But we still can’t get children to eat their vegetables. Another strategy attacks the idea of early placement from a different angle—by giving children vegetables as snacks when they’re at their hungriest. Cool names (such as X-Ray Carrots or Turbo Tomatoes) and attractive signage have also been shown to entice more elementary-school students to eat vegetables, according to Cornell researchers. The pilot, launched in 2014, monitored children at two Chicago elementary schools with primarily low-income populations. While it didn’t get students to eat more vegetables, the system could help teachers and parents in any school monitor students’ food choices and measure any strategy to improve them.

Source: Wall Street Journal February 24, 2017 13:53 UTC