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Yes, kids love fruit and vegetables!
France
Wednesday 23 July 2014
FJ
Suggest different textures (soft, crunchy, melting) and care with the presentation ... mashed broccoli and asparagus may have a different look, children eat first with eyes!
Children affirm loving fruits and vegetables, according to a study conducted in France with 300 of them (5-11 years).
The fruits have a preference (for 90% of them) before the vegetables (70% admit to love). They say that they eat fruits (70% of them) and vegetables every day (77% of them).
From fruit category, they like strawberries, bananas, apples, red fruit (raspberry, cherry) tomatoes. From vegetables category: carrots, green beans, peas, radishes, cucumber.
What they like less: the strongest flavors or more acids, such as spinach, cabbage, prunes, grapefruit.
