Perspective Ways to Provide Kids with Protein-Rich Snacks for Preventing Overweight: From Scientific Studies to Consumers

ABSTRACT

Tackling rising up obesity tendency, especially among kids and adolescents, is a crucial task for modern society. The reduction of fast-acting carbohydrate content and plant protein enrichment in snacks recipe is seen as a perspective strategy to prevent overweight. The existed initiates and scientific projects related to the reduction of obesity among kids are described. This study has presented the data about protein-rich snack development by using alternative raw-materials, legumes as well. The review indicates that identifying consumer orientation and co-creation strategy along new functional products development will contribute to the increased consumption of protein-enriched snacks among the young generation.

KEYWORDS:

• Kids overweight
• snacks
• protein
• legumes
• co-creation

Acknowledgments

This study forms part of the AGROALNEXT programme and was supported by MCIN with funding from European Union NextGenerationEU (PRTR-C17.I1) and by Generalitat Valenciana. Also, authors are grateful for a grant called “Initiative: reception of Ukrainian research personal in the Valencian R+D+I system” from Generalitat Valenciana, Spain and financial support from post-doctoral grant from the Universitat Politècnica de València (PAID-10-21).

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Funding

The work was supported by the AGROALNEXT programme supported by MCIN and Generalitat Valenciana[PRTR-C17.I1]; Universitat Politècnica de València [PAID-10-21]