Does BLW make for a great eater?

[rosealbie]

Have posted this on CHAt topic but probably better here. I didn't BLW with my dc as hadn't heard of it but am interested to know if children who are BLW are more likely to be good eaters later in life?

My theory mainly comes from comparing DD (8 months) to DS and his friends. DD will eat pretty much anything that comes her way. Anything she comes across is put in her mouth and tested. However, her environment is pretty much controlled by me and I don't leave poison mushrooms lying around.

In comparison, DS at 3, despite being a 'good eater' (I have the nursery reports to prove it), would, if given the choice eat the same three or four meals over and over again. His breakfast never varies. His initial reaction to any new food is 'yuck', although given time and a few tries he will usually come round to it. DS is far more in control of his own environment - a couple of generations back he would have spent his summers roaming the fields at this time of year snacking on berries. If he was as adventurous as DD (or indeed as adventurous as he was when he was a baby) I can only imagine the things he would be putting in his mouth.

I think that as an adult you learn to overcome fears of new food because you can logically assess situations, e.g. I may have never tasted quinoa before, but its on sale in Sainsbury's so it probably won't kill me. 3 year olds don't have this ability.

you have clearly never tasted quinoa...

interesting theory. so it's basically to get us through the period where we have access but no ability to assess risk. it does make sense, actually.

aaah, now you're entering the realms of native and non-native crops...