But that tactic can also sway younger kids to eat fresh vegetables, according to a new study. Sammy Spinach, Oliver Onion, Colby Carrot, Suzy Sweet Pea and a slew of cartoon vegetable characters ...

Children's vegetable intake linked to Popeye cartoons. ScienceDaily . Retrieved May 25, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2010 / 08 / 100806080218.htm ...

In fact, Cornell researchers found that 239% more students lined up at the salad bar when it was decorated using colorful banners with vegetable cartoon-characters and fun, nutrition education videos.

Many parents find it challenging to get their children to enjoy vegetables, but experts suggest that with creativity and patience, vegetables can become a favourite part of a child’s diet by using ...

Watching Popeye gulp down spinach really does make children eat more vegetables, research has shown. The cartoon sailor famously eats the vegetable to give himself strength - and children watching ...

Thailand doubled their vegetable intake during an eight-week study that involved watching Popeye cartoons. Of course, it's hard to quantify Popeye's influence exactly, because the kids in the ...

Broccoli has long been an othered vegetable in America. Photo by David Silverman/Getty Images There’s a 1928 New Yorker cartoon in which a chic-looking mother sits at a dinner table with her ...