The purpose of the study was to examine the
influences of age, family socio-economic status (SES), and
parents’ food knowledge on preschool, kindergarten, and
second grade students’ conceptual understanding of food
and nutrition. Fifty-two parent–child dyads, consisting of
17 preschoolers, 17 kindergartners, and 18 second graders
participated in the study. Parents completed a self-admin￾istered survey at home and the children were interviewed at
school sites. We found the significant age effects on chil￾dren’s conceptual understanding of food. Specifically,
significant differences were found in total food knowledge
between preschool and second-grade students, the food￾body and food-fat knowledge scores between preschool
and second grade students, and between kindergarten and
second grade students. SES family background had no
significant impact on children’s conceptual understanding
of food. No clear correlation was found for food knowledge
between children and their parents.

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• An Investigation of Children’s Understanding of Food and Nutrition

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