u/DropAfraid6139

Would love to hear the podcast cover Picky by Helen Zoe Veit because I had a very mixed reaction to it. The historical sections on American food culture, refrigeration, processed foods, and advertising are occasionally interesting, but the book feels massively stretched out relative to the actual thesis.

A lot of the argument boils down to fairly obvious points: ultra-processed foods, increased food choice, and child-targeted advertising contributed to modern picky eating. That could honestly have been a great long-form article or podcast episode instead of a dense full-length book filled with repetitive anecdotes and strawman parenting arguments that often feel disconnected from how parents are actually advised today.