Nearly half of young kids aren't eating a daily vegetable and one in three kids aren't getting at least one daily fruit in their diets, the CDC reported.
Researchers examined more than 18,000 responses from parents to the 2021 National Survey of Children’s Health regarding what their kids between the ages of 1 and 5 years old consumed in the previous week.
Just under half said their child did not eat a daily vegetable and 32.1% indicated their child didn't consume a daily fruit. Meanwhile, 57.1% indicated their child had consumed a sugar-sweetened beverage at least once in the prior week.For example, in Vermont, 30.4% of children in Vermont did not eat a daily vegetable in the prior week, compared with 64.3% in Louisiana.
About 40% of children in Maine consumed a sugar-sweetened beverage in the prior week compared to nearly 80% in Mississippi. There were also a number of differences by race and ethnicity. For instance, the percentage of kids who did not consume a daily fruit or vegetable was greatest among non-Hispanic Black children."These data provide current assessments that states can use to prioritize actions to improve early childhood nutrition," the authors wrote.
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