Be it SpongeBob SquarePants or Tony the Tiger, food companies have long used cartoon characters to market their products to children. But that tactic can also sway younger kids to eat fresh ...

Children can be convinced to eat their greens if they are advertised in the same way as junk food. Pupils who were shown posters of cartoon ... salad bar banners, the researchers saw 24 per cent ...

In schools with the salad bar ... we can encourage kids to take vegetables of their own accord, rather than have someone put it there for them, they're much more likely to eat them.” ...