Wednesday, October 10, 2007
NEOPHOBIA, AND ROCKIN' BROCCOLI: According to new research, a child's skepticism towards new foods is mostly based on genetics, not parenting and environment. The Times' experts have some theories on how to get your kids to branch out more, from "meals should be served family style, with no separate foods for children," to this: "Giving food cool names can help. In one experiment, Dr. Brian Wansink, director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab, found that when peas were renamed 'power peas,' consumption doubled."
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