Sensory-based food education encourages children to eat vegetables, berries and fruit

(University of Eastern Finland) Sensory-based food education given to 3- to 5-year-old children in the kindergarten increases their willingness to choose vegetables, berries and fruit, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. Sensory-based food education offers new tools for promoting healthy dietary habits in early childhood education and care. The findings were published in Public Health Nutrition.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news