date:Jul 05, 2013
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What the Findings Show
For the study, children were broken into two groups. One was taught about nutrition and the other was not. Talking with children, even very young children, about the benefits of eating vegetables was found to make a difference in eating habits. Kids who understood why eating a variety of foods is healthy ate more vegetables by choice rather than under compulsion. After 3 months of intervention, those who had been taught about the why behind nutrit