Yasmine Probst receives funding from NSW Ministry of Health. Ruth Crowe receives funding from Australian Post-graduate Award (APA). Worldwide, people are not eating enough fruit and vegetables. In ...

Studying the produce in front of her, the 7-year-old was anxious to begin. “Can I start making my potato head?” Lilyana Hobbs of Vancouver asked several times. The Produce Pals program, new this year ...

Getting kids to eat nutritious and healthy food sometimes stumps families. Purple Asparagus, a Chicago-based non-profit, takes a different approach to educate children: by involving them in the ...

Getting your kids to eat their vegetables can be a struggle for some parents, but, thankfully, there is some parenting advice available for this particular dilemma. Vegetables contain minerals, ...

A positive example set by both the mother and the father promotes the consumption of vegetables, fruit and berries among 3-5-year-old children, according to a new study from the University of Eastern ...

In a laboratory in Denver, on a decommissioned U.S. Army base, a baby sits in a high chair with two electrodes attached to his chest. To his left, on a small table, a muffin tin holds four numbered ...

How’s this for convenient learning: Oregon State University Extension Service has free, online gardening courses that adults and interested older kids can access anytime. The introductory course to ...

Consuming vegetables is important for the health and development of children. Several economically-developed countries have implemented public health strategies that promote the consumption of ...

Mom and Dad, if you want your little ones to eat their fruit and vegetables, both of you must set an example, Finnish researchers say. They noted that early childhood is a critical time for ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Kids can be picky at the breakfast, lunch, and dinner tables. Now, a new survey shows one in two children don't eat a vegetable each day. One in three don't eat fruit daily.

Ailsa Welch received funding from UEA Health and Social Care Partners ( on behalf of the members of the Childhood Wellbeing group of the UEA Health and Social Care Partners) for Dr Richard Hayhoe to ...

New research finds that children who eat more fruit and veg have better mental health. The study is the first to investigate the association between fruit and vegetable intakes, breakfast and lunch ...