Enhancing Dietary Assessment for New Zealand Schoolchildren

Diet contributes to children’s growth and development, educational performance and attainment, health and well-being.

We are testing the feasibility and validity of a modified 24-hour dietary recall tool for research to understand better the current food group and nutrient intake in New Zealand schoolchildren.

For this study, we will include children aged 9 to 13 years, and their parents or caregivers. Contributing (years 1 to 6), full (years 1 to 8), and intermediate (years 7 to 8) schools in Auckland will be invited to participate in this study.

The role of the school will be to distribute study invitations to parents/caregivers via a letter to children and through the school newsletter, personal communication, and social media.

A combined briefing session will be held with volunteering parents, children, and teachers (if interested), during which study procedures will be explained and any questions answered.

Participation will not incur any direct costs. As a koha (gift), each child-parent pair will be reimbursed gift vouchers valued at $75, when data collection is complete.

Download the participant information sheet to get detailed information about what’s involved.

The information sheet will help you decide if you and your child would like to take part. It sets out why we are doing the study, what your and your child's participation would involve, what the benefits and risks to you and your child might be, and what would happen after the study ends. We will go through this information with you and answer any questions you may have.

If you have questions, concerns, or complaints about the study at any stage, you can contact any of the researchers involved.