food-habits
How Early Exposure to Flavours & Textures Shapes Your Baby’s Food Habits For Life
Published: 22 Aug 2026
Updated: 21 Sept 2026
Your baby doesn't need to love every food on the first try.
Starting solids is more than introducing nutrition. For a baby, every new food is a sensory experience and learning a new skill. Taste, texture, smell, temperature and even the way food is offered can shape how they experience food.
In Episode 4 of The Parent Lab: Mastering Your Baby’s First Foods, host Kriti Vij speaks with Dr. Jyothirmayi, Consultant Pediatrician and Founder of Cherish Children's Clinic, Hyderabad, about picky eating, introducing variety, repetition without pressure, texture progression and the realities of feeding in a busy household.
From not labelling your baby a picky eater too early to creating a calm environment where they can explore food, this episode looks at what it really takes to build curious, confident eaters.
Catch Episode 4 of The Parent Lab now.
The Parent Lab is a Community Education initiative powered by Nestle FamilyNes & is aimed at educating parents through Expert education. Know more: parentune.com/nestle-familynes
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