Jakarta, CNN Indonesia –
For children, fruits and vegetables are often unattractive and do not taste good. In fact, fruits and vegetables contain many important nutrients for children’s growth and development.
The study, published in the journal Appetite, reviewed 120 experimental studies to find out which ways and approaches work best for getting children to like fruits and vegetables.
As a result, the provision of fruits and vegetables by controlling children’s behavior such as providing pressure and rewards when consuming fruits and vegetables can be dangerous in the long term.
Research in 2011 showed that forcing 1-year-olds to eat fruits and vegetables under pressure can reduce future fruit and vegetable intake.
In a 2005 study it was also found that mothers who forced their 7-year-old girls to eat fruits and vegetables experienced a negative diet two years later.
Quoted from Psychology TodayThe researcher explained that pressure makes children forget about pleasure, hunger, and satiety when eating fruits and vegetables.
According to this study, an easy way to teach children to like to eat fruits and vegetables lies in getting them to eat consciously. Parents should inform their children about the fruits and vegetables they consume, including their nutritional content and benefits.
Here are three easy ways to make your child like to eat vegetables and fruits:
1. Involving children directly
Approaches that make children directly involved with fruits and vegetables such as gardening, shopping, and the cooking process are proven to make children eat more vegetables and fruits.
Children become more familiar with the process of making food, which makes them want to try these foods.
2. Place in a place within easy reach
The study found that putting fruit and vegetables in easy-to-reach places for children made them more likely to eat up these foods. Place vegetables and fruits close to your child’s reach so that they grab their attention and make them want to eat vegetables and fruit on their own.
3. Give an example
Giving examples of eating fruits and vegetables in front of children is also effective in making children tempted. Children imitate what those around them eat. Eat fruits and vegetables and demonstrate that they are delicious.
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