Jamie M Zoellner

Jun 3, 2023 | ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com | Faten Hasan |Andy Nguyen |Jamie M Zoellner |Amanda Nguyen |Damon L. Swift |Sibylle Kranz | +1 more

Promoting fruit and vegetable (FV) intake in children is critical to support proper brain and body development [1,2,3] and to establish healthy dietary habits that persist over the life course [4, 5]. Despite the long-standing explicit guidelines and evidence regarding the importance of FV intake, average FV consumption amongst all US children (2–18 years old) remains low: only 40% and 7% meet the recommended intake for fruits and vegetables, respectively [6].