Nov 13, 2021 02:35 AM
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https://www.sciencealert.com/a-surprisin...vegetables
INTRO: Modern American children have become so disconnected from the source of their food that many kindergarteners think bacon comes from a plant, not a pig, according to a small new survey. This fundamental misunderstanding also seems to extend to cheese, hot dogs, chicken nuggets, shrimp, and hamburgers, all of which were deemed to be plant-based by a significant number of kids surveyed.
Testing 176 children in the United States between the ages of 4 and 7, researchers found "pervasive errors in their basic food knowledge". Meat was the most misunderstood, but some vegetables, like deep-fried potatoes, also caused confusion. In the end, nearly half the group sorted french fries into the 'animal-based' category, while about 41 percent placed bacon in the 'vegetable-based' category.
"One reason that children may lack basic food knowledge is because so many of them have very little exposure to how food is grown," the authors suggest. "With fewer and older Americans farming, the number of children in the United States who live on working farms has dwindled..." (MORE - details)
INTRO: Modern American children have become so disconnected from the source of their food that many kindergarteners think bacon comes from a plant, not a pig, according to a small new survey. This fundamental misunderstanding also seems to extend to cheese, hot dogs, chicken nuggets, shrimp, and hamburgers, all of which were deemed to be plant-based by a significant number of kids surveyed.
Testing 176 children in the United States between the ages of 4 and 7, researchers found "pervasive errors in their basic food knowledge". Meat was the most misunderstood, but some vegetables, like deep-fried potatoes, also caused confusion. In the end, nearly half the group sorted french fries into the 'animal-based' category, while about 41 percent placed bacon in the 'vegetable-based' category.
"One reason that children may lack basic food knowledge is because so many of them have very little exposure to how food is grown," the authors suggest. "With fewer and older Americans farming, the number of children in the United States who live on working farms has dwindled..." (MORE - details)
