Always make sure your concerns about food are based on *real* factors, and not just “it has chemicals in it” or “that sounds icky.” Everything is made of chemicals, and a lot of those chemicals have intimidating names (just check out that ingredient statement on an all-natural banana). Not mentioned in the article, lots of hidden ingredients *we* might consider icky are eaten by other cultures without fear.
A new Cornell University study examines the origins of food fears, and possible remedies. It’s a survey of 1,008 mothers asking about foods they avoid and why.