@article{he2015effects,
  title = {Effects of Healthy Eating Promotion on Food Preference of Head Start Preschoolers},
  author = {Meizi He and Erica Sosa and Alberto Cordova and Summer Wilmoth and David Bustos and Arely Perez and Zenong Yin},
  year = 2015,
  url = {https://ibimapublishing.com/articles/OBES/2015/830827/},
  journal = {Journal of Research in Obesity},
  volume = 2015 (2015),
  pages = 10,
  doi = 10.5171/2015.830827,
  abstract = {Objective: The healthy eating promotion strategies within the “Míranos” (Look at US, We Are Healthy) program aimed to increase fruit and vegetables (FV) intake, decrease sugary drinks while increase water consumption; as well as decrease energy-dense foods intake among preschoolers in Head Start Centers. Design: “Míranos!” was a one-school year intervention using a quasi-experimental pre-test/post-test design with two treatment groups and a comparison group. Two centers received a center-based intervention (T1), one center received a combined center- and home-based intervention (T2), and one center served as comparison. Healthy eating was promoted through classroom nutrition education, fruits and vegetable (FV) tasting, healthy eating contest and peer-parental nutrition education.  Children’s food preference was measured.  GLM Univariate procedure was used to determine intervention effect. Setting: Head Start Centers Subjects:Study subjects were predominantly Mexican-American preschoolers (n = 356; mean age = 4.1; 62% in normal weight range) enrolled in the participating Head Start Centers Results: Compared to the comparison group, T1 had significantly higher preference scores for FV (p<0.05), while T2 had significantly higher preference scores for FV and water (p<0.05).Conclusions: The “Míranos!”  Program effectively improved preschoolers’ preference in healthful foods. The combined center-based and home-based approach appears more promising than the center-based intervention alone. Word count: 205},
  keywords = {Preschooler; Healthy Eating; Head Start Center},
  note = Article ID: 830827
}