No need to hide broccoli in a brownie, just give it a new name.
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Supercalafragilistic spinach. Mysterious mushrooms. Zany zucchini. This is how some scientists think kids will eat their vegetables, by renaming them.
A study recently published in Live Science showed that when veggies were given “cool” names, like X-Ray Vision Carrots kids preferred them to say, plain old carrots. Other studies found that adults were also easily swayed by the food name game.
I found this thinking similar to putting a bar of soap in a pretty package. It’s all in the presentation.
Check out the article here.
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broccoli doesnt go well with brownies. Its the wrong color green.