Eating meals with parents is associated with better quality of diet for Brazilian adolescents

This 2020 study explored the influence of parents’ confidence in their own cooking skills on their children’s eating habits (specifically their intake levels of ultra-processed foods). Martins et al. believe that family meals are especially important during this time when consumption of ultra-processed foods is rising in many countries. The researchers set out to nine […]

While getting children more involved in food preparation has been linked with their increased willingness to taste new foods and to choose to eat vegetables, this 2018 study aims to test whether involving children in food buying affects their food intake, choice, liking, and appetite. A total of 86 children enrolled in this study, all […]