The role of taste in shaping healthy food habits

Food is a very essential part of our life. Life cannot exist out of it. But the purpose of eating besides survival and nutrition is basically trying out new stuff and finding out what actually suits us.

To put it in a fancy way one can say that expanding the food palette is really necessary. This expansion or even discovery also plays a very important role to keep us healthy.

If we eat a healthy dish with the taste profile we already enjoy, then it will be much easier for us to be healthy. Since making healthy habits a part of your child's life is very important. It is necessary for you as a parent to identify and understand their favourite flavour profiles. In order to do that you have to be aware about what you are feeding your child. And what are their reactions when they eat the said food item. It is very easy to say that all children have the same basic taste palette. But if it were true, then what about the picky eaters?

In order to help your child be well nutritioned. You can slowly but steadily help your child develop a healthy relationship. Finding your child's taste palette also helps you determine the correct amount of food they need to eat. Once you identify your child's favourite flavour profiles you can always go to a nutritionist for recipe recommendations and portion size. In case you can't avail the services of a nutritionist, you can also take it up on yourself and read books like First Bite. When it comes to exploring and understanding your child's favourite flavour profiles you need to understand the role of the external environment. Since our memories, environment, culture and ethnicity all play a key role in the way we perceive food in the long run. One thing we need to remember here is that; it is really necessary for us to be observant and patient with our children when we are helping them with things of this sort.

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