URI Prof Leading Study Aimed At Helping Grocery Shoppers Make Healthier Choices

KINGSTON, RI — A University of Rhode Island professor is conducting a consumer research study using a platform developed at URI called Smart Cart 2.0.

The study, led by Maya Vadiveloo, an associate professor in the Department of Nutrition of the University of Rhode Island’s College of Health Sciences, "will explore user experiences with the newly developed Smart Cart 2.0 app designed to be used online with Instacart and is intended to help people make healthier food purchases," according to the university.

"Vadiveloo recently led other researchers in investigating barriers to healthy eating and using personalized apps, such as Smart Cart 2.0, for online grocery shopping," URI said. "The study’s results were published in a peer-reviewed article in September in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.

Study participants in Vadiveloo’s current study will receive $40 for completing a survey, doing their grocery shopping with Instacart for a week and grocery shopping the following week using the Smart Cart app and Instacart.

For more information, email URISmartCart2.0@gmail.com.

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