Early Determinants of Fruit and Vegetable Acceptance

Forestell, Catherine A.; Mennella, Julie A.

doi:10.1542/peds.2007-0858

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“…Such repeated dietary exposure to pears and green beans resulted in babies tending to eat more of that particular food, findings consistent with previous studies using pureed carrots, potatoes or green beans as the target food [9][10][11]. The minimum number of exposures required to enhance acceptance appears to be more than two since infants in the BM Vegetable Variety Group had two exposures to carrots and spinach but did not show increased acceptance of either.…”

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“…This underlines the importance of a controlled feeding procedure to assess infant's food acceptance and calls into question data obtained from maternal reports. Because the majority of infants were both breastfed and formula fed, which reflects current feeding practices [28], we were not able to assess the influence of history of milk feeding on fruit and vegetable acceptance, which is however likely to impact solid foods acceptance as suggested by previous studies [10,11,23,29]. Nor were we able to determine in the present study why mothers' ratings of infants' liking of the foods did not change after the exposure period, despite greater acceptance of the food.…”

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“…One type of experience entailed repeated dietary exposure to a particular vegetable for at least 8 days. Like children [8], infants ate significantly more carrots [9] and green beans [10,11] after repeated exposure to that particular vegetable. Merely looking at the food does not appear to be sufficient since children have to taste the food to learn to like it [11,12].…”

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Variety is the spice of life: Strategies for promoting fruit and vegetable acceptance during infancy

Mennella

Nicklaus

Jagolino

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The present manuscript describes two experimental studies that were conducted to explore the effects of an 8-day exposure to a particular food or a variety of foods between and/or within meals on fruit and vegetable acceptance in 74 infants. Whether the dietary experience modified acceptance depended on the flavors of foods experienced, whether the experience occurred between or within meals or both, and whether the target food was a fruit or vegetable. In the first study, we found that 8 days of dietary exposure to pears or a variety of fruits between meals (not including pears) resulted in greater consumption of pears by the infants but this increased acceptance did not generalize to green beans. In the second study, we found that 8 days of vegetable variety both between and within meals led to increased acceptance of green beans, carrots and spinach. Those infants who experienced green beans alone or a variety of vegetables between meals also tended to eat more green beans after the exposure. These findings suggest that not only can infants clearly discriminate flavors but repeated opportunities to taste a particular or a varietyof foods may promote willingness to eat fruits and vegetables, the consumption of which is generally low in the pediatric population and the acceptance of which is difficult to enhance beyond toddlerhood.

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Variety is the spice of life: Strategies for promoting fruit and vegetable acceptance during infancy

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“…The relevance of fat is attributed to a possible mechanistic explanation that its palatability is an important driving stimulus in dietary intake regulation (32) . Evidence suggests that infants' taste and preferences are formed with the earliest sensory perceptions from amniotic fluid (prenatal) or breast milk (postnatal) of the mother (34)(35)(36) . On the contrary, there is also evidence that formula feed flavours (37,38) and post-weaning feeding practices influence children's conditioning of tastes (36,39) .…”

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Familial intergenerational and maternal aggregation patterns in nutrient intakes in the Lifeways Cross-Generation Cohort Study

Shrivastava

Murrin

Sweeney

et al. 2012

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: The current study prospectively examines the intra-uterine hypothesis by comparing maternal, paternal and grandparental lineage influences on children's diet and also maternal-child aggregation patterns during pregnancy and early childhood. Design: Prenatal dietary information was available for expectant mothers, fathers and up to four grandparents through a detailed validated semi-quantitative FFQ. At 6-year follow-up, when children averaged 5 years of age, dietary information was re-collected for mothers and a subset of maternal grandmothers using the same FFQ. Child's FFQ version was used for children. Anthropometric and sociodemographic variables were also collected. Settings: Three-generation familial cohort representative of the contemporary Irish national population. Subjects: Children aged 5 years (n 567) and their parents and grandparents. Results: Associations for energy, macronutrient and fibre intakes were compared using Pearson's correlations, intra-class correlations (ICC) and linear regression models, adjusted for energy and potential confounders. Significant, moderatestrength positive correlations were observed for nutrient intakes in children's nuclear families (ICC (range) 5 0?22-0?28). The father-child associations (r (range) 5 0?13-0?20) were weaker than the mother-child associations (r (range) 5 0?14-0?33). In general, associations were stronger for maternal postnatal intake-child intake than for maternal prenatal intake-child intake, except for percentage of energy from fat (adjusted b 5 0?16, 95 % CI 0?05, 0?26; P 5 0?004), which was stronger for maternal prenatal intake, specifically in non-breast-fed children (adjusted b 5 0?28, 95 % CI 0?12, 0?44; P 5 0?001). Among all grandparents, correlations were significant only for maternal grandmother-mother pairs (r (range) 5 0?10-0?36). Significant positive ICC were observed for nutrient intakes of maternal grandmother-mother-child triads (ICC (range) 5 0?12-0?27), not found in paternal lines. Conclusions: These findings suggest that maternal-environment programming influences dietary intake.

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“…Nutrition education has also been linked to improved academic achievement [12]. Most importantly, repeated exposures are necessary for children to Blike^new foods, and children find fruits and vegetables more acceptable after repeated exposures [13]. In addition to educational and behavioral considerations, environment also plays a role in promoting more healthful eating.…”

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Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) position statement: SBM supports retaining healthy school lunch policies

Buscemi

Odoms-Young

Yaroch

et al. 2015

Behav. Med. Pract. Policy Res.

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Schools are recognized as venues for population-based health promotion and chronic disease prevention initiatives targeting children, and the school food environment is a central component. The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 utilized research-based findings and expert recommendations to significantly improve school lunch standards in the kindergarten to twelfth grade (K-12) setting to enhance the nutritional intake and ultimately the health of children. The new guidelines include increasing the availability of whole grains, fruits, and vegetables; requiring children to select a fruit or vegetable daily; and restricting serving sizes. There is currently no evidence that the revised standards have increased school lunch plate waste. However, there is evidence that children are consuming more healthful foods. The Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) supports retaining current school lunch standards set by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. SBM also supports increasing the evidence-based by evaluating the implementation and impact of the school lunch revisions.

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Early Determinants of Fruit and Vegetable Acceptance

Cited by 299 publications

References 38 publications

Variety is the spice of life: Strategies for promoting fruit and vegetable acceptance during infancy

Variety is the spice of life: Strategies for promoting fruit and vegetable acceptance during infancy

Familial intergenerational and maternal aggregation patterns in nutrient intakes in the Lifeways Cross-Generation Cohort Study

Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) position statement: SBM supports retaining healthy school lunch policies

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