Are Elementary Schools Teaching Children to Prefer Candy but Not Vegetables?.

Baxter, Suzanne Domel

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Publication Date: 1998

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Are Elementary Schools Teaching Children to Prefer Candy but Not Vegetables?

Baxter, Suzanne Domel

Journal of School Health, v68 n3 p111-13 Mar 1998

This commentary addresses the role of behavior and learning in children's liking and eating of vegetables and candy, discussing the results from research with preschool children concerning their development of food preferences and the social context of eating. Practical applications of the research results for schools are presented. (SM)

Descriptors: Dietetics, Eating Habits, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Health Behavior, Nutrition, Preschool Children, Public Schools, Social Environment, Student Behavior

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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