Serve it with smiley faces! Children eat 52% more vegetables if they're in the same bowl as fun potato shapes, study finds Kids eat more vegetables when potato smileys are served in the same bowl ...

In the study, scientists found that seasoned potatoes were less appealing to children aged between 7 to 13. They also found that when the smiley-face potatoes were served separately from ...

(Pictured: The sad potato faces that Georgeanne Coates made for her children rather than smiley ones) (Image: Kennedy News & Media) "Then I made a whole batch of what I call 'not smiley faces'.

A recent study offers parents a new and unusual approach: the fried "smiley face" potato. In the study, 65 children between the ages of 7-13 were served mixed peas and carrots as part of their lunch.