Scientists Found a Remarkable Way to Help Kids Like Vegetables

Summary: Getting kids to eat their veggies is tough, but scientists have found a neat trick: it starts before they are even born! A new study from the UK shows that babies can taste and smell foods like carrots and kale while still in the mother's womb. By the third trimester (around 28 weeks), flavors from the mother's diet pass through the amniotic fluid. Researchers gave pregnant moms capsules of kale or carrot powder at 32 and 36 weeks. Three years later, those toddlers were less likely to scrunch up their faces and cry at the smell of those same veggies. While genetics and environment still matter, eating healthy during pregnancy might just create a future veggie-lover.

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