 | 6.2 | |
Eat the Right Amount of Food | <.0001 | ||||
Easy/Very Easy | 2726 | 37.8 | 3535 | 49.0 | |
Neutral | 2128 | 29.5 | 1977 | 27.4 | |
Difficult/Very Difficult | 2364 | 32.8 | 1706 | 23.6 | |
Get Time to Cook a Meal at Home | <.0001 | ||||
Easy/Very Easy | 2738 | 37.9 | 3376 | 46.8 | |
Neutral | 2163 | 30.0 | 2213 | 30.6 | |
Difficult/Very Difficult | 2320 | 32.1 | 1632 | 22.6 | |
Cook a Meal that you Enjoy | <.0001 | ||||
Easy/Very Easy | 4928 | 68.1 | 5678 | 78.5 | |
Neutral | 1501 | 20.8 | 1114 | 15.4 | |
Difficult/Very Difficult | 805 | 11.1 | 442 | 6.1 | |
Eat healthy | <.0001 | ||||
Easy/Very Easy | 3811 | 52.8 | 4904 | 67.9 | |
Neutral | 2234 | 30.9 | 1730 | 24.0 | |
Difficult/Very Difficult | 1175 | 16.3 | 586 | 8.1 | |
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | P-value | |
Total Ease of Healthy Cooking | 27.3 | 5.7 | 29.1 | 5.4 | <.0001 |