New Foods Take Time, a Curriculum Designed to Promote Tasting and Liking of Fruits and Vegetables

Evaluating "New Foods Take Time", a Classroom-based Curriculum Designed to Promote Tasting and Liking of Fruits and Vegetables Among Head Start Preschool Children

The overall objective of this project is to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the "New Foods Take Time" Intervention in Head Start preschool classrooms.

The overall objective of this project is to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the "New Foods Take Time" Intervention. This curriculum is designed to increase children's preference for and consumption of fruits and vegetables (FV) by encouraging children to try new FV and repeatedly taste these foods.

Child Inclusion Criteria:

• Enrolled in a Head Start preschool center
• Between the ages of 2 and 5 years old

Child Exclusion Criteria:

• Food allergy or restriction to foods in the tastings

Parent Inclusion Criteria:

• Parent or primary caregiver of a child enrolled in the study
• Age 18 years or older
• English speaking

Parent Exclusion Criteria:

• None

Teacher Inclusion Criteria:

• Actively employed as an early childhood education provider in the Head Start classroom where the intervention is delivered
• Age 18 years or older

Teacher Exclusion Criteria:

• None