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KMID : 1011620220380060376
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Korean Journal of Food and Cookey Science
2022 Volume.38 No. 6 p.376 ~ p.383
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Improvement of preschoolers’ five senses and food preferences using ‘Taste with Five Senses!’ in education
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Kim Jeong-Weon
Lee Eun-Ju
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study investigated the effect of taste education by using the textbook ‘Taste with Five Senses!’ developed in 2021 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Food Education Support Center from April to October 2022. This book was used in 160 childcare centers in seven areas of Korea including Gyeonggi, Gyeongbuk, Daejeon, Busan, Seoul, Sejong and Incheon.
Methods: Taste education was conducted five times for each center, twice by food education lecturers and three times by childcare center teachers. Two surveys were conducted before and after the education to measure the educational effects from childcare center teachers, and the questionnaires collected from 345 respondents were used for statistical analysis.
Results: Respondents showed a high level of satisfaction for the textbook(4.26/5.00), but suggested improvements in the book’s size, the positions of stickers, and for the development for additional textbooks for each age group of preschoolers. After the taste education, preschoolers showed a significant improvement in expression of food by five senses in ten categories(p<0.001). In addition, children’s food preference for seven different food groups including vegetables and fruits improved significantly(p<0.01, p<0.001). More than 95% of the children participated in taste education with interest. Total 89% of the teachers expressed their satisfaction by stating that the taste education program was helpful for children’s diet, they would participate in the program again, and recommend it to others.
Conclusion: Above results prove the beneficial effects of taste education using ‘Taste with Five Senses!’ for preschoolers; therefore, it would be necessary to expand the taste education for preschoolers nationwide.
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KEYWORD
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food preference, five senses, preschoolers, taste education, ‘Taste with Five Senses!’ textbook
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