Are kid's taste buds different that adults? (My Son is 5)?When I was 5 my father got heart disease and we had to eat healthy. My mother is an excellent cook. We ate salads, beans, nuts and wild game (my dad is a hunter). To make this more bearable mom made a variety of dishes, nothing was ever the same twice. I never thought that being picky was a choice when I was a kid. I liked just about everything - except asperagus but if they served it I ate it anyway. My stepson lives 1/2 time here and at his mom's. I cook healthy meals, for dessert I make stuff like angel food with rasberries and whip cream. His mom is always stuffing them with sweets. She never cooks anything that doesn't plop out of a can, slide out of a box or must be microwaved - she is truly Chef Boyardee. He comes to our house he picks at his dinners and ends up not eating a thing - then wants dessert. Scott says my dinners are too exotic for him- I don't want to change our diet to starch, salt and sugar. I even make his kind of food once a week. Nothing is worki
Answer by CATHERINE M
No a child taste buds is only used to what it is used to.. A child can eat food and not have to add salt etc to it but whereas an adult is more used to the taste of salt therefore we feel the need to have to add it or our food taste bland. Your stepson mother is only cooking him processed foods therefore he is used to that and not used to healthy foods... I personally wouldnt change what I made and I esp wouldnt change from making nice healthy meals to not healthy ones! He will soon get used to having the meals when he comes to your house and at least you know that he is getting some form of fruit veg and vitimins when he does eat it.
Answer by melissa s
when my son has friends over to eat or sleep or for the weekend, i can now tell the ones who are used to fast food or the can, we eat at home most of the time and i cook from scratch, either kids love it or they can't or wont eat it, but these kids are so used to junk it is hard for them to even stomach healthy home cooked food, but i do not make anything special, it;s eat it or go hungry don't make him anything junky, if he wont eat it then he goes hungry, but i would not make an issue of it, also maybe ask him what he would like , show him some healthy cookbooks to look through and pick out a few meals, maybe he could even help you make them, good luck
Answer by JOANNA
He has poor eating habits sweety.... This could take awhile for him to get used to. I would gradually incorporate the healthier foods into his diet . I would also let him know that this is the way you want your family to eat and since he is part of the family and you love him , you want him to eat healthy.
Deeserts are not an option if he cannot atleast try to eat some of the foods ( again gradually)
Another way you could help him is let him help you make some of dinner and maybe he could suggest something you both can agree on.
This worked on my children and we were both happy :)
Eventually , he will come around to your healthy foods..
Hope this helped and good luck to you.
PS ... Their taste buds are somewhat different and they keep changing throughout childhood but I believe what you are tackiling is poor eating habits ..
Answer by purplemaeve
With diet being a major contributor to many very serious health issues for the comunity, including young children, I applaud your desire to do right by your stepson. You need to get your husband on side and having the entire medical community on your side already should amke it easy to provide your husband with the necessary facts. Make desserts contingent on eating a decent amount of healthy food. Make dessert simple like fruit kebabs or pieces of fresh fruit with a sweetened ricotta dip etc. If your meals are "too exotic" for the child do some research on healthy eating for children, there are lots of books available with ideas and recipes to make healthy food appealing to the younger palate and don't forget children eat with their eyes too so make it look like fun, eg arrange the food on the plate in the form of a clown's face etc, let your imagination run wold :) If you husband sees that you are so committed he'd have to be thick not to support you. Try to find very simple recipes that the child can either help you make or make by himself. Learning about a healthy diet starts with the planning and preparation of meals. Have hope, eventually the healthy eating message with be heard in the classroom and he will see where his best interest lie.
Answer by Whitney A
yes his taste buds are different but...Evey 6 months his taste buds will change so keep trying to feed him healthy things. but also keep trying to find foods he likes. They have a lot of new healthy items to choose from in grocery stores today that taste delicious.
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