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    Good Food

    Amniotic Fluid and Taste

    Julie Mennella is a bio-psychologist at the Monell Chemical Senses Center. Her latest research links amniotic fluid to taste. Mennella describes how mothers can instill good eating habits in children in the womb.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Julie Mennella is a bio-psychologist at the Monell Chemical Senses Center. Her latest research links amniotic fluid to taste. Mennella describes how mothers can instill good eating habits in children in the womb.

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    6 of 8
    LA's Sexiest Chef, Corn Syrup vs Corn Sugar, Quince
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 8:37The Ultimate Slow Food
    3. 14:26Making Chutney at Home
    4. 20:33Jonathan Scores a Highly Sought Reservation
    5. 27:29Corn Syrup Gets a Makeover
    6. 33:55Amniotic Fluid and TasteYou’re reading this
    7. 41:54A Life in Food
    8. 48:38What Pizza and Beer Have in Common
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Candace Moyer

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    The full episode

    6 of 8
    LA's Sexiest Chef, Corn Syrup vs Corn Sugar, Quince
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 8:37The Ultimate Slow Food
    3. 14:26Making Chutney at Home
    4. 20:33Jonathan Scores a Highly Sought Reservation
    5. 27:29Corn Syrup Gets a Makeover
    6. 33:55Amniotic Fluid and TasteYou’re reading this
    7. 41:54A Life in Food
    8. 48:38What Pizza and Beer Have in Common
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