Although the book isn’t geared specifically toward parents, those with “picky” eaters at home (or who are themselves picky eaters) will find much to mull over and apply in practice. But even if you’re not as obsessed with the topic as I am, I think you’ll still find Wilson’s wide-ranging research fascinating and her elegant writing a pleasure to read.Īmong other topics, Wilson examines the various roles of culture, hunger, memory, genetics, gender and even birth order on how we eat, as well as the degree to which our earliest food preferences are – or aren’t – malleable in later life. Now, admittedly, I’m all about “kids and food” and First Bite is primarily about how children form their earliest food preferences, so perhaps it’s not surprising that I loved this book so much. The very next day, I tweeted Wilson and asked if I could interview her on TLT she readily agreed and it’s only due to ridiculous delay on my end that I’m so late in sharing our exchange. ![]() ![]() I happened to catch the latter half of an interview with author Bee Wilson, discussing her new book First Bite, and I became so engrossed that I experienced one of those famed NPR “ driveway moments” where I couldn’t get out of the car even after I’d reached my destination. Bee Wilson (Photo credit: Charlotte Griffiths)One night back in February, I was driving home from a meeting and tuned in to NPR’s Fresh Air on the car radio.
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