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The impact of gardening experiences on children’s intake of vegetables
Benkowitz, D., Schulz, S. & Lindemann-Matthies, P. (2019). The impact of gardening experiences on children’s intake of vegetables. The Journal of Health, Environment & Education, 11, 1-5.
Abstract
Fruit and vegetable consumption plays an important role in a healthy diet to prevent nutritional diseases. Nutritionists therefore recommend the intake of five portions of mixed fruit and vegetables a day, excluding potatoes and including only one portion of fruit juice. Research suggests that children’s daily intake of vegetables is lower than recommended, and that garden-based nutrition programmes can foster children’s vegetable consumption and nutrition behaviour. In Germany, howe