Banyak cara dilakukan orang tua dan penyaji makanan zaman sekarang untuk membuat makanan sehat tampak lebih menarik. Salah satu caranya adalah restoran menyajikan lebih banyak buah ketimbang gorengan, seperti kentang goreng atau french fries.
Langkah-langkah tersebut ternyata hanya berhasil diterapkan pada orang dewasa, namun gagal pada anak-anak. Temuan studi ini baru dipublikasikan dalam BMC Research Notes. Peneliti melakukan survei pada 15 anak dengan rentang usia 6-8 tahun.
Separuh dari anak-anak diberi makanan berupa irisan apel, separuh lainnya diberi kentang goreng. Hasilnya, anak-anak yang disajikan irisan apel rata-rata meminta bertukar makanan dengan anak-anak yang mendapatkan kentang goreng.
Studi serupa dilakukan pada beberapa hari berikutnya dan hasilnya 86,7 persen anak-anak lebih memilih diberikan kentang goreng ketimbang irisan apel dan buah lainnya.
Peneliti menyimpulkan bahwa makanan, seperti kentang goreng di restoran cepat saji atau daging merah di meja prasmanan sangat disukai anak-anak. Ini adalah dua menu standar yang hampir selalu ada di setiap tempat makan.
“Kita bisa mengakalinya dengan menyajikan keduanya sekaligus. Anak-anak tetap mendapatkan makanan favorit mereka (kentang goreng), namun tetap bisa makan apel,” jelas penulis buku ‘Slim by Design Mindless Eating Solutions for Everyday Life,’ Brian Wansink, dilansir dari Medical News Today.
Makanan-makanan bergizi dan kaya nutrisi juga perlu disajikan dalam kemasan dan bentuk lebih menarik. Ini akan meningkatkan selera dan pilihan makanan anak-anak sehingga kebutuhan gizinya tetap tercukupi.
Sumber: republika.co.id
Currently, there are many ways parents and presenters of food to make healthy foods more attractive. One way is a restaurant serving more fruit than fried foods, like french fries.
Such steps was only successfully applied to adults, but failed in children. The findings of this new study, published in BMC Research Notes. Researchers conducted a survey in 15 children aged 6-8 years.
Half of the children were given food such as apple slices, the other half were given the fries. As a result, children were served sliced apple asking to exchange food with the kids who get the fries.
Similar studies conducted in the next few days and the result is 86.7 percent of children prefer to be given the fries instead of sliced apples and other fruits.
The researchers concluded that foods, such as french fries in fast food restaurants or red meat on the buffet table is very liked by children. These are two standard menus that is almost always present in every place to eat.
“We can outsmart by presenting both at once. Children still get their favorite food (fries), but still can eat apples, “said the author of the book” stated the writer of Design Mindless Eating Solutions for Everyday Life,’ Brian Wansink,, reported by Medical News Today.
Nutritious foods and rich in nutrients also need to be presented in a more attractive packaging and shape. It will improve the taste and food preferences of children so that their nutritional needs remain fulfilled.
Sumber: republika.co.id
