How to raise a vegetable-loving kid
My seven-year-old son ate a salad for dinner. Let?s stop and absorb that. The same kid who has turned his nose up at kale, asparagus and spinach decided that his sister?s Caesar salad looked good (and, well, croutons). So, he tried it. And then he polished off a plate of romaine lettuce.
It can take years of introducing vegetables with patience and consistency. But eventually, it pays off. The key is starting early, sticking with it and exposing kids to all different kinds of foods, including green and leafy vegetables. But when?s the last time you saw a jar of pureed kale baby food"
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5 science-backed ways to get your picky eater to try new foods
A new US-based study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed that there?s a significant lack of green vegetables in commercially prepared baby food. Dark green vegetables were listed first in only one percent of samples?and that?s part of the problem. When kids aren?t exposed to lettuce or broccoli, they won?t acquire a taste for them.
This low number isn?t totally surprising, since baby food manufacturers know that babies are naturally drawn to sweet flavours and reject bitter foods. Why" Because babies have more taste buds than adults do, especially to sweet and bitter ...
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