Background: Serving larger portions of low-energy-dense vegetables at a meal could have
beneficial effects on children's food and energy intakes. Objective: We investigated whether …

Background Although dietary guidelines recommend that vegetables and fruits make up half
the diet, it is unclear whether serving vegetables and fruits in larger portions will have …

Background: Strategies are needed to increase children's intake of a variety of vegetables,
including vegetables that are not well liked. Objective: We investigated whether …

This study tested whether varying the portion of low-energy-dense vegetable soup served at
the start of a meal affects meal energy and vegetable intakes in children. Subjects were 3-to …

Background: Although serving a greater variety of food increases intake, this effect has not
been well studied as a strategy to encourage consumption of vegetables and fruit in …

Background: Previous portion size research in children has focused on the impact of large
entrée portions on children's intake, but less attention has been given to how intake at a …

Background: An increase in the proportion of vegetables at meals could help achieve
recommended vegetable intakes and facilitate weight management. Objective: We …

Serving larger portions of energy-dense foods has been shown to promote children's energy
intake at meals. Whether larger portions increase children's intake of both fruits and …

Increasing the portion size of energy‐dense entrées has been shown to increase children's
energy intake during a meal. It remains to be investigated whether serving larger portions to …

Background Although short-term studies have found that serving larger portions of food
increases intake in preschool children, it is unknown whether this portion size effect persists …