Using an app created by FIU students called ‘Snackability’, Cristina Polacios and graduate students conducted a study to help students determine the healthiness of their snack. To do so, the students would, over 12 weeks, input their snacks into the app where it would be rated on healthiness based the USDA’s guidelines. This 12-week study consisted of weekly meetings throughout the summer, recruiting techniques, and online surveys.
I participated by adapting to the COVID measures and using professors emails, and other FIU social media accounts to other students and gain participants. Additionally, I participated in the weekly meetings and came up with a recruitment video idea.