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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > behavior > nutritional behavior > eating habits > picky eating
Preferred Term:

picky eating

Definition:
Eating a limited variety of foods and rejection of both familiar or new foods, despite the ability to eat them.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
eating habits
Entry Terms:
  • food fussiness
  • fussy eating
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/221192
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