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Why kids should watch cooking shows featuring healthy food?

TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - Jan 9, 2020, 16:29 IST
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Relation between kids and cooking shows!

When it comes to watching television, kids are often restricted from watching certain types of content. If you are the parent, who restricts his child from watching cooking shows, you need to know that a recent study has suggested that television programs featuring healthy food can help children in making healthier food choices during their growth years. Published in the journal of Nutrition and Behaviour, the study concluded that the likelihood of children making a healthy food choice was 2.7 times more for children who watch cooking shows that feature healthy food as compared to the ones who watch other episodes featuring unhealthy food.

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The study

The study was conducted with 125 children from the age group of 12 to 15 years old. The children were asked to watch a cooking program designed specifically for children and then rewarded them with a snack for participating.
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The findings

The end result of the research noticed that children who had watched programs with healthy food chose healthy snacks while those who watched shows with unhealthy options chose unhealthy snacks for eating.
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What’s more?

After the research was over, it was suggested that providing nutritional education in school environments may have an important positive influence on the knowledge, attitudes, skills, and behaviours of children. The study further indicated that the visual prominence of healthy options of food on television programs helps younger ones to crave for such type of food and further act on those cravings.
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Bottomline

It is important to expose kids to content that is beneficial and healthy in nature. This will not only broaden their horizon of knowledge, but will also enrich the creative side of the mind and you never know, your kid might turn out to be a celebrated chef tomorrow!

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