Washington, Sept 18 (ANI): A new study has revealed that parents serve as role models for children even when it coming to eating healthy food, and a child is likely to adopt healthy eating habits if the parents indulge in more green leafy vegetables, juicy fruits and colourful vegetables.
According to Dr. Tanja V.E. Kral, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, watching their parents eat vegetables and fruits can enhance a child's preference for those food items.
"Parents serve as important role models for their children when it comes to healthy eating," she said.
"Watching a parent eat initially disliked or novel foods, such as vegetables, can enhance a child's preference for those foods," she stated.
Besides modelling healthy eating behaviours, parents also decide what foods to make available to their children in the home and making vegetables easily accessible can provide children with the opportunity to try new foods, adding them to their diet.
"It is important to know that children's innate taste preferences can be modified through repeated experiences with food.
"Studies have shown that multiple exposures to the taste of initially disliked or novel foods can significantly increase children's liking and acceptance of those foods, including vegetables," she added. (ANI)
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