First Bite: How We Learn to Eat

Synopsis of First Bite: How We Learn to Eat

«First Bite: How We Learn to Eat» is Bee Wilson's popular science essay on the origins of eating habits, published by HarperCollins Publishers in paperback (432 pages, in English).

The work explores how we learn to eat from childhood and why our tastes are shaped by family, cultural, social, and emotional influences. Bee Wilson draws on research by psychologists, neuroscientists, and nutritionists to analyze phenomena such as color preferences, gender pressures at the table, and radical methods to get children to accept vegetables, arguing that it is possible to relearn healthier eating habits.

Originally published in 2015 by Fourth Estate (HarperCollins Publishers). The essay was recognized as the Fortnum & Mason Food Book of the Year 2016.

Suitable for people interested in food, the psychology of eating, and popular science on nutrition and healthy habits.