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July 30, 2017 By Farida Gohil 1 Comment

Vegetables can boost enjoyment of meals!

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Did you know vegetables can make you look like a hero and a better cook?

According to a new study published in the journal of Public Health Nutrition, smart preparation and presentation of a vegetable entree not only enhances the enjoyment of a meal but also boosts a diner’s perception of the person who prepared it.

Researchers at Cornell University explored the impact that adding a vegetable to the plate has on perceptions of both the meal and the person who prepared it. With the majority of vegetable consumption in the American diet taking place at dinner time but only 23% of those meals being served with a vegetable, the study explored what added psychological motivation to include vegetables in meals might exist.

The study consisted of two phases. Twenty -two laddering interviews were conducted, followed by a national survey of 500 American mothers with two or more children under age 18. The survey asked participants to evaluate meals served either with or without vegetables, as well as the cook who did or did not include a vegetable with the dinner time meal. Participants who were asked to choose from a list of 12 attributes, such as “selfish” or “loving” to describe the meal preparation. No respondent saw both versions of the meal or meal preparer. The survey also asked questions regarding children’s favourite vegetable.

vegetable-rainbowParticipants eating meals that included a vegetable gave significantly higher ratings to dishes such as chicken, steak and pasta on a variety of dimensions including “tasty” and “loving”.

Results showed that meals were favoured when a vegetable was included. For example, plain Steak versus Steak with broccoli (score of 7.00 as opposed to 8.08), but also received better descriptions such as “loving” for the same meal (7.00 vs. 7.92).

They also choose much more positive descriptors for the meal preparer that served a vegetable, including a much more frequent selection of “thoughtful”, “attentive” and “capable” accompanied by a decrease in the selections of “neglectful”, “selfish” and boring.

Overall, vegetables “made the meal” not only in terms of enhancing expectations of the main dish but in terms of creating a better perception of the cook as well.

The researchers also uncovered a number of interesting insights concerning children’s favourite vegetables.Most participants easily recalled their children’s favourite vegetable, with over a dozen different vegetables receiving multiple mentions.Vegetable preference also changed with age; broccoli was the overall favourite for older children, while the carrots and corn topping the list for the younger kids.

Go ahead and do not forget to include a variety of veggies in your meal!

About Farida Gohil

Farida Gohil believes that ‘Fitness is not about being better than someone else, it is about being better than YOU used to be, ultimately, nothing tastes as good as being fit feels’!. Armed with a Master’s degree in Dietetics and Applied Nutrition, she opines that Fitness is a Lifeline, with no Finish Line. Frida is also qualified in Nutrition for exercise and Fitness Course and is a Diabetic Educator. She is an experienced Clinical Dietician and a Nutritionist especially Nutrition required for Exercise and Fitness with additional experience in the field of fitness, rehabilitation and lifestyle management. She says, “To achieve good Health, become Fit and Improve Quality of life one must surround itself around fitness minded people… as Positivity is Contagious! And it is said that Body achieves what the mind Believes! Farida as a coach helps one design and structure achievable goals with respect to Exercise, Nutrition, Fitness and lifestyle choices. According to her Motivation is what gets you started and Habit is what keeps you going.

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