ArticlePublic health nutrition2022
Nutrition education strategies to promote vegetable consumption in preschool children: the Veggies4myHeart project.
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- Interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged five years and under.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
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- Healthy eating interventions delivered in early childhood education and care settings for improving the diet of children aged six months to six years.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Implementation and effectiveness of a food education intervention to promote plant-based foods: a partially cluster-randomized controlled trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026Trial
- Children's insights into nutritional culture and habits in Abu Dhabi.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Digital nutrition intervention in Older Americans Act programs impacts knowledge and desire to participate in virtual programming.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Impact of MyPlate and the healthy highway program-based nutrition education intervention on preschoolers' knowledge and food choice.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Does the combination of cartoon stickers and fruit juices reduce premedication anxiety in preschool children?-a randomized controlled trial.Translational pediatrics · 2025Article
- Digital tools to promote or measure health literacy in children aged 3-5 years: scoping review.Health promotion international · 2025Article
- From preschool to policy: A scoping review of recommended interventions for a systems approach to improve dietary intake in early childhood.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Article
- Evaluation of a Curriculum-Based Nutrition Education Intervention Protocol in Elementary Schools: Nonrandomized Feasibility Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Turkish illustrated story books on oral hygiene.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Consolidating the evidence on the effectiveness of strategies to promote vegetable intake in priority settings: An overview of systematic reviews.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025Review
- Effect of a Nutrition Education Program on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Dietary Practices, Anthropometry, and Hemoglobin in Peruvian Adolescents.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- Goals, Barriers, and Facilitators of Caregivers Who Participated in an In-Home Intervention to Improve Food Parenting Practices and Child Diet Quality.Journal of nutrition education and behavior · 2024Article
- Translating and Testing a Digital Game Promoting Vegetable Consumption in Young Children: Usability Study.JMIR serious games · 2023Article
- Healthy eating interventions delivered in early childhood education and care settings for improving the diet of children aged six months to six years.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo test the efficacy of three nutrition education strategies on the intake of different vegetables in preschool children.
designThis is an experimental study conducted in four Portuguese preschools. The intervention consisted of 20-min educational sessions, once a week, for 5 weeks, with one of the following randomised educational strategies: Portuguese Food Wheel Guide (control), digital game, storybook, storybook and reward (stickers). All groups had repeated exposure to vegetables in all sessions. A pre- and post-test were conducted to determine vegetable intake, and a 6-month follow-up was realised.
settingPreschools of Leiria district, Portugal.
participantsA sample of 162 children aged 3 to 6 years. All eligible children attending the preschools were invited to participate.
resultsAll interventions tested were effective in increasing vegetable consumption both in the short and medium term, without statistically significant differences, compared to the control group. Stickers were more effective in the short term than in the medium term.
conclusionsThe nutritional education strategies associated with repeated exposure tested in this study were effective in promoting vegetable consumption in preschool children. The use of stickers may be a valid strategy to promote the consumption of vegetables less recognised by children.
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