Why do babies like or not like certain food?

Question

This is another question for another argument with my brother. We're twins guys, so its fair to say we argue a lot.

He is confused and baffled by the idea of my answer being that babies have opinions and preferences, based off of both their taste buds and mothers diet. He feels that it doesn't make sense for a baby that has no experience with a food to not like it. That we like the foods we do because of past experiences and not liking a food that is nutritional from first taste doesn't make sense either. Its not something designed to help the body out so why does it happen?

Won't take my response as an answer. Help me out?

Answer 1

Kuraj

Yoda

Taste presumably helps you avoid consuming potentially dangerous foods.
Basically, some of our ancestors got poisoned by eating something but survived, the strong aversion to that particular taste may pass on via heredity to prevent future generations from consuming similar foods.
Alternatively if your "genetic history" encounters a taste your ancestors didn't come into contact with, it might result in the same aversion to again prevent you from eating something that might be dangerous to eat.

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SorrowPlays

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My brothers response: How do you prove that?

(He's stubborn as hell)

Answer 2

SorrowPlays

My brothers response: How do you prove that?

(He's stubborn as hell)

Answer 3

Arya_Christ

Guru

because we have taste buds and taste buds makes healthy food taste ughh whereas fatty food yummmy.

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Answer 4

Kitten967 | 522 opinions shared on Family & Friends topic.

Guru

Same reason adults don't like certain foods. Because of the way it tastes or the texture of it. Babies have taste buds as well and don't understand the nurtation behind food. They'll like or dislike food based on what it tastes like and what the texture is.

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SorrowPlays

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My brothers response: but why? He feels like everyone is just saying things without proof.
Kitten967

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io9.gizmodo.com/the-psychology-of-hating-food-and-how-we-learn-to-love-476720251

Tell him to use his brain. He could Google this and get answers. Babies tend to like sweet foods since they taste nice. They dislike sour or bitter foods because they don't taste nice. When a baby is first starting to eat proper food they won't like things with lumps in because it's not soft and smooth like milk is.
Kitten967

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psychcentral.com/.../
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SorrowPlays

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Thank you. Maybe this will finally be the answer he was looking for.

Sigh. Family. -_-

Answer 5

SorrowPlays

My brothers response: but why? He feels like everyone is just saying things without proof.

Answer 6

Kitten967

io9.gizmodo.com/the-psychology-of-hating-food-and-how-we-learn-to-love-476720251

Tell him to use his brain. He could Google this and get answers. Babies tend to like sweet foods since they taste nice. They dislike sour or bitter foods because they don't taste nice. When a baby is first starting to eat proper food they won't like things with lumps in because it's not soft and smooth like milk is.

Answer 7

Kitten967

psychcentral.com/.../

Answer 8

SorrowPlays

Thank you. Maybe this will finally be the answer he was looking for.

Sigh. Family. -_-

Answer 9

scarlett

Influencer

Everyone has preferences and taste buds, including babies. Obviously that's why some babies will eat certain foods and not others. You are right, your brother is wrong.

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Answer 10

dwiller943 | 335 opinions shared on Family & Friends topic.

Yoda

Because they tried it and realized they do or do not like it.
My son doesn't like a few foods, but likes most of them so far.

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Answer 11

Cinnamon-Dun

Xper 5

Children have 2 times the number of taste buds as adults.

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Answer 12

Anonymous

Why do some people like salty food and some people don't? It's just taste

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Answer 13

AlphaStyles | 338 opinions shared on Family & Friends topic.

Guru

it's called instinct and also they have a tongue so they have taste glands

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SorrowPlays

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My brothers response: Wouldn't instinct rather make us eat the food than dismiss it?
AlphaStyles

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well he should know we have tongues and taste glands
SorrowPlays

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He wants you to clarify. (Just the messenger here, I agree)
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AlphaStyles

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babies are born with tongues and last time I checked babies can also taste so if they reject the food they don't like the taste Or smell
SorrowPlays

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He wants to know why they don't like it. How it goes through their mind to not like a food they haven't had.
AlphaStyles

+1 y
ok for the part they don't like it's called feelings and they can also smell if they don't like the flavour or the shape of the food don't bother
SorrowPlays

+1 y
Personally, I just think he's being extreme that he's been proven wrong. He's asking an unanswerable question. Why exactly does a baby like something but not taking the answer that its a obvious.
SorrowPlays

+1 y
He'll just argue anything to death. Would you like to hear his response?
AlphaStyles

+1 y
yes I would
AlphaStyles

+1 y
if he can speak baby then let him go find out
SorrowPlays

+1 y
He wants you to imagine a baby that is eating its first food ever.
AlphaStyles

+1 y
lolz tell him his funny
SorrowPlays

+1 y
How does it relate feeling to that if it has no knowledge.
AlphaStyles

+1 y
babies don't like some food because they don't like it the way adults do too without tasting it
AlphaStyles

+1 y
feelings is different from knowledge

Answer 14

SorrowPlays

My brothers response: Wouldn't instinct rather make us eat the food than dismiss it?

Answer 15

AlphaStyles

well he should know we have tongues and taste glands

Answer 16

SorrowPlays

He wants you to clarify. (Just the messenger here, I agree)

Answer 17

AlphaStyles

babies are born with tongues and last time I checked babies can also taste so if they reject the food they don't like the taste Or smell

Answer 18

SorrowPlays

He wants to know why they don't like it. How it goes through their mind to not like a food they haven't had.

Answer 19

AlphaStyles

ok for the part they don't like it's called feelings and they can also smell if they don't like the flavour or the shape of the food don't bother

Answer 20

SorrowPlays

Personally, I just think he's being extreme that he's been proven wrong. He's asking an unanswerable question. Why exactly does a baby like something but not taking the answer that its a obvious.

Answer 21

SorrowPlays

He'll just argue anything to death. Would you like to hear his response?

Answer 22

AlphaStyles

yes I would

Answer 23

AlphaStyles

if he can speak baby then let him go find out

Answer 24

SorrowPlays

He wants you to imagine a baby that is eating its first food ever.

Answer 25

AlphaStyles

lolz tell him his funny

Answer 26

SorrowPlays

How does it relate feeling to that if it has no knowledge.

Answer 27

AlphaStyles

babies don't like some food because they don't like it the way adults do too without tasting it

Answer 28

AlphaStyles

feelings is different from knowledge

Answer 29

Whatthefluff | 1K opinions shared on Family & Friends topic.

Master

Babies are very texture-oriented

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Answer 30

Anonymous

'We're twins guys'
So you're also a guy?

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SorrowPlays

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Nah, I was just addressing whoever read that as "guys" - it's a habit of mine. We're fraternal boy/girl twins.
Opinion Owner

+1 y
start putting commas.
SorrowPlays

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Thanks anonymous person that couldn't even put their account on here to critique. Gee - one mistake.

Answer 31

SorrowPlays

Nah, I was just addressing whoever read that as "guys" - it's a habit of mine. We're fraternal boy/girl twins.

Answer 32

Opinion Owner

start putting commas.

Answer 33

SorrowPlays

Thanks anonymous person that couldn't even put their account on here to critique. Gee - one mistake.

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