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4. The 'Tasty School' model is feasible for food education in primary schools.

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Laitinen, Aija Liisa, Antikainen, Amma, Mikkonen, Santtu, Kähkönen, Kaisa, Talvia, Sanna, Varjonen, Silja, Paavola, Saila, Karhunen, Leila, and Tilles‐Tirkkonen, Tanja

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PILOT projects, CLINICAL trials, WORK, RESEARCH methodology, COLLEGE teacher attitudes, MANN Whitney U Test, NUTRITION education, CONCEPTUAL structures, PHILOSOPHY of education, EXPERIENTIAL learning, REPEATED measures design, QUESTIONNAIRES, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, SCALE analysis (Psychology), RESEARCH funding, ELEMENTARY schools, STATISTICAL models, DATA analysis software, MEALS, EDUCATIONAL outcomes
Abstract

Background: The 'Tasty School' is a tailored teacher‐delivered food education model for primary schools in Finland. The aim of the current study was to investigate the feasibility of the Tasty School model in primary schools. Furthermore, the aim was to assess changes during the intervention in the class teachers' perspectives and experiences related to food education and school dining. Methods: The method involved a quasi‐experimental study with intervention and control groups. A total of 130 class teachers from 15 intervention and 10 control schools from five municipalities in Finland participated in the study during one school year. The theoretical framework of acceptability was utilised to evaluate feasibility using frequencies. The comparison data were analysed using a mixed‐effects model for repeated measures to account for the intervention effects and selected standardising effects. Results: Teachers reported that the model was highly acceptable and easily integrated into the school environment. Support from principals and colleagues was the most important facilitator of food education, and lack of time was the barrier. Teachers in the intervention schools were more likely to consider school meals healthy after the intervention, and they reported having sufficient materials and supplies for food education. Conclusions: The Tasty School was shown to be a feasible model for food education in primary schools. The current study especially found that the commitment of the whole school and principals' role are crucial in the implementation of food education. The factors that support the implementation must be strengthened, and efforts must be made to reduce the barriers. Key points: The Tasty School was shown to be a feasible model for food education in primary schools.The commitment of the whole school and principal's role are crucial in the implementation of food education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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5. Children’s Fruit and Vegetable Preferences Are Associated with Their Mothers’ and Fathers’ Preferences

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Kähkönen, Kaisa, Sandell, Mari, Rönkä, Anna, Hujo, Mika, Nuutinen, Outi, Department of Food and Nutrition, and Senses and Food

Subjects
parental, vihannekset, eating competence, mieltymykset, lapset (ikäryhmät), food neophobia, lcsh:Chemical technology, Article, ravitsemuskäyttäytyminen, kotiympäristö, ruokatottumukset, vanhemmat, children, fruit and vegetables, lcsh:TP1-1185, 3143 Nutrition, preference, lapset (perheenjäsenet), hedelmät
Abstract

Children’s preference for fruit and vegetables must emerge during childhood. At children’s homes, mothers and fathers influence children’s developing food preferences with their own preferences and actions. The purpose of the study was to reveal the association parents have with their children’s fruit and vegetable preferences. The study was conducted in a sample of Finnish mothers and fathers of 3–5-year-old children. The participants were recruited, and questionnaires distributed through early childhood education and care centers in 2014 and 2015. The results showed considerable variance in the children’s preferences, and were more similar with their father’s, than their mother’s preference. There was an association between mother’s and children’s preference for “strong-tasting vegetables and berries“ (p = 0.005), “sweet-tasting fruit“ (p &lt, 0.001) and “common vegetables“ (p = 0.037). Fathers preferences associated with children’s preferences for “strong-tasting vegetables and berries“ (p = 0.003). Food neophobia decreased children’s “strong-tasting vegetables and berries“ (p &lt, 0.001) and “sweet-tasting fruit“ (p &lt, 0.001) preferences. The father’s more relaxed attitude towards eating decreased children’s preferences for “strong-tasting vegetables and berries“ (p = 0.031) and “sweet-tasting fruit“ (p = 0.003). These findings indicate a need for more targeted strategies for increasing children’s preferences for fruit and vegetables and highlight the importance of taking both parents equally into account.

Published
2021
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