Everyone has their favorite food preferences. There may also be foods that he avoids, does not want to eat, or even is disgusted with. There are also those who call these tastes or eating pleasure. So, what is the mental meaning of these eating habits that every person prefers, cannot give up or stays away from?
Although taste conditioning has been understood through Garcia's research, scientific research reveals that taste begins to form in the womb. The common belief in Anatolia is that babies should be given a taste of food after the 4th month. A common belief is that if only breastfeeding is used, the patient may develop a very picky diet and a negative attitude towards tastes in later years. The point I want to draw attention to is the meanings of foods in our brain and where they originate from. For example, one person does not like okra at all, another loves its taste, and another may be disgusted by it. While some people avoid one fruit at the level of phobia, they immediately crave another. One of my clients had hypersensitivity to chicken meat. Let alone eating it, he felt nauseous even when he heard its name. When we examined his memories, he realized that such a feeling occurred after experiencing chicken poisoning. So, the issue is not preference or taste, but conditioning. If we feel physical or mental pain, disgust, fear, etc. If we have experienced an emotion/sensation, it can determine our attitude for the rest of our lives. In such cases, negative taste conditioning can be transformed into positive conditioning by using some therapeutic methods. Our favorite foods are fruits, desserts, etc. We can say that it depends on a condition again. It is mostly based on positive memories, known or unknown. Some people loved watermelon because they loved their favorite teacher. Some people love grills because of a picnic they enjoy so much. It may not be remembered at all, because the first beginning of positive experiences that are repeated over and over again can be relatively forgotten.
What I will say is that if we have a solid negative feeling in our eating preferences, this can actually stretch and even change in the opposite direction. Sir, don't do it either. If you are wondering whether leeks, broccoli or cauliflower can be eaten with pleasure like cutlets; I can say that I have seen people eating like that. One of them is me. I wish you a good week.
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