Children Residing in Low-Income Households Like a Variety of Vegetables
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Procedure
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristic | N (%) |
---|---|
Child sex | |
Female | 92 (62) |
Male | 57 (38) |
Child Age | |
9 | 46 (31) |
10 | 51 (34) |
11 | 27 (18) |
12 | 25 (17) |
Child Race/Ethnicity | |
White | 28 (19) |
Black/African American | 55 (37) |
Other (e.g., Asian/Pacific Islander/Native American/Hispanic) | 48 (32) |
Mixed Race | 18 (12) |
Hispanic Ethnicity | 46 (31) |
Vegetable | Mean 1 (SE) | Number of Children Who Found Vegetable Unacceptable 2 | Number of Children Who Found Vegetable Acceptable 3 | Number of Children Who Ever Tried Vegetable | Percent of Children Who Found Vegetable Acceptable 4 | Mean Liking Ratings by Student–Newman–Keuls Groupings 5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Corn | 9.1 (0.2) | 5 | 142 | 147 | 97 | A |
Potato | 8.5 (0.2) | 7 | 140 | 147 | 95 | AB |
Lettuce | 8.3 (0.2) | 5 | 140 | 145 | 97 | ABC |
Carrots | 8.2 (0.2) | 11 | 136 | 147 | 93 | ABC |
Tomato | 7.9 (0.2) | 18 | 121 | 139 | 87 | ABCD |
Vegetable Soup | 7.8 (0.2) | 9 | 105 | 114 | 92 | BCD |
Beans | 7.6 (0.2) | 17 | 118 | 135 | 87 | BCDE |
Cucumber | 7.4 (0.3) | 24 | 111 | 135 | 82 | BCDEF |
Broccoli | 7.3 (0.2) | 19 | 124 | 143 | 87 | BCDEF |
Green Beans | 7.3 (0.2) | 21 | 106 | 127 | 83 | BCDEF |
Mixed Vegetables | 7.3 (0.2) | 19 | 113 | 132 | 86 | BCDEFG |
Cabbage | 7.2 (0.3) | 22 | 97 | 119 | 82 | BCDEFG |
Tomatillo | 7.1 (0.4) | 5 | 31 | 36 | 86 | BCDEFGH |
Greens | 7.0 (0.3) | 24 | 93 | 117 | 79 | BCDEFGH |
Celery | 6.9 (0.3) | 29 | 109 | 138 | 79 | BCDEFGHI |
Plantain | 6.8 (0.7) | 11 | 21 | 32 | 66 | CDEFGHI |
Avocado | 6.5 (0.3) | 27 | 86 | 113 | 76 | DEFGHIJ |
Pepper | 6.4 (0.3) | 31 | 94 | 125 | 75 | DEFGHIJ |
Sweet Potato/Yam | 6.4 (0.3) | 37 | 79 | 116 | 68 | DEFGHIJ |
Water Chestnuts | 6.3 (0.5) | 14 | 29 | 43 | 67 | DEFGHIJ |
Root Vegetable | 6.3 (0.4) | 10 | 38 | 48 | 79 | DEFGHIJ |
Peas | 6.3 (0.3) | 41 | 91 | 132 | 69 | DEFGHIJ |
Bean Sprouts | 6.2 (0.5) | 10 | 27 | 37 | 73 | DEFGHIJ |
Jicama | 6.0 (0.4) | 35 | 56 | 91 | 62 | EFGHIJK |
Asparagus | 6.0 (0.3) | 25 | 59 | 84 | 70 | EFGHIJK |
Edamame | 5.9 (0.4) | 21 | 39 | 60 | 65 | FGHIJK |
Cauliflower | 5.9 (0.3) | 39 | 78 | 117 | 67 | FGHIJK |
Okra | 5.7 (0.7) | 11 | 12 | 23 | 52 | FGHIJK |
Eggplant | 5.7 (0.7) | 10 | 13 | 23 | 57 | FGHIJK |
Bamboo Shoots | 5.6 (0.6) | 4 | 15 | 19 | 79 | GHIJK |
Squash | 5.4 (0.3) | 34 | 55 | 89 | 62 | HIJK |
Brussel Sprouts | 5.3 (0.5) | 28 | 33 | 61 | 54 | IJK |
Beets | 4.9 (0.4) | 28 | 34 | 62 | 55 | JK |
Onion | 4.9 (0.3) | 64 | 67 | 131 | 51 | JK |
Artichoke | 4.6 (0.6) | 13 | 12 | 25 | 48 | K |
Average | 6.9 (0.05) |
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Overcash, F.M.; Reicks, M.; Ritter, A.; Leak, T.M.; Swenson, A.; Vickers, Z. Children Residing in Low-Income Households Like a Variety of Vegetables. Foods 2018, 7, 116. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods7070116
Overcash FM, Reicks M, Ritter A, Leak TM, Swenson A, Vickers Z. Children Residing in Low-Income Households Like a Variety of Vegetables. Foods. 2018; 7(7):116. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods7070116
Chicago/Turabian StyleOvercash, Francine M., Marla Reicks, Allison Ritter, Tashara M. Leak, Alison Swenson, and Zata Vickers. 2018. "Children Residing in Low-Income Households Like a Variety of Vegetables" Foods 7, no. 7: 116. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods7070116