Education News – POLYMNIA HADJIPANAYIOTOU
“A study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in San Diego, CA reveals that smiley faces on product packaging and meal choice prizes could help children choose wholesome, nutritious foods at the school cafeteria. The study suggests that the seemingly simple act of having Green Smiley Faced emoticons on food labels appeals to children urging them to consider a healthier lunch choice at school…The consumption of fruit increased by 20% and the consumption of vegetables by 62%. The most dramatic increase was for low fat milk, which had a consumption increase of 549%. Chocolate milk selection dropped from 86.5% to 44.6% during the five-month period researchers were observing the lunch choices of the students.”(more)