American kids weren’t always picky eaters. In fact, children in the 19th century ate all kinds of different foods, such as spicy sauces, shellfish and organ meats.
Helen Zoe Veit is the author of the new book, “Picky: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in History,” which follows how the processed food industry changed kids’ palates.
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