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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Attention Parents of Picky Eaters!
If your child refuses to try new foods, eats only a few very specific foods, or has ever been labeled a picky eater, she (or he) may really have Sensitive Tastebud Syndrome or STS. (I was going to call it Senstive Tastebud Disorder, but I figured STD would get a little confusing.) STS was identified by Jillian VanAken at the dinner table last night as she struggled to eat the Penne Arrabiata her mother prepared for the family's dinner. The suculent combination of Penne pasta, chicken, tomatoes, tomato sauce, garlic and red pepper flakes was too overwhelming for poor Jillian. Upon taking the first bite, she declared, "This is disgusting! I can't eat it!" When encouraged to eat a few noodles and two slivers of chicken, she discovered the syndrome. "It's not my fault I have sensitive tastebuds!" she proclaimed. Experiments to discover if STS is a genetic disorder or a result of enviornmental factors will be conducted in the near future.
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My youngest has that! I'm so relieved to find that she's not alone and that there is a medical diagnosis. Since everyone else in her family will eat just about anything, I don't think it's genetic (or perhaps one of us carries a recessive gene).
ReplyDeleteWe have found a heavy dose of "You Have To Watch Your Siblings Eat Dessert And You Don't Get Any" seems to alleviate some of her symptoms.
Good luck!
Jillian is so funny! It is true that kids taste buds are more sensitive than adults, but I guess her's must be super-sensitive. Hyrum is starting to get picky himself now and somedays will only eat PB&J for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Oh well, at least he's eating!
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