ABSTRACT
Recent research shows that an infant’s food acceptance is associated with flavors in mother’s milk or formula. Infants who experienced the flavor of carrots in mother’s milk finish eating carrot-flavored cereal more quickly than control infants whose mothers were not eating carrots during lactation [1]. After exposure to carrots or a variety of vegetables, infants ate more of the carrots. Additionally, daily experience with fruit initially increased the infant’s willingness to eat carrots [2]. A final study showed that the mothers’ reported willingness to eat novel foods and their associated flavors was reflected in their infant’s preferences for flavored cereal [3].
