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Fig. 4 | International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Fig. 4

From: Effects of snack portion size on anticipated and experienced hunger, eating enjoyment, and perceived healthiness among children

Fig. 4

Means anticipated and experienced eating enjoyment for both brownie and applesauce among all children (a), very hungry children and hungry children (b). The portion sizes represent the recommended serving size, or 1.5 or 2.25 multiple of this size respectively. Overall, children expected eating enjoyment to increase with portion size, whereas experienced eating enjoyment was independent of portion size. For that reason, the eating enjoyment of the smaller two portions (but not of larger ones) were underestimated. Among very hungry children, portion size increased both anticipated and experienced eating enjoyment

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