Trying versus liking fruits and vegetables: Correspondence between mothers and preschoolers

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 87-97

  Worobey, Harriet ^a   Ostapkovich, Kathleen ^a   Yudin, Kristin ^a   Worobey, John ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Fruit and vegetable intake; Parental preferences

Indexed keywords

CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; VEGETABLE;

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NURSERY SCHOOL; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; VEGETABLE;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; NEW JERSEY; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, NURSERY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; UNIVERSITIES; VEGETABLES;

EID: 77949338700     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: 15435237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670240903433261     Document Type: Article

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