Offering Children a Variety of Vegetables Increases Acceptance (AUDIO)

Elsevier

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Although food preferences are largely learned, dislike is the main reason parents stop offering or serving their children foods like vegetables. Lead author Astrid A.M. Poelman, PhD, CSIRO Agriculture & Food, Sensory, Flavour and Consumer Science, highlights a new study that demonstrated that repeatedly offering a variety of vegetables increased acceptance and consumption by children.

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<em>Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior</em>

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