“They Find Ways to Make the Vegetables Taste Nicer” – Increased Fruit and Vegetable Consumption with the Garden to Table Programme in Four New Zealand Schools

Review Data

Q: Is the topic relevant to the journal area of interest? Is it contemporary and interesting for

researchers?

A: Good

Abstract & Keywords

Q: Are all required components included in the abstract? Are the keywords appropriately chosen?

A: Good

Goal

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A: Good

Structure

Q: Is the paper's structure coherent? Is it in coherence with the goal of the paper?

A: Good

Tools and Methods

Q: Are methods the author uses adequate and well used?

A: Good

Discussion & Conclusion

Q: Is it related to the results presented before? Do you consider them as coherent?

A: Good

Comments: The Discussion explains the influence of the garden to table programme on the behavioural changes of the children under study, which has also enhanced their knowledge in better understanding the healthy foods.

Literature

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A: Good

Author's knowledge

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A: Good

Length

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A: Good

Figures & Tables

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A: Good

Writing style

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A: Good

Further comments on the paper

Comments: A 3-year prospective cohort study which evaluates a garden to table (GTT) programme in low decile Wellington schools in New Zealand which includes students and children in anthropometric measurements and focus groups. This study further demonstrates gardening interventions that increased the positive behaviour towards understanding of nutrition and creating a personal connection between children and food they have grown which in turn increases the willingness to try new vegetables and fruits. The study also says that further research is necessary to understand the translation of the positive interest in healthy foods into sustained behavioural changes and the patterns that facilitate it.

Q: Would you recommend this manuscript for further publication?

A: Yes - Suitable to be published

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