Online grocery shopping picks up steam; Helping preschoolers choose healthy foods

Seasoned veggies win taste test
Mothers’ pleas to “eat your vegetables” have gone largely unheeded in the United States, where 87% of the U.S. population fails to meet vegetable intake recommendations. With unpleasant taste being the primary reason for the shortfall, a study in the Journal of Food Science investigated whether consumer acceptance could be increased if spices and herbs were used to enhance palatability.

In total, 749 panelists were screened and recruited, either …