ABSTRACT

Children's food preferences are strongly associated with their consumption patterns. Children tend to choose foods with which they are familiar. It is proposed that the earlier and broader the experience with food, the healthier the child's or adult´s diet. In a focus group we developed a toolkit consisting of a training course for kindergarten staff, a booklet with nutrition and sensory-based information, and 55 professionally designed experiment cards. The cards came with exercises focusing on sensory tasting core food groups, including all food groups. Twenty-five kindergarten teachers completed the training, field-testing of the experiments and an online survey evaluating the cards. The evaluation was performed using frequency distributions with IBM® SPSS® 21 for Mac. Teachers reported high interest on the part of the children, good preparation for the experiments’ practical implementation in kindergarten and favoured the appealing design and usability. The combination of the expert-driven development and personal training with sensory experiments is a broader approach for nutrition training and, as such, an enrichment for kindergarten teachers.

摘要

儿童的食物偏好与其消费模式密切相关。孩子们倾向于选择他们熟悉的食物。建议越早和越广泛的食物经验，儿童或成人的饮食就越健康。在一个焦点小组中，我们开发了一个工具包，其中包括针对幼儿园工作人员的培训课程、一本包含营养和感官信息的小册子以及 55 张专业设计的实验卡。这些卡片带有练习，重点是感官品尝核心食物组，包括所有食物组。25 名幼儿园教师完成了培训、实验现场测试和评估卡片的在线调查。使用 IBM® SPSS® 21 for Mac 的频率分布进行评估。老师们表示孩子们的兴趣很高，为实验在幼儿园的实际实施做好了准备，并有利于吸引人的设计和可用性。专家驱动的发展和个人培训与感官实验的结合是一种更广泛的营养培训方法，因此，对幼儿园教师来说是一种丰富。