Sensory experiments for the kindergarten

Background Children’s food preferences are strongly associated with their consumption patterns. The most important determinant of a child’s liking for a particular food is the extent to which they are familiar with. It is proposed that the earlier and broader the experience with food, the healthier the child’s or – in later life – the adult’s diet. Project description In a focus group with different experts, a toolkit consisting of a training course for kindergarten staff, a booklet with nutrition and sensory-based information and 55 professionally designed experiment cards, was developed. Besides classification…