Children Residing in Low-Income Households Like a Variety of Vegetables.

Child vegetable intake falls far below the minimum recommended levels. Knowing which vegetables children may like help those responsible for providing vegetables to children to improve intake. The objective of this study was to measure vegetable liking for a wide variety of vegetables by a racially and ethnically diverse population of 9⁻12-year old children from low-income families.

Examining the feasibility of implementing behavioural economics strategies that encourage home dinner vegetable intake among low-income children.

Objective: To examine the feasibility of implementing nine behavioural economics-informed strategies, or 'nudges', that aimed to encourage home dinner vegetable intake among low-income children.

Design: Caregivers were assigned six of nine strategies and implemented one new strategy per week (i.e.

Testing the effectiveness of in-home behavioral economics strategies to increase vegetable intake, liking, and variety among children residing in households that receive food assistance.

Objective: To test the effectiveness of behavioral economics strategies for increasing vegetable intake, variety, and liking among children residing in homes receiving food assistance.

Design: A randomized controlled trial with data collected at baseline, once weekly for 6 weeks, and at study conclusion.

Setting: Family homes.