From the ArcaMax Publishing, Health & Fitness Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/healthtips/s-189213-193707
WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Sneaking vegetables into children's food leads to
a reduction in children's calorie intake and an increase in vegetable
consumption, found a U.S. study.
The researchers developed two variations of pasta, and served the
dishes to 61 children between ages 3 and 5 years. One dish had a
higher calorie density, while the second dish was 25 percent lower in
calorie density by including blended broccoli and cauliflower into the
pasta sauce.
When served the lower-calorie pasta, children consumed 17 percent
fewer calories and ate significantly more vegetables compared with the
higher-calorie pasta, according to the findings presented at the
Experimental Biology Conference in Washington.
"The kids could not really tell the difference and ate a consistent
weight of pasta," said lead author Kathleen E. Leahy, a doctoral
candidate at Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Pa.