Tasting Plant Forward Meals

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Dietary Exposure

• Registration Number: NCT07202988
• Lead Sponsor: Sara Maksi

Brief Summary

This study aims to examine how the amount of potato and form of potato within a meal impacts intake and acceptability of other non-starchy vegetables.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2025-09
• Study First Submitted: 2025-09-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-09-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-09-23
• Study Start: 2025-10-01
• Study First Posted: 2025-10-02
• Last Update Posted: 2025-10-02
• Primary Completion: 2026-12
• Study Completion: 2026-12-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

• between the ages of 18-25 years

Exclusion Criteria

• unable to complete all study procedures
• food allergies to any of the study food

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in liking of non-starchy vegetables served within the plant forward meal	Baseline and after each meal condition (approximately 5 weeks)	Ranking of degree of liking for each vegetable served within the plat forward meal on a scale of 1-100 on a visual analog scale where 1= extremely dislike to 100= Extremely like. Measured at baseline, within a taste test before each meal, and after each meal.
Differences in total non-starchy vegetable intake between meal conditions	Baseline and after each meal condition (approximately 5 weeks)	Gram intake of non-starchy vegetable intake at each meal

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Adolescent and young adult (18-25 years) knowledge and attitudes of potato nutrition and preparation	After final 5th meal (approximately 5 weeks)	A series of 10 questions related to nutrient content and health attitude statements where participants rate their agreement on a 1-100 point visual analog scale where 1 = extremely disagree and 100 is extremely agree. Scores will be reported as two subscales -1) knowledge and 2) attitudes with higher scores equating to greater knowledge and more positive attitudes respectively.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Kentucky; 🇺🇸 Lexington, Kentucky, United States