can you train you tastebuds to like certain foods?

Answer 1

Dont think you can train as such, but the more you eat something the more you may get to like it perhaps.

Answer 2

I joined Slimming World a few years ago, and now I like all the food that doesn't make me put on weight. Some of the things I wouldn't even taste before, but now eat regularly.

So yes, I think you can train or change your tastebuds.

Answer 3

I think you can. Think of all the things that you hated as a child and that you now eat without a second thought.

For example, I did not like brocolli, celery, chicken (sprouts is a sore point still though!) but now I am able to eat them quite happily! I am having them all for lunch today! I also like cabbage too which I did not then.

I think alot of dislike comes from early experiences of maybe texture and smells - hence the sprout problem - though I will eat them raw now. So, I guess that is progress. Many people base their idea of taste on how they first ate them.

If you are trying to persuade a child to eat something. Present it to them and eat some at the same time and really enjoy it. Praise him when he tries it. Do not expect him to like it straight off and take it away quietly and perhaps try the same thing again a few days later - perhaps in a different form.

Answer 4

I believe so.
As our taste buds can alter as frequently as once per week or fortnight, try eating the foods that you wish to like at least once every other day for a month. Also, try presenting it very nicely. As the presentation of food can greatly increase the chance of you wanting to eat it, it will make you, and keep you, more motivated.
If it is something as simple as taking tea without sugar, or chips with less salt, this can be acquired in a shorter space of time, but with complex recipes or meats, it can take quite a while.
Another tip is to increase the "dosage" each time you eat it. for example, if you want to like chicken, take a little the first time, but next time increase your amount by one and a half times, or even double. Soon you will be eating it as though you had always liked it. Good luck!

Answer 5

Yes, you can. Your tastebuds are just receptors - the liking part is handled by your brain, and as with most things is therefore subject to conscious control. What that means is that you can eat something you think you don't like and train yourself to see it as just an experience in sensation - taste, texture, the works - and then see the positive in that experience. So instead of the instinctive "I don't like olives", you eat, analyse, and think "actually, that saltiness is quite nice, and the texture is pleasingly firm and fresh" (as an example).

That said, mashed potato makes me retch!

Answer 6

Yes. You can change your tastes, but they are mostly set in childhood.
They reckon that it takes several tries for a child to accept new foods. Introduce a new food in a neutral manner. Talk about the food's color, shape, size, aroma and texture — but not about whether it tastes good. Be patient with your child's investigative habits. Young children often touch or smell new foods, and may even put tiny bits in their mouths and then take them back out again.

Children often need at least 10 exposures to a new food before they accept it, so be persistent.

Answer 7

I think so. My tastebuds change what they like all the time esp. as I get older. When I began losing weight I didn't allow myself certain foods and now fast food, chocolate, candy, etc. do not even appeal to me. I suppose it is more of a cognotive training.

Answer 8

yes definitely. Stop taking sugar in tea and coffee and, after the initial (disgusting) week, you get used to it. After a fortnight it is difficult to drink tea and coffee with sugar and you prefer the other taste.
So, yes, you can definitely train your tastebuds.

Answer 9

You can teach yourself to overcome certain dislikes but you can't train your tastebuds. Who do you thinkis in control?

Answer 10

I think it is possible if you eat the foods repetitively. I for example hated sprouts and carrots but really don't mind them now simpky through eating them a lot. I hate bananas so might give my own theory another try!