As your Little Rock chiropractor, we make it our mission to help you and your family achieve wellness through chiropractic, and keep you up to date on the latest wellness trends. One of the latest exciting health news trends involves food imprinting and how children learn to choose good foods based on what the mom eats during gestation, and what the child eats during the first 2 1/2 years.

In a recent article on Time.com, the ideas behind food imprinting are explained more in-depth, but what it boils down to is that a child can learn to make healthier eating choices if they experience a wider variety of healthy foods early in life. The article states that “the baby-food months are also a critical time for food imprinting. Experiencing a flavor about 10 times during this period can make children familiar enough with it to develop a preference for it later on…”

You should really read the full article on Time’s website if this has sparked your interest. I think it is extremely important to be mindful of the food we eat during all stages of our life, and this study shows how important it is that we be mindful of the things we feed our children. Not only will it help them stay healthy during their childhood, but it will help them make better, healthier eating decisions throughout their adult life!