On the other hand, there are plenty of people who enjoy foods that aren’t good for them: Twinkies, soda, chips, fast food, frozen pizza…the list can go on. Why do we like these foods, and not the foods that we know we should be eating? We know that Twinkies and chips aren’t superfoods, yet these are often the very foods we turn to when we’ve had a bad day at work, when we feel down, or when our stomachs are growling with hunger.
In my years as a dietitian, I’ve talked with plenty of people who have told me that they just don’t have a taste for fruits or vegetables or whole grains or skim milk, for example. But might it be possible for people to learn to like foods that are good for them and turn off their taste buds for the less healthy foods? Scientists seems to think so.