Every day in every home where there is littlechild, you can hear a jerky, barking, command: "Eat! Do not play with food! "However, the scientists advise: relax already. Let him play. Why? Because it increases the likelihood that your baby will still eat what you have prepared for him. The researchers found that children who were allowed to feel, twirl and even throw away products such as spinach, bananas and tomatoes, are more favorable to them then reacted. That is eaten. Maybe because they were tired to play and had to refresh themselves? However, scientists believe that this kind of sensory play helps children overcome their inner resistance and still digs what they did not want.
Photo:GettyImages To confirm this theory, we ran an experiment. 60 children were divided into three groups. One group was given bowls of broccoli, carrots, spinach, radishes, bananas, peas, oranges, lemons, and other vegan delights, even blueberries. With the help of all these products, they were asked to reproduce the plot of the book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". The children were allowed to scatter, crush, crush vegetables, if necessary. The second group was offered all the same, but instead of food they had inedible things - pom-poms, sparkles, feathers and other amusing, but completely tasteless things. The third group was offered to play indirectly - instead of one of the researchers laid out their products. Then the children were offered to try any of their "toys", if they wanted. And it turned out that the children, who themselves played with vegetables, ate them much more than their “competitors.” “They managed to get to know and interact with food. Therefore, we believe that it is not only about the taste of the products. Moreover, the children were most interested in the food they had never known before: pomegranates and kiwi, the scientists explain. And they emphasize: the children tried fruits and vegetables of their own free will. During the experiment, there was no question of trying something. “The goal was to touch and try to create something from the products. Maybe this kind of creative activity spurs a child's interest in trying the “toy,” the researchers added. Do you know what the salt is? If the child categorically refuses to eat broccoli, let him play with this unfortunate cabbage. After all, if you push on him, there will still be no sense. Is that a persistent reluctance for the next fifteen years to deal with this incomprehensible green contraption at all. And here you don't even have to force them. The results, to be sure, are inspiring. Now, according to experts, only 10-15 percent of preschoolers eat the recommended amount of vegetables and fruits every day. Whereas it used to be thought that kids didn't eat healthy foods simply because they didn't taste well, now it's been thought that playing with food can serve as a catalyst for toddlers to develop healthy taste preferences. there were children, they would know: kids taste everything. On any toy, be it a book or a doll, you can find traces of children's teeth. Unsurprisingly, food is no different. But cunning adults spoil such an interesting game all the time. Also interesting:
