Vedholdenhed vil fa dit barn til at elske frugt og grontsager

Det har vist sig at gentagne tilbud og indtag er en blandt de vigtigste faktorer for at børn vil spise en given slags mad¹. Små børn som kun spiste en lille del af de grøntsager de blev tilbudt første gang, spiste i de fleste tilfælde  meget mere når de fik dem tilbudt efterfølgende². Gentagen indtagelse af forskellige typer af frugt og grøntsager er en effektiv indlæringsmekanisme^3-6 som er let at praktisere hjemme eller i dagsinstitutioner.

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