ArticleAppetite2019
Children eat more food when they prepare it themselves.
Article in Appetite, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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12 citing papers in PubMed.
- Factors influencing engagement and dietary behaviour change of mothers and their children in a blog-delivered healthy eating intervention: a process evaluation of a randomised controlled trial.Public health nutrition · 2021Trial
- Pulse Discovery Toolkit, a Multicomponent Nutrition Intervention for Preschool Children in Childcare Centers: Mixed Methods Pilot Study.Interactive journal of medical research · 2026Article
- Comparing food literacy by grade, sex, and food education exposure: construct validation of the food literacy BITE scale.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Acceptability and satisfaction of a mindfulness-based healthy eating and stress management program targeting economically marginalized families in a pilot trial.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2025Article
- Factors associated with consuming unhealthy food in school children: A population-based study from Hong Kong.Health science reports · 2024Article
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- Children expect others to prefer handmade items.Developmental psychology · 2022Article
- The influence of collaboration and culture on the IKEA effect: Does cocreation alter perceptions of value in British and Indian children?Developmental psychology · 2022Article
- Studying Children's Eating at Home: Using Synchronous Videoconference Sessions to Adapt to COVID-19 and Beyond.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Strength or Nausea? Children's Reasoning About the Health Consequences of Food Consumption.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Youth involvement in food preparation practices at home: A multi-method exploration of Latinx youth experiences and perspectives.Appetite · 2020Article
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Abstract
Encouraging children to participate in food preparation is recommended by pediatric guidelines and has been included in public health interventions. However, little is known about whether the act of preparing a food specifically increases children's intake of that food, nor is it known whether this effect might differ for healthy and familiar unhealthy foods. The present study examines whether 5- to 7-year-old children eat more of a food they prepared themselves compared to the same food prepared by someone else. Children participated in a laboratory study in which they prepared either a salad or a dessert and then had the opportunity to eat the food they prepared and/or a nearly identical food prepared by someone else. We found that children ate more of a food they prepared themselves, but no significant difference was observed in children's ratings of each food. In addition to eating more healthy foods they prepared themselves, children ate more unhealthy foods they prepared themselves, including familiar and well-liked desserts. More specific recommendations are needed if the goal of involving children in food preparation is to promote health.
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