Substances similar to PTC give a bitter taste to green vegetables such as Brussels sprouts, broccoli and cabbage as well as some fruits. But they are also present in some poisonous plants, so having a distaste for it makes evolutionary sense. "The sense of bitter taste protects us from ingesting toxic substances," the report said.
They've never seen a two year old in action.
8 posted on 08/12/2009 11:59:43 AM PDT by metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
The whole world knows a little kid’s reaction to alcohol and tobacco is correct; why would anybody think that same kid’s reaction to green vegetables was wrong??
13 posted on 08/12/2009 5:10:35 PM PDT by wendy1946