By Kerry Grens NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids given a
combination of cheese and vegetables will eat only about a
quarter as many calories as those given potato chips, according
to a new study. "Like it or not, children like foods that are
energy-dense and not those that are nutrient-rich. That is
because children are still growing. That is basic physiology,"
said Adam Drewnowski, director of the Nutritional Sciences
Program at the University of Washington, who was not part of the
study. The findings may not be surprising, but they suggest that
swapping out potato chips for cheese or vegetables then might
help reduce the amount of calories kids eat at snack time, said
Adam Brumberg, one of the authors of the study and the deputy
director of the Food and Brand Laboratory at Cornell University.
"If you put into the rotation (healthier snacks) you can have a
significant impact on weekly caloric intake," he suggested. The
study, which was funded in part by the cheese maker Bel Brands
USA, involved 183 kids in 3r