2016年4月20日 · The final common reason why children don’t like vegetables may be due to the psychological concept of Paired Associative Learning. This association of a stimulus with a specific response (in this case, a vegetable with a feeling) does not work in favor of vegetables.

2022年8月24日 · According to science, if you didn’t like eating your vegetables as a kid, it’s more likely your kids won’t like them. It seems that genes may play a big part in your eating habits. Over the years, you’ve learned to eat plants because you know their importance to your diet.

2011年4月13日 · Most kids are even more reluctant. They hate vegetables and will often just refuse to eat them. What's the problem with veggies, and how can we get kids (and ourselves) to eat more of them? It...

2021年1月25日 · If your kid hates vegetables, read on for some advice and reassurance! When I ask parents for their biggest frustrations around feeding their kids, I often hear this: “They won’t eat any vegetables!” I get it. Vegetables are treated like the holy grail of healthy eating.

2024年5月2日 · Overall, there are three main reasons why so many kids don’t like vegetables: Texture Troubles: Vegetables come in a wide range of textures, like mushy, cooked cauliflower or crunchy raw carrots. Some kids can find these different textures bizarre and offputting.

It turns out there are scientific reasons why children generally don’t like vegetables. But there is hope and we’ll give you tips to encourage your little sprout to eat veggies as quickly as they eat mac and cheese.

2022年8月19日 · There are many reasons why your kids don’t really enjoy vegetables. Here are 10 of the most common: The most common reason kids hate vegetables is that they don’t know what they’re missing. If you haven’t introduced your kids to the wonderful world of vegetables, they might not even realize how delicious they can be.

2021年4月9日 · Some kids go through a short phase of refusing veggies altogether, or will eat just one variety—say, cucumbers—without trying anything else. Others, like Bernadette, may go years without eating any vegetables at all, and have no plan to change their ways. The good news is, this isn’t cause for panic.

2023年7月20日 · Young children especially do not like mushy soggy vegetables. They like crunchy vegetables like carrots or lightly steamed broccoli that are still crunchy because their teeth are growing and need stimulation to grow stronger.

Our evolutionary ancestors lived with lots of toxic plants and we evolved a gene that makes the toxins in these plants taste bitter to discourage us from eating them. Children probably evolved …