If you grow it, they will eat it

Scott Andrew Birdby Scott Andrew Bird | May 19, 2007
Filed in Diet and Nutrition , studies


Dr FuhrmanDisease Proof points to an interesting study (abstract only, registration required for full article) by a team at the Saint Louis University Medical Center; who discovered that :

children who grow up eating homegrown produce prefer the taste of fruits and vegetables to other foods

This seems entirely reasonable to me. There's just something deeply satisfying about walking out into the yard to grab some food; rather than relying solely on a trip to the local supermarket.

How about you - do you grow any of your own food? Herbs perhaps?



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