Increasing pre-school children's consumption of fruit and vegetables. A modelling and rewards intervention

Horne, Pauline J.; Greenhalgh, J; Erjavec, Mihela; Lowe, C. Fergus; Viktor, Simon; Whitaker, Chris

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2010.11.146

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“…The 0?23 and 0?15 portion increases in our preschool study thus are comparable with previous evidence on intervention effects in older children. Some previous intervention studies could also show significant increases in non-primary target foods (28,77) . In our pre-school sample, we could not detect any significant change in water or sugar-sweetened drinks consumption.…”

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Positive impact of a pre-school-based nutritional intervention on children's fruit and vegetable intake: results of a cluster-randomized trial

Bock

Breitenstein

Fischer

2011

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To assess the short-term impact of a nutritional intervention aimed at reducing childhood overweight in German pre-school children. Design: Using a cluster-randomized study design with waiting-list controls, we tested a 6-month intervention administered once weekly by a nutrition expert consisting of joint meal preparation and activities for children and parents such as tasting and preparing nutritious, fresh foods. At baseline, 6 and 12 months, a parent-completed questionnaire assessed fruit and vegetable intakes (primary outcomes) and water and sugared drinks consumption (secondary outcomes). Direct measurement assessed BMI, skinfold thickness and waist-to-height-ratio. An intention-to-treat analysis used random-effects panel regression models to assess the intervention effect, adjusted for each child's age, gender, immigrant background and maternal education. Setting: Eighteen pre-schools from three south German regions. Subjects: Healthy children aged 3-6 years. Results: Three hundred and seventy-seven (80 %) eligible pre-school children participated in the study. Of these, 348 provided sufficient data for analysis. The sample mean age was 4?26 (SD 0?78) years; the majority (53?2 %) were boys. Children's fruit and vegetable intakes increased significantly (P , 0?001 and P , 0?05, respectively); no significant changes in the consumption of water, sugared drinks or anthropometric measurements were noted. Conclusions: Nutritional interventions in pre-schools have the potential to change eating behaviours in young children, which in the long term might reduce risk for developing overweight.

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Positive impact of a pre-school-based nutritional intervention on children's fruit and vegetable intake: results of a cluster-randomized trial

Bock

Breitenstein

Fischer

2011

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“…Parents' use of rules, such as finishing everything before a second serving, is often presented as a restrictive strategy (Hart, Bishop, & Truby, 2002). Giving attention and verbal praise or offering non-food rewards such as stickers and toys to reward children's positive behaviour is reported to increase their willingness to try unfamiliar foods (Horne et al, 2011) or eat healthy food (Puhl & Schwartz, 2003). Offering food rewards, such as dessert, have been found to increase children's preferences for the food reward and decrease preferences for the targeted food (Birch, Marlin, & Rotter, 1984).…”

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The role of family communication and parents' feeding practices in children's food preferences

2015

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This study used Family Communication Patterns Theory (FCPT) to explore how familydinner-related communication takes place and how parents' feeding practices may be associated with children's preferences for dinner meals. The sample consisted of 12 dyads with seven-and eight-year-old Norwegian children and their parents. In-depth photo interviews were used for collecting data. Interview transcripts and photographs were examined through content analysis.Results indicated that most families were conversation oriented, and communication tended to shift from consensual during weekdays to pluralistic at weekends. On weekdays, the dinner menu was often a compromise between children's preferences and parents' intentions to provide quick, healthy dinner options for the family. To a greater extent at weekends, children were allowed to choose dinner alternatives for the entire family. Restriction of unhealthy dinner alternatives was the practice most used to control children's diets and, in fact, might explain children's high preferences for unhealthy dinner alternatives. Results underline the importance of giving children control of what they eat and being responsive to children's preferences while guiding them towards healthy dinner alternatives rather than using force and restriction. From a more theoretical perspective, this study explored how FCPT could be combined with theories about parents feeding practices to understand meal preferences and choices among young children and their families, and how time and situation (context) influence families' communication patterns and feeding practices in their homes.

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“…Research has suggested that the Food Dudes programme is effective in producing increases in children's fruit and vegetable consumption at school (14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19) and at home (14,15) . Evidence also suggests that the programme encourages an increased liking for fruit and vegetables (14) .…”

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Increasing children's lunchtime consumption of fruit and vegetables: an evaluation of the Food Dudes programme

Upton

Taylor

2012

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Increasing pre-school children's consumption of fruit and vegetables. A modelling and rewards intervention

Cited by 86 publications

References 69 publications

Positive impact of a pre-school-based nutritional intervention on children's fruit and vegetable intake: results of a cluster-randomized trial

Positive impact of a pre-school-based nutritional intervention on children's fruit and vegetable intake: results of a cluster-randomized trial

The role of family communication and parents' feeding practices in children's food preferences

Increasing children's lunchtime consumption of fruit and vegetables: an evaluation of the Food Dudes programme

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