Tag: flavor preferences
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Kale vs. Carrots: A fetal taste test and what it means for fostering children’s preferences for veggies
It’s a familiar scene for many families interested in fostering children’s preferences for veggies: It’s dinner time. You are looking forward to sitting down with your family and enjoying the healthy meal you’ve spent the last 30 minutes preparing. The chicken, perfectly browned, emits a delightful fragrance infused with the rich scents of rosemary, thyme,…
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Do Babies Like Radishes? A lesson in promoting children’s preferences for healthy foods
Do Babies like Radishes? Many don’t, but mine did. There may be some genetic luck at play here, but I am fairly certain that my baby’s preferences for healthy foods came from more than that. I put in some serious effort during pregnancy and breastfeeding to help my baby learn to like radishes. Here’s my…