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Very interesting share, thanks. When I transitioned to eating more fish, because I wanted to be "healthier" I started eating more salmon because that's the fis

Very interesting share, thanks. When I transitioned to eating more fish, because I wanted to be "healthier" I started eating more salmon because that's the fish available in German supermarkets, but it's not a taste I ever particularly liked. What's more interesting to observe is that my daughter also doesn't really like it. When you have a 1 year old eating all sorts of fresh fish, but pushing away the salmon, you can't help but wonder, if there is something about food quality that small children taste that we cannot.

permo-w 4y ago
kids are very empathic. more likely than not, you’ve given off signals that she’s picked up on. or it could just be genetic this idea that she’s somehow detecting an intrinsic wrongness to salmon sounds a lot like confirmation bias
djur 4y ago
Kids are picky about food in all kinds of weird ways, and this doesn't even seem particularly surprising -- if it's a food you don't like, why would your kid like it? I think that's a simpler explanation than there being something wrong with the fish.
ido 4y ago
Interesting! Maybe she just inherited your taste in fish? I love salmon (also live in Germany) and my 4 year old likes it as well (but my 6 year old doesn't).
matsemann 4y ago
Mostly a vegetarian diet here now, but what I miss the most is absolutely salmon. Red meat or white fish I don't crave, but that red salmon, mmmm. But no, it's not "interesting" how your kid doesn't like it. It doesn't mean anything about the health about the product. Does your kid like candy?
- thefounder 4y ago
  Treat yourself with a salmon! It's 2023!
- richardhod 4y ago
  Farmed salmon doesn't have the red colour we associate with salmon, and they add that colour later so that it looks right to us. https://www.foodandwine.com/news/your-salmon-might-be-lying-you-farm-raised-salmon-isn-t-naturally-pink https://www.foodandwine.com/news/your-salmon-might-be-lying-...
  - Gordonjcp 4y ago
    Interesting article. It seems to be saying that wild salmon are pink because of a pigment in their diet, but farmed salmon are only pink because of a pigment in their diet.
    - richardhod 4y ago
      Indeed. Farmed ones aren't given the same diet. I suspect it's not as healthy for them either, but it does well enough for industrial purposes. Think of cattle feed v grass, etc
skissane 4y ago
I absolutely love raw salmon – but cook it, it is meh – I'll still eat it if offered, but for cooked fish it is far from my first choice
- permo-w 4y ago
  salmon gets unpleasantly fishy if you overcook it. a little browning round the edges while leaving the centre raw but warmed can be amazing I do love salmon sashimi though
wiseowise 4y ago
> When you have a 1 year old eating all sorts of fresh fish, but pushing away the salmon, you can't help but wonder, if there is something about food quality that small children taste that we cannot. Definitely. I think you’re onto something here. Keep digging.
emsixteen 4y ago
> When you have a 1 year old eating all sorts of fresh fish, but pushing away the salmon, you can't help but wonder, if there is something about food quality that small children taste that we cannot. Don't think there's anything to wonder about here at all. Kids' tastebuds are different, and they're just like anyone else - individuals who can decide they don't like something.
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thefounder 4y ago
I don't think kids know anything about food quality. There is also a matter of preference but to say that the small children sense unhealthy/bad quality food is ridiculous. They would probably eat "only" junk food and sweets if given the choice.
globalise83 4y ago
Our daughter is legendary in our family for the quantity of smoked salmon she consumed at the same age.
schwartzworld 4y ago
My kids ate salmon starting at a young age. It's always been their favorite fish.
- janeerie 4y ago
  Same here - my son is an incredibly picky eater, and salmon is the one thing we can rely on him eating.

permo-w 4y ago

kids are very empathic. more likely than not, you’ve given off signals that she’s picked up on. or it could just be genetic this idea that she’s somehow detecting an intrinsic wrongness to salmon sounds a lot like confirmation bias

djur 4y ago

Kids are picky about food in all kinds of weird ways, and this doesn't even seem particularly surprising -- if it's a food you don't like, why would your kid like it? I think that's a simpler explanation than there being something wrong with the fish.

ido 4y ago

Interesting! Maybe she just inherited your taste in fish? I love salmon (also live in Germany) and my 4 year old likes it as well (but my 6 year old doesn't).

matsemann 4y ago

Mostly a vegetarian diet here now, but what I miss the most is absolutely salmon. Red meat or white fish I don't crave, but that red salmon, mmmm. But no, it's not "interesting" how your kid doesn't like it. It doesn't mean anything about the health about the product. Does your kid like candy?

thefounder 4y ago
Treat yourself with a salmon! It's 2023!
richardhod 4y ago
Farmed salmon doesn't have the red colour we associate with salmon, and they add that colour later so that it looks right to us. https://www.foodandwine.com/news/your-salmon-might-be-lying-you-farm-raised-salmon-isn-t-naturally-pink https://www.foodandwine.com/news/your-salmon-might-be-lying-...
- Gordonjcp 4y ago
  Interesting article. It seems to be saying that wild salmon are pink because of a pigment in their diet, but farmed salmon are only pink because of a pigment in their diet.
  - richardhod 4y ago
    Indeed. Farmed ones aren't given the same diet. I suspect it's not as healthy for them either, but it does well enough for industrial purposes. Think of cattle feed v grass, etc

skissane 4y ago

I absolutely love raw salmon – but cook it, it is meh – I'll still eat it if offered, but for cooked fish it is far from my first choice

permo-w 4y ago
salmon gets unpleasantly fishy if you overcook it. a little browning round the edges while leaving the centre raw but warmed can be amazing I do love salmon sashimi though

wiseowise 4y ago

emsixteen 4y ago

> When you have a 1 year old eating all sorts of fresh fish, but pushing away the salmon, you can't help but wonder, if there is something about food quality that small children taste that we cannot. Don't think there's anything to wonder about here at all. Kids' tastebuds are different, and they're just like anyone else - individuals who can decide they don't like something.

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thefounder 4y ago

I don't think kids know anything about food quality. There is also a matter of preference but to say that the small children sense unhealthy/bad quality food is ridiculous. They would probably eat "only" junk food and sweets if given the choice.

globalise83 4y ago

Our daughter is legendary in our family for the quantity of smoked salmon she consumed at the same age.

schwartzworld 4y ago

My kids ate salmon starting at a young age. It's always been their favorite fish.

janeerie 4y ago
Same here - my son is an incredibly picky eater, and salmon is the one thing we can rely on him eating.