The Trait We Hate Most in Our Kids Didn’t Exist 100 Years Ago. I Know Where We Went Wrong—and How to Fix It.

The Trait We Hate Most in Our Kids Didn’t Exist 100 Years Ago. I Know Where We Went Wrong—and How to Fix It.

Before the 1930s, being a picky eater didn’t exist as a concept, much less as a normal or expected part of children’s identities.

The following essay is excerpted from Picky: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in History by Helen Zoe Veit. Copyright © 2026 by the author, and reprinted with permission of St. Martin… [+12258 chars]

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