Brighter Bites Research Published Again!

Last week another research article about Brighter Bites was published – this time by the Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice. The article, Brighter Sights: Using Photovoice for a Process Evaluation of a Food Co-op Style Nutrition Intervention was based upon a study that focused on the Brighter Bites Photovoice initiative, a community research project that explores how communities are reacting to the Brighter Bites program. Photovoice allowed the researchers to see the impact that Brighter Bites has on families at Lantrip Elementary in Houston, a predominately Hispanic, economically-disadvantaged, urban school, through documentary photography.

The parents who participated in this project first developed research questions (1) How are children responding to Brighter Bites? (2) How has Brighter Bites impacted my family’s lifestyle?; then took photos; and, finally reflected on and analyzed the resulting pictures, all as a team.

The photos, two of which are shown here, were included in an exhibit last year to demonstrate the impact of Brighter Bites from the perspective of participating families and to start a conversation about the change that Brighter Bites is making. The exhibit offered an invaluable glimpse of the family experience so that Brighter Bites may continue to improve, expand, and align with community values while bringing fresh fruit and vegetables to families across Texas.