Increasing children's liking and intake of vegetables through experiential learning

Bioactive Foods in Promoting Health

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 273-283

  Havermans, Remco C ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Exposure; Flavor preferences; Learning; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951674643     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374628-3.00019-0     Document Type: Chapter

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