Vegetables contain many essential
nutrients, but why most children do not like it? It takes the right strategy
for child and used to love to eat vegetables, one of them by introducing Popeye
as idol. Popeye the sailor is a cartoon character that has been popular since
the era of the 1930s. Appearance often associated with eating vegetables
propaganda among the children in those days, because the character described
which makes it fun to eat spinach to be very strong in a flash.
A researcher from Mahidol
University in Bangkok proved, by making use of multimedia such propaganda was
very effective in increasing vegetable consumption in children. In an
experiment that lasted for 8 weeks, he plays a series of Popeye on the
sidelines of the lunch hour kindergarten students. Result is affected by the
behavior idol, vegetable and fruit intake in children increased 2-fold after
the program. Besides the parents also reported that kindergarten students feel
proud to have been eating vegetables at lunch at school.
Prof Chutima Sirikulchayanonta who
led the study acknowledges, cartoon movie is not the only determining factor.
For the experiment, he put a variety of interactive programs such as:
1. Invite the students to grow vegetables
together
2. Held a garden party with a menu of
vegetables and fruits
3. Tutorials for students to cook soup.
As for the parents in the home,
Prof Chutima give notes about some things that can make children like to eat
more vegetables. Quoted from ScienceDaily, some records are as follows:
1. Sitting next to children who are eating
vegetables and then go eat the same menu will make the child feel special
2. Tasting the various flavors of fruit and
vegetables is a fun way for children to recognize different types of food
3. Involving children in food preparation
stages, ranging from washing and cut the vegetables, seasoning mix will grow to
appreciate the taste of food in children.
Try the parents begin to implement
the above tips. If your child has the habit to tip over, God willing, your
child will love and gusto with vegetables. If so, your children will be
children who grow up healthy and strong, as expected the parents.
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