Variations in Palatability and Portion Size of Vegetables on Meal Intake of Preschool Children

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Feeding Behavior
• Interventions: Other: Plain Vegetables Served in 200% Portion Size; Other: Enhanced Vegetables Served in 100% Portion Size; Other: Enhanced Vegetables Served in 200% Portion Size; Other: Plain Vegetables Served in 100% Portion Size

• Registration Number: NCT03926065
• Lead Sponsor: Penn State University

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to determine the effect of varying both the palatability and portion size of vegetables served to preschool children at a meal on the outcomes of food and energy intake at the meal.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-04-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-04-23
• Study First Posted: 2019-04-24
• Study Start: 2019-05-28
• Primary Completion: 2019-10-24
• Study Completion: 2019-10-29
• Results First Submitted: 2020-08-18
• Results First Submitted QC: 2020-08-18
• Status Verified: 2020-09
• Results First Posted: 2020-09-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-09-04
• Last Update Posted: 2020-09-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 67

Inclusion Criteria

• Children who are enrolled in a scheduled classroom of the designated childcare centers

Exclusion Criteria

• Children who are allergic to any of the foods served
• Children whose diets exclude any of the foods served
• Children who will not be present at the childcare center for all of the scheduled study days

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Standard Palatability and Larger Portion Size	Plain Vegetables Served in 200% Portion Size	Vegetables with Standard Palatability and Larger Portion Size
Enhanced Palatability and Standard Portion Size	Enhanced Vegetables Served in 100% Portion Size	Vegetables with Enhanced Palatability and Standard Portion Size
Enhanced Palatability and Larger Portion Size	Enhanced Vegetables Served in 200% Portion Size	Vegetables with Enhanced Palatability and Larger Portion Size
Standard Palatability and Standard Portion Size	Plain Vegetables Served in 100% Portion Size	Vegetables with Standard Palatability and Standard Portion Size

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Difference Between Interventions in Vegetable Intake	One meal per week for each intervention (Study weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4)	Weight of vegetables consumed at the meal (grams)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Difference Between Interventions in Meal Energy Intake	One meal per week for each intervention (Study weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4)	Energy consumed at the meal (kilocalories)
Difference Between Interventions in Food Intake	One meal per week for each intervention (Study weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4)	Weight of food (including milk) consumed at the meal (grams)
Difference Between Interventions in Meal Energy Density	One meal per week for each intervention (Study weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4)	Energy density of the food consumed at the meal (kilocalories/gram)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Laboratory for the Study of Human Ingestive Behavior, The Pennsylvania State University; 🇺🇸 University Park, Pennsylvania, United States