Preschool children's food preferences and consumption patterns
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From food preference development to responsive feeding – Selective studies to commemorate the life and work of Dr Leann Birch
2022, AppetiteCitation Excerpt :In the first study, 37 preschool children (aged 3–4 yr) ranked fruits in order of preference; these assessments were repeated and were found to be stable. Two dimensions predicted preference, for the younger children familiarity was dominant and for the 4 yr old children sweetness dominated (Birch, 1979, 1979). In a second study of 17 pre-schoolers, children ranked preference for open-faced sandwiches.
Do children really eat what they like? Relationships between liking and intake across laboratory test-meals
2022, AppetiteCitation Excerpt :In her foundational study, children's ranked preference for sandwich fillings were highly predictive (i.e., r = − 0.80) of how much they consumed in the childcare setting. However, a critical yet often overlooked methodological detail is that Birch measured ranked preference, not liking (Birch, 1979). While often used interchangeably in the literature, liking and preference are operationalized differently, and this distinction can strongly impact interpretations.
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2021, Advances in NutritionPreference for fruits and vegetables is linked to plate waste among preschool children
2021, SSM - Population HealthCitation Excerpt :This search did not yield a validated measure and thus the research team built upon an existing, but not previously validated, tool that is utilized across preschools and grade schools in the US through the organization FoodCorps (Food Corps, 2017). The existing tool, originally developed by Birch (1979) asks students to consume a food and then identify if they tried, liked, or loved the food item. ( Birch, 1979) The research team of this study established face and content validity by circulating the existing survey tool to a panel of five field experts in the fields of nutrition, early childhood education, and food systems.
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THE A UTHOR is Assistant Professor of Human Development, Department of Human Development and Family Ecology, Child Development Laboratory, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801.