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This may be attributed to the fact that both
這也許要歸因于
fruit and milk are naturally sweet and children have
水果和牛奶天然都是甜的，孩子們
a higher preference for these foods thus they are
自然對這些食物情有獨鐘，因此他們也
more willing to eat these foods. Total vegetable
更加愿意去吃這些食物，在每一個年齡組
consumption is almost at half the maximum score
總的蔬菜消耗幾乎是滿分的一半
for every age group but its subgroup or dark green
但是，蔬菜之下的小組，或者說深綠色
and orange vegetables have a score below one
或者橙色蔬菜組的得分卻低于所給的
out of the five points given. Whole grain
五分里面的一分，在所有年齡組里
consumption has a similar low score for all age groups
全谷類消耗所得的分數同樣較低
as well. Since these two categories are so low a
由于這兩個類別的分數如此之低
possible solution could be to continually expose
一個可行的方法是持續讓孩子們吃
children to these foods to encourage a preference.
這些食物，以引導他們的喜好
It has been found that it can take up to 8 to 10
研究發現，要想讓孩子喜歡一種食物，就要
exposures of a food before a child likes it.
讓他吃8至10次這種食物才能做到
Another category where improvement could be
另一個可以加以改進的食物種類
made is saturated fat, sodium and extra calories.
是飽和脂肪，鈉和多余的卡路里
These numbers are lower than half the maximum
這些數值都小于滿分的一半
score which means that children are eating too much
這意味著孩子吃了太多
of these foods. To increase these scores children need
這些食物，要提高這些分數，孩子們須要
to lower their intake of saturated fats, sodium and
降低他們對飽和脂肪，鈉和多余的卡路里
extra calories. After reviewing several research
的攝取，在查看了一些關于學校外飲食的
articles on after school cooking I reached an overall
研究報告之后，我得出了一個大體的結論:
conclusion that it takes more effort than informing
要讓孩子們真正去實現它們，我們仍須要
children in adolescence about making healthy
做更多的事情，而不僅是告訴青少年的
food choices for children to actually make them.
孩子們一些關于如何選擇健康食物的知識
Education is beneficial to establishing awareness
教育對于培養人們的意識是有益的，它讓人們
about the variety of fruits and vegetables, different
認識到水果蔬菜的多樣性和不同來源的
sources of whole grains and the nutritional benefits
全谷物，以及營養給我們的身體
to our bodies. The understanding that children can
帶來的好處，孩子可以從營養教育中獲益
gain from nutrition education does not make a child
這種理解并不會讓一個孩子比以前
enjoy healthy foods any more than they did before.
更喜歡健康食品
While children may understand health consequences
即使孩子們可以理解不吃健康食物會給他們的
from not eating healthy foods the consequences are
健康帶來的后果，他們也不會去關注，因為
too far away for children to care about. Children are
這后果離他們尚遠，孩子們會
going to choose foods which taste best to them
選擇他們吃起來最好吃的食物
no matter the nutritional value. For nutritional
而不去顧及營養價值，要讓營養教育
education to be applied the concepts need to be
得到開展，營養的觀念就須要
welcomed into the home and reinforced by all family
深入家庭，并為所有家庭成員，尤其是父母
members especially parents. At home how can
所共識并強化，在家庭中，一個孩子
a child be actively involved in meal planning and
如何能積極主動地參與膳食計劃和
preparation? Since education and nutritional
準備呢?因為僅有教育和營養的
awareness is not enough a hands on approach
意識是遠遠不夠的，父母的方法對于
from parents is important to building healthy dietary
培養健康的飲食習慣就顯得尤為重要了
habits. Actively engaging children to be a part of
積極鼓勵孩子們去參與他們的飲食制作
the food they eat through grocery shopping,
過程，購買原料，餐飲計劃
meal planning, food preparation and growing
食物準備，以及在菜園里種植
a garden will apply the nutritional education they
這些行為會幫助他們把在學校學到的營養
have learned about in school. To expand on
知識應用于實踐，為了詳細說明這些
the different activities I will show how a different
不同的活動，我會分不同的年齡組來說明
age group sees activities can be applied.
他們的成員應該如何進行這些活動
Getting children involved will create a personal
讓兒童參與其中會為他們創造一種對自己
ownership in their food because they will be a part
食物的個人的擁有權，因為他們會成為這個
of the process of getting the food to the table.
過程的一部分，把食物做好送上餐桌
Grocery shopping and food preparation are great
對于4至6歲的兒童來說，他們參與廚房活動
ways for children ages 4 to 6 to be involved in
很好的方式就是原料采購和食物準備
the kitchen. While taking a 4 to 6 year old to
把一個4到6歲的孩子帶去雜貨店購物
the grocery store is not the most ideal situation,
并不是最為理想的情形
it is unavoidable at times. The produce section of
但有時候這也難以避免，雜貨店里的
the grocery store is a great hands-on learning
農產品區是一個很好的地方，在那兒，可以
environment for this age group. While picking up
讓這個年齡組的孩子親身體驗，在挑選
the produce of the week parents can point out produce
一周要用的農產品時，父母可以指出不同
of different colors and begin identifying the names of
顏色的農產品，并開始教孩子對它們的名字
the produce. Also, as produce is being added to
加以區別，另外，在把農產品放入購物車時
the cart children can practice their counting skills.
孩子也順便鍛煉了自己的算術技能
