Does a vegetable-first, optimal default strategy improve children's vegetable intake? A restaurant-based study. (June 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ferrante, Mackenzie J.; Johnson, Susan L.; Miller, Jeffrey; Moding, Kameron J.; Bellows, Laura L.
• Is Part Of: Food quality and preference. Volume 74(2019)
• Page Start: 112
• Page End: 117
• Publication Date: 2019-06
• Subjects: Food preferences -- Periodicals; Food -- Quality -- Periodicals; Food industry and trade -- Quality control -- Periodicals; Préférences alimentaires -- Périodiques; Aliments -- Qualité -- Périodiques; Aliments -- Industrie et commerce -- Qualité -- Contrôle -- Périodiques; Food industry and trade -- Quality control; Food preferences; Food -- Quality; Periodicals; 664
• DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2019.01.009
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0950-3293

Abstract

Highlights: Use of a vegetable appetizer as an optimal default increased children's vegetable intake. Vegetable appetizers may reduce competition among vegetables and energy-dense restaurant foods. Results show the ability of behavioral economic strategies to improve intake of healthful food.