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NUTRITION ASSESSMENTS:

PLANNIING & FIXING FOODS

Contact: EFNEP Survey
Cornell Cooperative Extension
New York State


Name: Date:

This is a survey about ways you plan and fix foods for your family. As you read each question, think about the recent past. This is not a test. There are not any wrong answers. If you do not have children, just answer the question for yourself.

Circle the number that best describes what you do. The numbers mean:

1 - never
2 - seldom
3 - sometimes
4 - most of the time
5 - almost always

 1. How often do you plan meals ahead of time?    1   2    3    4   5
 2. How often do you compare prices before you buy food?    1   2    3    4   5
 3. How often do you run out of food before the end of the month?    1   2    3    4   5
 4. How often do you shop with a grocery list?    1   2    3    4   5
 5. This question is about meat and dairy foods. How often do you let these foods sit out for more than two hours?    1   2    3    4   5
 6. How often do you thaw frozen foods at room temperature?    1   2    3    4   5
 7. When deciding what to feed your family, how often do you think about healthy food choices?    1   2    3    4   5
 8. How often have you prepared foods without adding salt?    1   2    3    4   5
 9. How often do you use the "Nutrition Facts" on the food label to make food choices?    1   2    3    4   5
 10. How often do your children eat something in the morning within 2 hours of waking up?    1   2    3    4   5

 

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ENTRY DATE:: January 1999

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