The aim of the study is to determine the effect of varying both the palatability and portion size of vegetables served to preschool children at a meal on the outcomes of food and energy intake at the meal.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
67
Lunch includes (a) vegetables without added flavoring (b) the baseline portion size of vegetables
Lunch includes (a) vegetables without added flavoring (b) 200% of the baseline portion size of vegetables
Lunch includes (a) vegetables with added flavoring (b) the baseline portion size of vegetables
Laboratory for the Study of Human Ingestive Behavior, The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
Difference Between Interventions in Vegetable Intake
Weight of vegetables consumed at the meal (grams)
Time frame: One meal per week for each intervention (Study weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4)
Difference Between Interventions in Food Intake
Weight of food (including milk) consumed at the meal (grams)
Time frame: One meal per week for each intervention (Study weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4)
Difference Between Interventions in Meal Energy Intake
Energy consumed at the meal (kilocalories)
Time frame: One meal per week for each intervention (Study weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4)
Difference Between Interventions in Meal Energy Density
Energy density of the food consumed at the meal (kilocalories/gram)
Time frame: One meal per week for each intervention (Study weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4)
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Lunch includes (a) vegetables with added flavoring (b) 200% of the baseline portion size of vegetables