First Bite by Bee Wilson Summary
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"First Bite" reveals how our eating habits are learned, not innate. Winner of the Andre Simon Prize, this revolutionary book shows why children fear vegetables and how adults can rewrite their food stories. The Wall Street Journal called its premise "liberating, generous and ultimately optimistic."
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When Your First Bite Decides Everything
A toddler pushes away a plate of broccoli with the certainty of a judge delivering a verdict. "I hate it," she announces-though she's never tasted it. We nod knowingly. She's a picky eater. It's just how she is. But what if everything we believe about why we eat what we eat is wrong? What if that child's rejection has nothing to do with her personality, her genes, or some mystical inner food compass-and everything to do with what she's learned before she could even speak? Our relationship with food feels deeply personal, almost sacred. We cling to the idea that our tastes reveal something essential about who we are. Yet the uncomfortable truth is this: the foods you love, the ones you hate, even the ones you crave at midnight-nearly all of it was taught to you. And if it was learned, it can be unlearned.
The Fiction of the Food Wisdom Gene
The Critical Window We're Missing
The Memories That Eat Us
When Children's Food Became a Trap
The Feeding Styles That Shape Us
The Possibility of Transformation
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"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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