ReviewCurrent nutrition reports2017
A Systematic Review of Methods for Increasing Vegetable Consumption in Early Childhood.
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44 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 100 citations in OpenAlex.
- Interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged five years and under.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- What are the determinants of vegetable intake among adolescents from socioeconomically disadvantaged urban areas? A systematic review of qualitative studies.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Pooled it
- Interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged five years and under.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged five years and under.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Repeated exposure and conditioning strategies for increasing vegetable liking and intake: systematic review and meta-analyses of the published literature.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2018Pooled it
- Food Properties and Individual Characteristics Influence Children's Intake Across Multiple Days of Weighed Assessments in Childcare Programs.The Journal of nutrition · 2023Trial
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- The taste of biodiversity: science and sensory education with different varieties of a vegetable to promote acceptance among primary school children.Public health nutrition · 2021Trial
- The GReat-Child TrialNutrients · 2020Trial
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- Impact of a nutrition education programme on preschool children's willingness to consume fruits and vegetables.Public health nutrition · 2020Trial
- Long-term effects of a cluster randomized controlled kindergarten-based intervention trial on vegetable intake among Norwegian 3-5-year-olds: the BRA-study.BMC research notes · 2020Trial
- Effects of a cluster randomized controlled kindergarten-based intervention trial on vegetable consumption among Norwegian 3-5-year-olds: the BRA-study.BMC public health · 2019Trial
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- Is the environment in kindergarten associated with the vegetables served and eaten? The BRA Study.Scandinavian journal of public health · 2019Trial
- Parents' perspectives and roles in influencing 10-12-year-old children's fruit and vegetable consumption: a qualitative study in Sweden.BMC public health · 2026Article
- A mixed-methods study of food environment and consumer perception in Catalonia.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Vegetable-Related Parenting Practices, Parenting Style and Preschoolers' Vegetable Consumption: Cross-Sectional Associations and the Moderating Role of Parenting Style.Maternal & child nutrition · 2025Article
- Veggies4myHeart digital game: an educational tool to promote vegetable consumption in preschool children - a multicentre experimental study.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- Engaging Parents With Child Nutrition and Feeding Information on Facebook: A Retrospective Content Analysis.Food science & nutrition · 2025Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThis study aims to synthesise the body of research investigating methods for increasing vegetable consumption in 2- to 5-year-old children, while offering advice for practitioners. RECENT
findingsRepeated exposure is a well-supported method for increasing vegetable consumption in early childhood and may be enhanced with the inclusion of non-food rewards to incentivise tasting. Peer models appear particularly effective for increasing 2-5-year-olds' vegetable consumption. There is little evidence for the effectiveness of food adaptations (e.g. flavour-nutrient learning) for increasing general vegetable intake among this age group, although they show some promise with bitter vegetables. SUMMARY: This review suggests that practitioners may want to focus their advice to parents around strategies such as repeated exposure, as well as the potential benefits of modelling and incentivising tasting with non-food rewards. Intervention duration varies greatly, and considerations need to be made for how this impacts on success.
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