Table 2: Chi-Square Results for Barriers to Fresh Fruit Consumption.

Baseline % Post-intervention % p-value
Fruits cost too much
Yes
No

33%
67%

54%
46%

.003
Fresh fruits spoil too quickly
Yes
No

46%
54%

57%
43%

.209
Fruits take too much time to prepare
Yes
No

23%
77%

42%
58%

.009
Fruit isn’t filling enough
Yes
No

51%
49%

48%
52%

1.00
My family doesn’t like to eat fruit
Yes
No

21%
79%

42%
58%

.004
I can’t get good fruit at my local store
Yes
No

25%
75%

47%
53%
.056
You have to buy fresh fruit every few days
Yes
No

36%
64%

57%
43%

.001
Restaurants don’t serve fruits
Yes
No

17%
83%

28%
72%

.180
You have to plan in order to work fruit into your diet
Yes
No

31%
69%

31%
69%

.670
There is too much waste with fresh fruit
Yes
No

19%
81%

31%
69%

.201
I don’t know how to choose ripe fresh fruit
Yes
No

19%
81%

30%
70%

.178
I have trouble digesting fruit
Yes
No

15%
85%

29%
71%

.050
My family eats them up to fast
Yes
No

29%
71%

42%
58%

.023