date:Dec 02, 2014
Whereas most adults are members of the Clean Plate Club, they eat an average of about 90% of the food they serve themselves, children do not.
New Cornell research aggregated six different studies of 326 elementary school-aged children. It showed that, if their parents are not around, the average child only eats about 60% of what they serve themselves. More than a third goes right in the trash.
Unlike adults, kids are still learning about what foods they like and how much it will take to fill t