Healthy snacks help to satisfy hunger between meals and boost energy. They can also round out the diet, ensuring that children are getting all of the nutrients they need to fuel their growth and development. Here I showcase my research and process to create an experience for kids.
What is the problem? Children have been developing unhealthy preferences for years.Children who eat poorly are more likely to develop certain long-term health problems and complications.
Healthy snacks help to satisfy hunger between meals and boost energy. They can also round out the diet, ensuring that children are getting all of the nutrients they need to fuel their growth and development.
Researching about this topic I found out that in the first years of life - when learning is constantly taking place - food preferences are also forming.
Things I took into consideration interviewing children:
- Parents pre-approvals
- Age-appropriate language
- More time between sessions
- Having more participants than I need
Kids are excited about learning things and helping the adults to cook: “AS A KID, I WANT TO HELP OR DO THINGS SO I CAN BE PROUD OF MY ACHIEVEMENTS”
Kids wanted to be in charge to be just like their parents and caretakers: “AS A KID, I WANT TO MAKE MY OWN CHOICES SO I CAN FEEL LIKE AN ADULT’
- Via Zoom
- 7 Kids
- Results Measured by User Error Rates
1. Based on the theme that: children got lost on the recipe steps, the insight is the buttons were not clear enough.
2. Based on the theme that: the experience was a little chaotic needing to go back to the ingredients, and insight is: making the recipe of easy access on each step would facilitate the experience.
- Via Zoom
- 5 Kids
- Results Measured by User Error Rates
At this point the user error was very low, what indicate to me that I could move forward with the design to make it more interesting to the kids by adding visual elements so we could test again.
- Moderated via zoom
- Participants: 7 children, all ages (2.5-11yo)
- Some parents assisted their children
- Results Measured by User Error Rates
- Unmoderated
- Participants: 20 children, all ages (3-11yo)
- The parents assisted their children
- Results Measured by customer feedback
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