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Kids pick healthy food if it comes with right toy, study finds (Oregon Register-Guard)

A teaspoon of sugar may help the medicine go down, but if you want kids to eat brussels sprouts, give them a toy. A new study by a researcher at the University of Oregon and a colleague in Wisconsin suggests that kids can be influenced to choose a healthy meal if it comes with a toy. The effect is strongest when the toy is part of a collection and the child doesn?t have it yet.