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Title: Should we eat sprouts all year round?
Post by: thedoc on 05/01/2016 11:44:29

Should you New Year's resolution be to eat more Brussel sprouts? Discover the health benefits of the humble veg...

Read the article (http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/articles/article/should-we-eat-sprouts-all-year-round/) then tell us what you think...

Title: Are brussel sprouts the devil's vegetable?
Post by: chris on 06/01/2016 00:14:03

I love brussel sprouts; I didn't used to though. Back in my childhood I regarded them as the Devil's vegetable, much as my own children do today. I wonder why our tastes change like this? Have I merely convinced myself that they are tolerable and I should like them, or have my taste matured in some way to make them more attractive to my gustatory and olfactory system?

Title: Re: Should we eat sprouts all year round?
Post by: cheryl j on 06/01/2016 05:39:17

Quote from: chris on 06/01/2016 00:14:03

I love brussel sprouts; I didn't used to though. Back in my childhood I regarded them as the Devil's vegetable, much as my own children do today. I wonder why our tastes change like this? Have I merely convinced myself that they are tolerable and I should like them, or have my taste matured in some way to make them more attractive to my gustatory and olfactory system?

I have read that children are more sensitive than adults to the bitter compounds found in vegetables like brussel sprouts. It's thought to be protective since a lot of poisonous plants are also bitter.

Title: None
Post by: Andrew Mossberg on 17/01/2016 04:52:13

I love brussels sprouts (and cauliflower, but not broccoli until I was older). I think part of it is that I always liked foods on the bitter side of the spectrum. A little garlic and olive oil with steamed brussels sprouts is ideal.