Do children favor snacks and dislike vegetables? Exploring children’s food preferences using drawing as a projective technique. A cross-cultural study

Ragelienė, Tija

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2021.105276

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“…The kids stated that the reasons why they dislike vegetables were because it is un-tasty and bitter, unlike fruits which tasted sweet. This finding is in accordance with a study in Denmark and Lithuania which resulted children do not include fruits and vegetables as their preferences (Ragelienė, 2021). The participants seemed to be in a group of tasters as they said the vegetables were bitter and they were rare eating vegetables.…”

Section: Reasons Why Kids Dislike Vegetablessupporting

confidence: 90%

Children’s Opinion on Vegetables Consumption: a Qualitative Study on School-Agers in City of Semarang

Yulianti

Wahyuningrum

Gayatina³

et al. 2021

IJAR

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(1) Background: It Is recommended that children consume adequate amount of vegetables. However, the problem still remained in every single family and community. Many studies to find out its causes have been done. Unfortunately, most of them were conducted on parents only. Little is known from children’s own perspective. Children’s perspective is important to help adults in choosing vegetables for the children. Thus, this study aimed to explore children’s opinion on vegetables consumption.; (2) Methods: Qualitative design was employed. Samples were selected using purposive technique sampling. Nine participants aged 6-12 years were interviewed in a focus group discussion. Data were analysed using qualitative data analysis by Miles and Huberman.; (3) Results: The FGD indicates three themes: why kids dislike vegetables, sort of vegetables which kids love to consume, reasons why kids want to eat vegetables.; (4) Conclusions: Health education and involving children in their own food preparation is promising way to improve vegetables intake. Further research is to develop a new form of health education and a program in which children are involved to choose and prepare their own vegetables.

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Section: Reasons Why Kids Dislike Vegetablessupporting

confidence: 90%

Children’s Opinion on Vegetables Consumption: a Qualitative Study on School-Agers in City of Semarang

Yulianti

Wahyuningrum

Gayatina³

et al. 2021

IJAR

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“…Moreover, fruits typically have sweeter flavors than vegetables, making them more appealing to children. This finding was supported by a qualitative study of school-aged children aged 10-11 in Belgium and the Netherlands [38,39]. Furthermore, the LP approach allows us to consider other food-related factors such as availability, desired nutrient content, and price, allowing us to vary the type and serving size of FV in the combination [28].…”

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confidence: 75%

The Optimized Fruit and Vegetable Combination for Children Aged 10–12 Years in Central Jakarta, Indonesia

Rachmalina¹,

Utami²,

Nurlita³

et al. 2023

Proceedings of the 1st International Conference for Health Research – BRIN (ICHR 2022)

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Fruits and vegetables (FV) contain essential vitamins and minerals for children's growth and development. Introduction of FV in young children can improve their preference for healthy food. The purpose of this study was to develop FV combinations based on children's preferences and balanced diet recommendations. This study used a school-based cross-sectional design and was conducted in four phases, including market surveys, group interviews, the development of FV combinations, and a hedonic test. The market survey's goal was to compile a list of FV availability and pricing. Forty-two children aged 10-12 years from two schools in Central Jakarta, Indonesia, took part in six different group interviews to determine FV preferences and serving size. FV combinations were developed using Linear Programming for Nutrisurvey. The hedonic test of FV combinations was followed by 80 children aged 10-12 from the same schools. This study developed five optimized FV combinations from six fruits (papaya, banana, guava, mango, dragon fruit, and red apple) and five vegetables (broccoli, carrot, yardlong bean, beansprouts, and spinach) with serving sizes ranging from 300-400 g; a price of IDR 5,000 or less; meeting the minimum daily requirement of energy, fiber, vitamin A, and vitamin C; and having at least three different colors in each combination. The combination of papaya, banana, guava, broccoli, and carrot provided the most energy (157.1 Cal). Meanwhile, the combination of papaya, mango, yardlong bean, carrot, and beansprouts contained the most vitamin A (428 µg) and vitamin C (103.2 mg). The children preferred all FV combinations that contained approximately 21 g of fiber (children's preference score ranged from 4.25-4.65 out of 5). Color, taste, aroma, and texture preferences of children can be met by optimized FV combinations. These optimized FV combinations should be incorporated into health promotion messages to promote FV as nutrient-dense foods available in the local market and affordable for children aged 10-12 years. Furthermore, the effectiveness of these optimized FV combinations on nutrient intake and nutritional status of children aged 10 to 12 years should be assessed.

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“…In total, 484 children aged between 8 and 13 years old participated in the study (147 in Denmark and 337 in Lithuania). Fruits, vegetables, and highly-processed and animal-based foods were not included in large part of children's most preferred meal composition [13].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Study of the Nutritional Behavior as a Risky Health Factor of Adolescents From Different Ethnic Groups in the Municipality of Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Petrova¹,

Merdzhanova²,

Lalova³

et al. 2022

JofIMAB

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Purpose: The present study examines nutritional behavior as a risky health factor for adolescents from different ethnic groups in the Municipality of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Material and methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out with three different ethnic groups (Bulgarian, Turks, and Roma) in Plovdiv Region in Bulgaria. The study was conducted with a total of 185 middle or high school students. For the purposes of the study original semi-structured questionnaire was developed. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS Statistics v. 26 software (IBM Corp. Released 2019. Armonk, USA). Results: The daily consumption of meat and fish is highest among boys of Bulgarian origin 10 (19.23%). In the consumption of meat and fish 2-3 times a week, the leading place is occupied by the children of Roma origin. The results of the weekly consumption of milk and dairy products show that 74 (40%) of all respondents consume them every day. Approximately 1/4 of all respondents always add salt to food, and the same share are those who never do that. Conclusion: The results obtained by us do not show large deviations in terms of recommendations for the consumption of meat and fish among the studied groups. Unfortunately, the recommendation made by experts for daily consumption of milk and dairy products is valid for less than half of the studied adolescents, which carries some risk because eating habits and eating behaviors formed in childhood and adolescence are preserved in the future in adulthood.

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Do children favor snacks and dislike vegetables? Exploring children’s food preferences using drawing as a projective technique. A cross-cultural study

Cited by 15 publications

References 121 publications

Children’s Opinion on Vegetables Consumption: a Qualitative Study on School-Agers in City of Semarang

Children’s Opinion on Vegetables Consumption: a Qualitative Study on School-Agers in City of Semarang

The Optimized Fruit and Vegetable Combination for Children Aged 10–12 Years in Central Jakarta, Indonesia

Study of the Nutritional Behavior as a Risky Health Factor of Adolescents From Different Ethnic Groups in the Municipality of Plovdiv, Bulgaria

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