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This study aims to assess the impact of Nuestras Comidas, a short, 8 week pilot program targeting Hispanic women, in changing perceptions of different multi-level barriers and increasing fruit and vegetable consumption among participants. Using a pre-/post-test design, responses to pre- and post-intervention surveys were compared for 35 program participants. Results indicate that there was a statistically significant improvement in perceptions around the ability to eat healthy food (mean difference=4.06; p=0.0004), outcome expectations of healthy eating (mean difference=0.77; p=0.0006), other general barriers (mean difference=1.24; p=0.0001), and levels of social support (mean difference=1.43; p=0.0013). Knowledge around dietary recommendations for fruit and vegetable consumption (mean difference=0.43; p=0.06) trended toward statistically significant improvement from pre- to post-intervention. 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