Children more likely to eat their greens if mothers eat healthily during pregnancy, study says

Mothers who want their toddlers to eat their greens should consume these food items during the late stages of pregnancy, researchers have said.

Mothers who want their toddlers to eat their greens should consume these food items during the late stages of pregnancy, researchers have said.

It follows a study which found that new-born babies showed a positive response to the smell of foods they were exposed to in the womb. The research, led by Durham University, studied the facial expressions of three-week-old babies whose mothers had regularly taken either kale or carrot powder.