Indeed, it may be profitable to envision the taste system as extending along the digestive tract and having multiple functions
for food acceptance, recognition, and utilization.
I know people say being a short - order chef is silly and moms shouldn't cater to picky eaters, but I was okay with that arrangement, knowing that it was helping us to make progress toward
greater food acceptance.
According to Pediatrics, children who are picky at foods may
develop food acceptance once they see their siblings and parents the same food.
-LSB-...]-- model good eating habits, talk about healthful eating, expose kids to gardening, involve kids in shopping and cooking — and still face a long, slow road when it comes to
actual food acceptance.
Delayed introduction of lumpy foods to children during the complementary feeding period affects child's
food acceptance and feeding at 7 years of age.
Using Family Meals with Picky Eaters Without being controlling or making separate meals for the picky one, parents can use family meals as a long term strategy to help children grow in
their food acceptance.
And you're right to also point out the «
food acceptance / waste: side of the equation.
Forestell, C.A.; Mennella, J.A. (2012) More than just a pretty face: the relationship between infant's temperament,
food acceptance, and mothers» perceptions of their enjoyment of food.