Team Nutrition Curriculum (I/H)

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04/30/2013

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The Great Garden Detective Adventure

Student Survey

Pretest

2011

Confidentiality Statement:

We would like you to complete this survey. You may skip questions you do not want to answer but we hope that you will answer all of them. Any information about who you are will be kept secret. We will not share your name or identification number. They will only be used for reports.

Student Pretest Survey

Directions: Write your Student Number here: ____________________________

Are you a boy or a girl? (Check one) ___ Boy ­­­___ Girl

Directions: This is a survey to find out about what you know, like, think, and do about eating and fruits and vegetables. Fill in the bubble () of the best answer for you for each question, like this . Do NOT write your name anywhere on this survey.

1. Have you ever eaten any of the foods listed below? Directions: For each question, fill in the bubble (O) of the one best answer for you.
Foods	No	Yes	I don’t know what this is
Lettuce			
Spinach			
Tomatoes			
Swiss chard			
Carrots			
Radishes			
Zucchini squash			
Beets			
Apples			
Strawberries			
Raspberries or blackberries			

2. What do you think about these foods? Directions: For each question, fill in the bubble (O) of the one best answer for you.
Foods	I really do not like it!	I do not like it.	It is OK.	I like it a little.	I really like it a lot!
Lettuce					
Spinach					
Tomatoes					
Swiss chard					
Carrots					
Radishes					
Zucchini squash					
Beets					
Apples					
Strawberries					
Raspberries or blackberries					

3. How sure are you that you could . . . Directions: For each question, fill in the bubble (O) of the one best answer for you.
	Not at all sure	Somewhat sure	Sure	Very sure
Eat fruit for a snack when you are hungry?				
Eat fruit for dessert, even if there are cookies around?				
Eat vegetables at dinner, even if they are not your favorite kind?				
Eat fruit for a snack when you come home?				
Eat cut-up vegetables for a snack?				

4. How much do you agree with these statements: Directions: For each question, fill in the bubble (O) of the one best answer for you.
		Disagree a lot		Disagree a little	Agree a little			Agree a lot
I like the taste of most fruits.		O		O	O			O
I like the taste of most vegetables.		O		O	O			O
Most healthy foods don’t taste that great.		O		O	O			O
I like to have fruit for a snack.		O		O	O			O
I like to have vegetables and dip for a snack.		O		O	O			O
5. At home, how often are these true for you? Directions: For each question, fill in the bubble (O) of the one best answer for you.
	Hardly ever		Sometimes			Often	Almost always
We have fruits and vegetables in my home.							
In my home, vegetables are served at meals.							
In my home, fruit is served for dessert.							
In my home, there is fruit available to have as a snack.							
In my home, there are vegetables available to have as a snack.							
In my home, there are cut-up vegetables in the fridge for me to eat.							
In my home, there is fresh fruit on the counter, table, or somewhere else where I can easily get it.							

6. Yesterday, did you eat any vegetables? Do not count French fries, fried potatoes, hash browns, or chips. Directions: For each question, fill in the bubble (O) of the one best answer for you.
O	No, I didn’t eat any vegetables yesterday.
O	Yes, I ate vegetables 1 time yesterday.
O	Yes, I ate vegetables 2 times yesterday.
O	Yes, I ate vegetables 3 times yesterday.
O	Yes, I ate vegetables 4 times yesterday.
O	Yes, I ate vegetables 5 or more times yesterday.

7. Yesterday, did you eat fruit? You can count fresh, frozen, or canned fruits. Do not count fruit juice. Directions: For each question, fill in the bubble (O) of the one best answer for you.
O	No, I didn’t eat any fruit yesterday.
O	Yes, I ate fruit 1 time yesterday.
O	Yes, I ate fruit 2 times yesterday.
O	Yes, I ate fruit 3 times yesterday.
O	Yes, I ate fruit 4 times yesterday.
O	Yes, I ate fruit 5 or more times yesterday.

For the next questions, fill in the bubble of the one correct answer for each statement, or fruit or vegetable.

8. What do vegetable and fruit plants need to grow? Directions: Fill in the bubble, “true” or “false” for each statement about what plants need to grow.	True	False
Vegetables and fruit plants need the sun to grow.		
Vegetables and fruit plants need the soil to grow.		
Vegetables and fruit plants need the water to grow.		
Vegetables and fruit plants need nutrients to grow.		

9. Of the fruits and vegetables listed below, what part of the plant do we eat? Directions: For each fruit or vegetable, fill in the bubble () of the one part of the plant we eat.
Fruits & Vegetables	Root	Stem	Leaf	Flower	Fruit
Carrot					
Raspberry					
Spinach					
Beet					
Swiss chard					
Strawberry					
Lettuce					
Broccoli					
Celery					

10. What are the steps in the Food System? Directions: Put the steps in the correct order. Fill in the bubble () to match the correct order of the steps.
Steps	Step #1	Step #2	Step #3	Step #4	Step #5
Getting ready to grow food					
Growing the food					
Moving food from the field					
Processing, selling or storing the food					
Preparing and eating the food.					

Thank you so much for your help!

You did a great job!

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