Increasing children's acceptance of vegetables; a randomized trial of parent-led exposure

Wardle, Jane; Cooke, Lucy; Gibson, E.L.; Sapochnik, Manuela; Sheiham, Aubrey; Lawson, Margaret

doi:10.1016/s0195-6663(02)00135-6

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“…A possible explanation for this effect is that children increased their liking for vegetables by repeated exposure at school. This effect was shown in a study by Wardle et al where children showed an increased liking for a specific vegetable after repeated exposure to this vegetable for only 2 weeks 21 .…”

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Increasing children's fruit and vegetable consumption: distribution or a multicomponent programme?

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Nooijer

Candel

et al. 2007

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To measure the effects of two school-based interventions on children's intake of fruit and vegetables (F&V). Design and methods: A total of six primary schools were randomly assigned to (1) a free F&V distribution programme, or (2) a multicomponent programme, consisting of a classroom curriculum and parental involvement. The two interventions were evaluated on their effects and compared with six control schools in a pre-test -posttest design. Two methods were used for dietary assessment: a pre-structured food recall and a food-frequency questionnaire including only F&V. Subjects: A total of 939 parents of children aged 4-12 years filled out the questionnaire at both pre-test and post-test. The response rate was 54%. Results: Multilevel analyses showed that both programmes were equally effective in increasing children's fruit consumption by 0.2 portions per day. The free F&V distribution increased vegetable intake among non-native children and the oldest age group, and the multicomponent programme among the oldest children and girls. The distribution also caused an increased 24 h fruit, juice and vegetable intake among the youngest and the oldest age groups, and the multicomponent programme among all children. Conclusion:The results of this study indicate that both interventions were shown to be effective for different subgroups regarding age, gender and ethnicity. When comparing both interventions, the distribution programme was shown to be more effective, especially in increasing vegetable consumption. An important next step will be to investigate which intervention has the greatest potential to be implemented in primary schools.

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Increasing children's fruit and vegetable consumption: distribution or a multicomponent programme?

Reinaerts

Nooijer

Candel

et al. 2007

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“…Research has found that children tend to require up to 15 exposures of a new food before it is ‗trusted' and thus tasted (Wardle, Carnell & Cooke, 2005) and a further 10-15 exposures to bring about a liking for the food (Wardle et al, 2003).…”

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“…Wardle et al (2003) compared the effects of a leaflet, targeted exposure, or no intervention on 2-6 year old children's liking for an already moderately-liked vegetable. Specifically, liking, ranking, and consumption of the target vegetable were compared in children whose parents were either given 1) a leaflet containing advice and suggestions on how to increase child fruit and vegetable consumption, 2) instructions to expose their child to the vegetable daily for 14 days, avoiding offering any reward for consumption, or 3) no instruction or advice.…”

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Parental influences on children’s eating behaviour and characteristics of successful parent-focussed interventions

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“…Children develop their food preferences largely through repeated exposure to foods (17,(19)(20)(21)(22)(23) . Parents are arguably the most important environmental variable affecting the development of children's food preferences due to their role in determining which foods children are exposed to (24) .…”

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Parents’ food choice motives and their associations with children’s food preferences

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Worsley

Liem

2014

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Objective: The objective was to investigate parents' motives for selecting foods for their children and the associations between these motives and children's food preferences. Design: Cross-sectional survey. A modified version of the Food Choice Questionnaire was used to assess parents' food choice motives. Parents also reported children's liking/disliking of 176 food and beverage items on 5-point Likert scales. Patterns of food choice motives were examined with exploratory principal component analysis. Associations between motives and children's food preferences were assessed with linear regression while one-way and two-way ANOVA were used to test for sociodemographic differences. Setting: Two Australian cities. Subjects: Parents (n 371) of 2-5-year-old children. Results: Health, nutrition and taste were key motivators for parents, whereas price, political concerns and advertising were among the motives considered least important. The more parents' food choice for their children was driven by what their children wanted, the less children liked vegetables (β = − 0·27, P < 0·01), fruit (β = − 0·19, P < 0·01) and cereals (β = − 0·28, P < 0·01) and the higher the number of untried foods (r = 0·17, P < 0·01). The reverse was found for parents' focus on natural/ethical motives (vegetables β = 0·17, P < 0·01; fruit β = 0·17, P < 0·01; cereals β = 0·14, P = 0·01). Health and nutrition motives bordered on statistical significance as predictors of children's fruit and vegetable preferences. Conclusions: Although parents appear well intentioned in their motives for selecting children's foods, there are gaps to be addressed in the nature of such motives (e.g. selecting foods in line with the child's desires) or the translation of health motives into healthy food choices.

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Increasing children's acceptance of vegetables; a randomized trial of parent-led exposure

Cited by 404 publications

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Increasing children's fruit and vegetable consumption: distribution or a multicomponent programme?

Increasing children's fruit and vegetable consumption: distribution or a multicomponent programme?

Parental influences on children’s eating behaviour and characteristics of successful parent-focussed interventions

Parents’ food choice motives and their associations with children’s food preferences

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