2023-11-26 00:05:36
You can change children’s ‘taste’ through parenting methods… Even foods you dislike can be ‘changed’ if you eat them more than 10 to 15 times.
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Many parents are concerned regarding their children’s picky eating habits. Even though it may be difficult, these bad habits must be corrected through experience and learning at a young age.[사진=게티이미지뱅크]When you’re very hungry, you tend to eat foods you normally dislike. If you change the way you raise your children, you can also correct their picky eating habits. Experts say that just like training your muscles at the gym, if you train your sense of taste, you can enjoy foods you wouldn’t normally care regarding. Can we come to like foods that are good for our bodies but don’t give us desirable feelings through learning and experience? Australian non-profit academic media ‘The Conversation’ introduced ‘7 ways to help people enjoy food they hate’.
Eat when you’re hungry
When you are very hungry, you can more willingly accept the taste of food you would not normally eat. The market is a side dish.
Eat bitter foods with sweet foods
Bitter foods are good to eat with foods containing salt or sugar. For example, it is helpful to eat it with a sweet salad dressing.
Eat and eat once more
You only need to eat small amounts to develop a liking for a particular flavor over time. You may reach a level of liking by eating a certain food repeatedly 10 to 15 times.
Eat repeatedly in a ‘positive context’
Certain foods are better to eat following your favorite sports activity or with someone you like. Or, you can eat it with your favorite food. It is good to eat certain vegetables with your favorite protein foods.
Think regarding why you want to enjoy this food
You may need to change your diet for health reasons or because you are moving to another country or region and cannot adapt to the local food. That compelling reason may motivate you to enjoy a certain food.
If possible, start from a young age.
It is relatively easier to change children’s tastes compared to adults. Children can learn to like new foods without much difficulty.
Increase the number of foods you like
There is a need to remember this. The more foods you like, the easier it is to learn to like other foods. It is advisable to increase your favorite foods one by one.
Meanwhile, heredity and environment play an important role in determining food preferences. Previous twin studies have shown that genetics has a 32-54% influence on food preferences. The degree of effect varies depending on the type of food. Taste is the overall impression you get when eating food.
The cultural environment and the foods one actually encounters also influence preferences, and to a large extent, preferences are learned. Most of the learning takes place during childhood at home and various eating places. This is not textbook learning. You can increase your affinity for food by learning through eating experiences. It is also important to note that we make positive or negative associations by seeing what others do and using it as a model.
Previous research results show that home environment is an important factor in determining children’s food preferences. Children are more likely to be affected by the food they prepare and eat at home. Environmental factors affecting adults and adolescents are much more diverse. Getting used to the bitter taste of beer and coffee is a good example. Overcoming aversion to these foods can be influenced by the social context in which they are consumed and the physiological effects of alcohol and caffeine. Beer and coffee are often associated with the process of becoming an adult.
Enjoying a variety of balanced diet is good for your health. Picky eating can lead to vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Avoiding entire food groups, especially vegetables, can lead to health problems. Eating too much food that is tasty but high in calories increases the risk of chronic diseases such as obesity. Understanding how your food preferences are formed and how they can change is the first step to healthy eating.
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