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The Influence Of A Nutrition Education Program On Preschool Children, Nida Diane Houston
The Influence Of A Nutrition Education Program On Preschool Children, Nida Diane Houston
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
A study on the influence of nutrition education experiences was conducted in the Child Development Preschool Laboratory at Southern Utah State College in Cedar City, Utah, with thirty-two preschool children. Sixteen of the children were exposed to nutrition experiences through food activities and stories.
It was found that the sixteen children who were involved in the fifteen nutrition experiences significantly increased their knowledge of nutrition concepts and further modified their own personal food choices. The control group, which was not exposed to nutrition activities, made no significant change in knowledge of nutrition concepts and no modification of personal food choices. …