Did you realize that the different food textures will often be the difference to why a person does or does not like a particular food?

There is much more to just making quick and easy meals because unless you are also aware of the textures of the food you could find that your meal planning has not been as popular as you thought it might.

The flavor of food has always been paramount in our thoughts but the difference between soft and slushy food and hard and crunchy foods for example, also makes a different in the choice of food we want to eat.

So many people just cannot eat raw oysters but are quite happy to eat Fried Oysters or Oysters in a cream sauce? The oyster is the same but it is the slippery nature of the raw oyster that most people dislike, not the actual flavor.

Feeding babies

Many parents just cannot understand why their babies will not eat mashed or creamed food but that is why, it is the soft slushy texture. Some parents just by-pass that stage altogether and start with finger food because the baby prefers to pick something up in their fingers and eat something a little more solid, something like peas, corn, beans, avocado and cheese to name a few favorites.

Meal planning

As children get older they do tend to drop their strong dislike for different food textures but a preference often still remains into adulthood with some people. Understanding the differences may help you realize why some meals you cook are more popular than others.

The only differnece you might need to make is to change the presentation of your food to the family. You might, for example, serve boiled eggs instead of scrambled eggs or you might cook roast vegetables instead of mashed vegetables. See the difference the various textures, but not necessarily a change in food?

This also is why some people like to eat a lot of raw food like salads which tend to be crunchy whereas other people prefer cooked vegetables which are softer. Another example is that some people like stews whereas other people would prefer to just have a grilled steak rather than all the gravy.

By understanding and seeing the results from serving different food textures your meal planning should be so much easier and it should help you put quick and easy meals together for the family that you know will be popular.


Copyright (c) 2009 Kaye Dennan

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