| Does boys food differ from the foods that girls | | | | Boys do like to eat at fast food restaurants. Examples |
| choose to eat? The answer to that question is yes. | | | | of these restaurant chains include McDonalds, Burger |
| Boys do seem to like different foods than girls. In fact, | | | | King, Wendy's, Pizza Hut, and Papa John's Pizza. |
| when presented with options or choices of foods, | | | | These chains usually carry the foods boys most like to |
| boys will choose separate foods than girls will choose. | | | | eat including pizza and French fries. The only problem |
| Boys know what they like to eat and eat plenty of it. | | | | with these chain restaurants is that the food they |
| Boys Choose Certain Beverages | | | | serve is usually not the healthiest food available, and |
| Even their beverage choices differ. Boys tend to | | | | growing boys need their vitamins. |
| choose sports drinks or sodas over other beverages | | | | Boys and Fruit |
| when given the choice. Yet, girls tend to want to drink | | | | Boys food does not usually include fresh fruits. They |
| either water or fruit juice. However, one choice they | | | | will choose to eat fruit flavored snacks or fruit bars |
| agree on is milk. Both boys and girls do choose milk | | | | over fresh fruits such as bananas, oranges, or apples. |
| when it is an option. Boys especially seem to like | | | | Boys are more likely to eat fruit that has been cooked |
| chocolate milk. | | | | in pies (like blueberry pie) or in muffins (like strawberry |
| Amount of Food Boys Eat | | | | muffins). |
| Boys tend to eat more than girls. Boys' portions or | | | | Boys and Desserts |
| helpings of meats, vegetables, fruits, and desserts are | | | | Boys do eat their fair share of desserts. They seem |
| often much larger than the portions girls choose for | | | | to like them all. They typically eat all flavors of ice |
| themselves. Boys also tend to eat faster than girls and | | | | cream, cakes, pies, brownies, cookies, and all flavors of |
| more frequently than girls. | | | | pudding. In fact, many boys would prefer their desserts |
| Typical Boys Food | | | | first at mealtime. |
| What foods do boys typically like to eat? Of course, | | | | Boys do have their likes and preferences when it |
| every boy is different and has varying tastes. | | | | comes to the foods they choose to eat. Boys tend to |
| However, some foods are typically favorites among | | | | like to eat foods based upon the flavors of the foods, |
| boys. These foods include chicken tenders, French | | | | not the nutritional values of the foods. As the boys |
| fries, pizza, hot dogs, hamburgers, and chicken wings. | | | | grow older, they begin to see the importance of |
| Any mom who has sons knows these particular foods | | | | nutritional value and their food likes and dislikes change |
| will go over well with boys of any age. | | | | and evolve over time. |
| Boys Like to Eat Fast Food | | | | |