Professional Chefs Can Help Your Child Eat Better at School
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Digital Vision/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Only about one in five children in America eats their recommended five to nine servings daily, but a new study by Harvard researchers shows that having schools collaborate with chefs could make that change.
The researchers studied the eating habits of elementary and middle school students in Massachusetts, and found that even if a chef spent only three months at a school to help improve the quality and taste of food, it had an impact that lasted for the next seven months.
The authors of the study, published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics, also tried other tactics, such as repositioning fruits to the beginning of the lunch line and making the signs promoting fruits and vegetables more noticeable.
Neither of the tactics made the children eat more fruits or vegetables, according to researchers.
The authors propose that school lunches badly need a fix that professional chefs just may be able to serve up.
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