Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

    Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/tak9_VV6Yuc   Pre-teens viewing healthy food prep on TV are nearly 3 times more likely to make healthy food choices for themselves.     A Dutch study focused on 125 participants 10 to 12 years of age who viewed a 10 minute TV clip before choosing a snack.  The snack choices included healthy apple and cucumber pieces versus unhealthy chips and min-pretzels   Those pre-teens viewing the clip showing fruit and vegetable prep were 2.7 times more likely to choose a healthy snack compared with those who viewed the clip of burgers and fries being readied.   I suggest your kids view one of the kid cooking shows such as Chopped Junior.   Frans Folkvord, Doeschka Anschütz, Marieke Geurts. Watching TV Cooking Programs: Effects on Actual Food Intake Among Children. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2019; DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2019.09.016   https://coolmomeats.com/2017/09/26/food-tv-shows-for-kids/    #TVcookingshows #healthyeating #parenting #kidcookingshows TVcookingshows, health