Taste-testing showed large effects on behavioral outcomes but was usually combined with other experiential strategies¶
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q3 i? Taste-testing demonstrated a large effect on behavioral outcomes across both age groups, but was often applied together with sensory evaluation, food preparation, cooking and/or gardening. → Varman Sumantla D. 2021
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Varman Sumantla D. 2021¶
Varman Sumantla D., Cliff Dylan P., Jones Rachel A., Hammersley Megan L., Zhang Zhiguang, Charlton Karen, Kelly Bridget. (2021). Experiential Learning Interventions and Healthy Eating Outcomes in Children: A Systematic Literature Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010824
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Review synthesis: taste-testing (used in 19 of 25 studies) "demonstrated a large effect on behavioral outcomes" but was typically combined with other strategies. Two studies with taste-testing alone reported small effects, attributed to lower intensity, low adherence, combined nutrition education, and smaller samples.
"Taste-testing was also commonly used in studies across both age groups and demonstrated a large effect on behavioral outcomes [42,61] however, it was often applied together with sensory evaluation, food preparation, cooking and/or gardening."
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Related Claims¶
- Cooking, taste-testing, games, role-playing, and gardening had the greatest effects on nutrition outcomes in primary school children
- School gardening showed large effects on knowledge, preferences, and consumption of fruits and vegetables in primary school children
- Sensory evaluation, games, storybooks, role-modelling, and creative art activities tended to have large effects on food behaviours and attitudes in preschool children
- Successful interventions combined multiple experiential strategies, involved parents, used theory, and were shorter but more intense
- Experiential learning activities improve children's knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors towards healthy eating — a broader claim this one bears on
- Evidence for effective experiential learning approaches is weaker for preschool children than for primary school children — related
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