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Picture books are an effective strategy for increasing preschool-aged children's intake, liking, and willingness to taste vegetables. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To evaluate the evidence on using picture books as an alternative exposure strategy to improve preschool-aged children's vegetable intake, liking, and willingness to taste.

August 28, 2026Obesity Reviews

The Impact of Picture Books on Children's Intake, Liking, and/or Willingness to Taste Vegetables: Systematic Review

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ABAlissa J. BurnettDeakin University EDEmily DennissDeakin University JLJookyeong LeeDeakin University

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Systematic review demonstrates picture books increase vegetable intake, liking, and willingness to taste in preschool children, suggesting visual exposure offers a practical dietary intervention.

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To evaluate the evidence on using picture books as an alternative exposure strategy to improve preschool-aged children's vegetable intake, liking, and willingness to taste.
Conducted a systematic search across four databases adhering to PRISMA guidelines for intervention studies involving picture or storybooks targeting vegetable consumption in children aged 18 months to 6 years.
Evaluated 16 included studies (mean sample size of 85; intervention durations spanning 3 days to 12 weeks) using the GRADE approach and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Quality Criteria Checklist.
Picture book exposure was reported to increase vegetable intake in 10 of the reviewed studies.
Interventions enhanced children's vegetable liking in 7 studies and increased willingness to taste vegetables in 3 studies.

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Burnett et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a91469ad15324a1df3aa67f https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.70212

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Systematic review demonstrates picture books increase vegetable intake, liking, and willingness to taste in preschool children, suggesting visual exposure offers a practical dietary intervention.

The Impact of Picture Books on Children's Intake, Liking, and/or Willingness to Taste Vegetables: Systematic Review

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