FOOD PRESCRIPTION APP TO EXTEND AND CUSTOMIZE HEALTHY MEALS FOR A BETTER DIET
Kaiser Permanente
Summary
This study will develop and test and app that will create meal plans to improve diet quality and support weight loss. This app will allow participants to customize their meal plans and substitute recipes for nutritionally equivalent options that they find more appealing, thus potentially increasing adherence.
Description
We are specifically planning app to create meal plans that are affordable, meet the recommended dietary allowances (RDAs) and adhere to sustainability guidelines to reduce the food-related carbon footprint. The app will enable participants to customize their weekly meal plans. We hypothesize that having the ability to customize the weekly menus through a FoodRx app will improve outcomes, as the lack of customization appeared to be a barrier for some families to improve their diet quality and achieve weight loss goals. (eg, some families did not like tofu or oatmeal, and would have preferred a…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: Already enrolled in FoodRx study \>18 years BMI\>27 and wants to lose weight - Exclusion Criteria: Not enrolled in Food Rx \-
Interventions
- BehavioralCustomized meal plan and grocery delivery
Participants will use an app to customize their meal plans
Location
- Kaiser PermanentePasadena, California