Life’s Slightly Weird Moments

We’ve been having trouble with the boy getting enough to eat. At least, that’s what we think. Not that he doesn’t eat well, but invariably when he comes home from school he is extremely bitter and irritable. Almost every time, having him eat a little bit when he gets home is enough to take the edge off and make him, well, tolerable anyway.

In an effort to get a little more protein into him, the Wife picked up some Chobani yogurt and Grape Nuts to see if he’d enjoy eating that. Now, he eats yogurt and likes oatmeal so it seemed plausible. When he tried it though, he quickly shook his head a said it was too bitter.

Since I’m the “Mikey” of our household, I ate the rest of the yogurt concoction. To my surprise, I found it sweet, not bitter (it was a peach flavored yogurt). I noted how sweet it was to the Wife and said I found it hard to believe he could find a problem with it. She basically gave me the “What do you want me to do?” response.

Shortly thereafter, while perusing the Intertubes, I came across this article from Popular Science and found enlightenment. In a nutshell, as we get older we lose taste buds so our sensitivity to taste goes down; kids, on the other hand, are particularly sensitive to bitter flavors which is a natural defense against eating poisons or toxins.

What are the odds of coming across an article on taste? Further, what are the odds on coming across that article after having an exchange involving that very topic?