Daily HealthBeat Tip - December 03, 2007

Eat Right, Baby 3

Researcher Julie Mennella of the Monell Chemical Senses Center says parents’ choices of what to feed kids can help kids develop a taste for healthy foods.

``The best predictor of how much fruits and vegetables children eat is whether they like the taste of these foods. If we can get babies to learn to like these tastes, we can get them off to an early start of healthy eating.’’ (12 seconds)

Last revised: May, 26 2008