Exposure to foods' non-taste sensory properties. A nursery intervention to increase children's willingness to try fruit and vegetables

被引:81
作者
Dazeley, Paul [1 ]
Houston-Price, Carmel [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Reading, Sch Psychol & Clin Language Sci, Reading RG6 6AL, Berks, England
[2] Univ Reading Malaysia, Sch Psychol & Clin Language Sci, Johor Baharu 80000, Malaysia
基金
“创新英国”项目;
关键词
Repeated exposure; Sensory interaction; Fruit and vegetables; Nursery intervention; Food familiarity; EATING BEHAVIOR; PREFERENCES; ACCEPTANCE; CONSUMPTION; INFANTS; EATERS;
D O I
10.1016/j.appet.2014.08.040
中图分类号
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Activities that engage young children with the sensory properties of foods are popular with nursery schools, despite the lack of evidence for their efficacy in increasing children's consumption of healthy foods. This study provides the first empirical exploration of the effectiveness of a non-taste sensory activity program in a nursery school setting. Ninety-two children aged between 12 and 36 months were allocated either to an intervention group, who took part in looking, listening, feeling and smelling activities with unusual fruits and vegetables every day for 4 weeks, or to a non-intervention control group. In a subsequent meal-time taste test, children touched and tasted more of the vegetables to which they had been familiarized in their playtime activities than of a matched set of non-exposed foods. The results demonstrate that hands-on activities with unfamiliar fruits and vegetables can enhance children's willingness to taste these foods, and confirm the potential for such activities to support healthy eating initiatives. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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