Picky How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in History | 7.61 MB
Title: Picky
Author: Helen Zoe Veit
Category: Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Health, Nutrition & Diet, History, Americas, United States
Language: English | 304 Pages | ISBN: 1250402506
Description:
An eye-opening investigation into why American kids no longer eat broadly and with gusto
"Enlightening … a rigorous and persuasive call for change." ―Publishers Weekly, Starred
"Upends our assumptions about the foods children can and will eat with gusto."―Bettina Elias Siegel, author of Kid Food
Are children naturally picky? It sure seems that way. Yet, amazingly, pickiness used to be almost nonexistent. Well into the 20th century, Americans saw children as joyful omnivores who were naturally curious and eager to eat. Of course, this doesn’t make sense today. Don’t kids have special taste buds? Aren’t they highly sensitive to food’s texture and color? Aren’t children incapable of liking "adult foods," and don’t parents risk harming kids psychologically by urging them to eat?
But Americans in the past didn’t think any of those things. They assumed that children could enjoy the same foods as adults, and children almost…
An eye-opening investigation into why American kids no longer eat broadly and with gusto
"Enlightening … a rigorous and persuasive call for change." ―Publishers Weekly, Starred
"Upends our assumptions about the foods children can and will eat with gusto."―Bettina Elias Siegel, author of Kid Food
Are children naturally picky? It sure seems that way. Yet, amazingly, pickiness used to be almost nonexistent. Well into the 20th century, Americans saw children as joyful omnivores who were naturally curious and eager to eat. Of course, this doesn’t make sense today. Don’t kids have special taste buds? Aren’t they highly sensitive to food’s texture and color? Aren’t children incapable of liking "adult foods," and don’t parents risk harming kids psychologically by urging them to eat?
But Americans in the past didn’t think any of those things. They assumed that children could enjoy the same foods as adults, and children almost…
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