The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition (한국식품영양학회지)

The Korean Society of Food and Nutrition (한국식품영양학회)
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The Eating Behavior and Food Preference of Preschool Children in Sungnam Day Care Facilities

성남지역 보육시설 유아의 식생활 행동 및 음식기호도

  • Lee, Jeong-Yun (Department of Food and Nutrition, Seoul Health College) ;
  • Cho, Dong-Sook (Department of Early Childhood Education, Seoul Health College)
  • 이정윤 (서울보건대학 식품영양학과) ;
  • 조동숙 (서울보건대학 유아교육학과)
  • Published : 2006.12.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the eating behavior and food preference of preschool children in day care facilities. Subjects of this study were 192 young children who lived in Sungnam city, Gyeonggi-Do. The results are summarized as follows: The parents reported that 34% of the children ate 'unbalanced diet'. And 16% of the children ate small portions of food. The parents picked up several reasons for their children's 'unbalanced diet' such as 'dislike of the tastes(29.2%), 'texture in the mouth(28.6%)', 'smell of food(18.2%)' Fifty-six percent of parents took 'to change the cooking methods' as the best way to make their children have good eating habits in their home. The highest score of preference among the children was noodles with bean sauce and kimbab for staple food, stews seaweed soup for soups and stews, bulgogi and fried chicken for side dish. The young children's preference score fur side dish made with meats were higher than made with vegetables. This study made a suggestion to parents of children ages 4 to 6 and to teachers in preschool that they prepare for foods made with vegetables.

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