Influencing kids to make the right food choice could be a lot easier for parents as researchers have found that children exposed to animated cartoon characters that take the shapes of healthy ...

then they were [even] more likely to try" the vegetables. The study included students from kindergarten through fifth grade. It makes sense that kids in this age range would be swayed by cartoon ...

They were encouraged to plant their own seeds, have tasting parties - and watch Popeye cartoons. Professor Chutima Sirikulchayanonta said that their intake of vegetables almost doubled ...

A new study shows that Miki Mushroom, Zach Zucchini and Suzie Sweet Pea appear to wield the kind of influence many mums and dads only wish they had. Marketing vegetables in school lunchrooms ...

Popeye cartoon, tasting parties and involving ... University in Bangkok found the type and amount of vegetables children ate improved after they took part in a program using multimedia and role ...