Ana Laura Velàzques (ESR11) recently published her first paper in “Food Research International”. A summary of the paper is given below, for the full paper please go to our publication page A sugar reduction up to 40% has a minimal effect on children’s liking of vanilla milk desserts Children are consuming too much sugar, and…
In my co-creation experiment where we wanted to develop a healthy snack idea with 10-12-year-old children I asked them to take photos of the snacks they usually eat. I learned that a normal snack has to be called “mellommåltid” instead of “snack” because the term “snack” implies unhealthiness in Norwegian. Another thing particular to Norway…
My first experiment had the aim to develop healthy snack ideas with 10-12-year-old children in a co-creation approach. For this we invited children to our focus group facilities at Nofima which must have been interesting but also somewhat intimidating for them. So, one challenge was to provide a framework to immerse them in the activities…
In August 2019, ESR8 Andreia had the opportunity to visit UdelaR (Universidad de la República) in Uruguay, aiming to collect data for the research project: “Factors influencing new parent’s healthy eating behaviours”. Now she is back to Aarhus University – Denmark to analyze the data obtained from 3 countries: Denmark, France and Uruguay. The data…
Did you know that drinking water can improve children’s attention and memory? In this way, drinking water may help children to perform better at school. Schools are a good setting to develop and promote healthy habits, including drinking water. What are effective ways for schools to encourage youth to drink more water? Beverage consumption among…
Several factors related to the period following childbirth (post-partum) may increase the consumption of sweets by new parents. This is what ESR8-Andreia, has found from in-depth interviews with Danish parents for her project: “Factors influencing new parent’s healthy eating behaviours” Parents in Denmark have mentioned to eat more sweets during the post-partum mainly due to…
The relationship young children have with food appears to be as turbulent as a Boeing 737 flight; with some children showing the smoothest of take offs and navigation, whilst others endure several stalls and emergency landings. The vast difference in children’s eating behavior when they commence their exploration of solid foods makes the subject immensely…
How are emotions and food related? On the one hand, emotions and moods can influence what food we want to eat and how much of it, and on the other hand, the food we consume can provoke emotions in us. In the first case, the relationship has been widely researched in food-related disorders like obesity…
Early morning as always. Some morning routine as always. Some morning exercise, but just on special occasions, a cup of green tea, something to eat for breakfast, and I am on my way to work. The lunch break usually comes sooner than I expect it, and I have to hurry up to catch my “to…
I chose the pathway of a researcher because of my passion about food behavior and sensory science. We, the researchers, take on a big responsibility on trying to change what and how children should eat. But what can we do that both research and real life benefit from each other? In fact, we need to…