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We tested the effectiveness of the Go Wild With Fruits and Veggies! (GWWFV) Extension curriculum on increasing fruit and vegetable (FV) intake of third graders.

An intervention study was used testing self‐reported FV intake pre/post GWWFV. Recruited schools were randomized to control (12 schools, N = 369, third grade children) or intervention (14 schools, N = 378, third grade children). Measures included items from a validated FV food frequency survey. Access to the federal Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program (FFVSP), and taste testing within GWWFV were also measured. Between‐group differences in FV intake were evaluated using 1‐way ANOVA for unadjusted models and 1‐way ANCOVA for baseline adjusted models. The Tukey‐Kramer test was employed for post hoc comparisons.

Students with access to the FFVSP consumed more fruits (p < .01 …