Abstract
Children's vegetable consumption is still far below that recommended, and stimulating their intake is a challenge for caregivers. The objective of this study was to investigate whether choice-offering is an effective strategy to increase children's vegetable intake in an in-home situation. Seventy children (mean age 3.7; SD 1) randomly assigned to a choice or a no-choice condition, were exposed 12 times to six familiar target vegetables at home during dinner. In the choice group, two selected vegetables were offered each time, whereas the no-choice group only received one vegetable. Vegetable intake was measured by weighing children's plates before and after dinner. A mixed linear model with age, gender, and baseline vegetable liking as covariates was used to compare intake between the choice and the no-choice group. Mixed linear model analysis yielded estimated means for vegetable intake of 48.5¿g +/- 30 in the no-choice group and 57.7¿g¿+/- 31 for the choice group (P¿=¿0.09). In addition, baseline vegetable liking (P¿
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-6 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Appetite |
| Volume | 91 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- portion size
- preschool-children
- european countries
- young-children
- flavor-flavor
- mere exposure
- fruit
- consumption
- increases
- acceptance