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Food preferences: Boys vs. Girls

Mar 30, 2007 08:51

Cooke and Wardle (2005) surveyed British schoolchildren on foods they had tried, and found that trying more foods did not significantly change the percentage disliked. In general, girls liked fruits and vegetables more than boys did, whereas boys liked meats, processed meats, and eggs more than girls did. Both groups liked fatty and sugary foods ( Read more... )

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bemusing March 30 2007, 14:10:55 UTC

We also had the strict rules on breakfast cereal. I went wacky for Cap'n Crunch with Crunch Berries when I went to college. I also wasn't allowed to have soda, but my mom only drank Coke. But I couldn't touch it. The cereal and soda rules are especially ironic considering I grew up in a house where every meal was something fried then covered in gravy.

differenceblog March 30 2007, 14:15:34 UTC

Grin. We always had Brigham's pistachio ice cream in the freezer, and it was "your fathers" and I wasn't allowed to have any, even when we were having ice cream, because that was his special treat.

I kept a tub of Pistachio Ice Cream in my freezer constantly for like 2 years in college. Sometimes 2.

suburban_mom March 30 2007, 14:14:12 UTC

i was an extremely lucky child. My mom's view of food was 'everything, even stuff that's bad for you, in moderation' We had scads of cookies and other sweets just lying out on the counter, ready for consumption. Our only rule was, we had to ask.

The requests were rarely turned down. If they were, it was for sensible reasons such as dinner being ready in a matter of minutes.

We also always had the option of not having dessert after dinner, but rather having it later in the evening.

All in all, my parents had [and still do] a very balanced approach to food.

plumtreeblossom March 30 2007, 14:26:59 UTC

Oreos were like pay in our house. If we were good all day, we could have two Oreos for dessert. I mastered the art of making two Oreos last a half an hour.

When I started college, one of the first things I bought was my very own full-sized package of Oreos. Mine, all mine!

astrogeek01 March 30 2007, 15:20:17 UTC

Nope, no forbidden foods. We got to pick our cereal, but the rule was we could only have two boxes (+ mom and dad's GrainKibble) open at any given time. That meant I got to pick one and my brother got to pick the other.

Generally I don't get cravings for anything specific. I like to have sweet things, but I don't chow down on them (except under high stress; but one might argue that grad school isn't the best environment for healthy eating). I've found that a small square or two of *really* good chocolate will do well for me a lot longer than crappy hersheys. For example.

Must get truffles from Zingermans next time I'm there. Oh god...yes...

differenceblog March 30 2007, 17:53:10 UTC

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