Table 2 Question route
From: Cognitive development and children's perceptions of fruit and vegetables; a qualitative study
Spontaneously probed (dis)likes | "If you think about food, what do you like best in the world?" "If you think about food, what do you think is the worst food in the world?" |
Attributes responsible for (dis)liking | "What is it that makes this product so nice/awful?" |
Categorization of fruit & vegetables | The children were invited to group the 15 fruit and vegetable products according to their opinion. They could choose how many groups they wanted to make. |
Tasting seven pieces of fruit | The children were asked to taste the fruit pieces (in random order) and to tell what they liked or disliked about it. The characteristics of the product were also discussed. |
Healthy eating strategies | "If you are served a food that you do not like, what happens then?" "What do your parents say about fruits/vegetables?" |
Appropriate eating situations | "Which picture depicts the most appropriate moment for eating fruit/vegetables?" "Which picture depicts the most appropriate occasion to eat fruit/vegetables?" |
Free associations | Associations and images for fruit and vegetables were explored by questions, free associations and game tasks about coolness, boringness, and appropriate target population for fruit and vegetables. |
Concept of health | "Can you explain what health means?" Then the children were shown five pictures of products: grapes, leek, French fries, tart and candies. For each product they were asked: "Do you think this product is healthful?" "Why do you think that it is healthful/not healthful?" |