New study on children and food: Fruit chunks in yogurt are a turn off for one age group in particular
In 76 percent of the instances, six-year-olds opted for foods without lumps, the highest preference rate observed across the age groups. As such, it makes sense that this particular group in our study does not like too many lumps in food, as it is at this age that they are most cautious when it comes to food," explains Ching Yue Chow.
"As children reach school age, they may become more influenced by classmates and others within their circle to try new types of food and have more of a desire to expand their horizons. We can also see that the proportion that would like to have food with chunks in food grows in concert with their age in the study," says Ching Yue Chow.