![]() There is broad consensus that vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet for infants and young children. These include both the raw and cooked vegetable, as well as more elaborate culinary preparations that are predominantly vegetable, such as scalloped potatoes. ![]() Vegetables are plants or parts of plants that are used as food. ![]() We summarize the basic and applied research that is needed to craft more effective messages, devise strategies for parents and other child caretakers to take within households, develop action in the larger community, and modify some government policies and programs. These barriers must be removed to encourage children to eat more vegetables. Barriers include biological and behavioral issues relating to infant and child development, household- and family-related barriers, obstacles in the larger community, economic limitations, and some government policies and programs. A range of factors impedes US infants and young children from eating as many vegetables as experts consider optimal for child nutrition, health, and development. This paper highlights major themes and research needs for understanding how to raise children to consume and enjoy vegetables as part of a healthful diet. Vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet for infants and young children, but they are poorly accepted and underconsumed.
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