Shaping Tastes

​There have been inconclusive studies done to look at whether babies prefer the tastes they experience in the womb. One famous study, The Carrot Juice Study, had a group of women drink carrot juice throughout their pregnancies, and another group that did not . When their babies started to eat solid foods researchers looked at whether they had a liking for carrot juice flavoured cereal. There is no official proof, but the results suggested that what the mother eats during pregnancy is likely to affect the likes and dislikes of her child. 
 
The flavour of the carrot juice was transmitted into the amniotic fluid and ingested by the fetus. It is thought by many that the flavour of amniotic fluid, as well as breast milk, are shaped by the food the mother eats, and prepares the baby for the environment that he is born into. 
 
What environment would you like your baby to be born into? What healthy eating habits would you like your baby to have? Start in the womb, because you never know!!
 
Sources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1351272/
Sears, William MD and Martha R.N. Eat Right Now for a healthy pregnancy. (p.58) Dr.Sears Wellness Institute, 2016.
https://www.npr.org/2011/08/08/139033757/babys-palate-and-food-memories-shaped-before-birth