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picky eating; unbalanced diet; food preferences
Eating only certain types of food or avoiding specific foods, resulting in a nutritionally unbalanced diet.
子供の偏食に悩んでいる。
I'm worried about my child's picky eating.
偏食は健康に良くない。
Picky eating is not good for your health.
偏食を直そうと努力している。
I'm trying to fix my picky eating habits.
ETYMOLOGY:
偏 (biased, one-sided) + 食 (eating) - eating that is biased toward certain foods.
USAGE:
Describes:
- Children who refuse vegetables
- Adults with limited food preferences
- Nutritionally unbalanced diets
COLLOCATIONS:
- 偏食が激しい - to be very picky
- 偏食を直す - to fix picky eating
- 偏食傾向 - tendency toward picky eating
RELATED:
- 好き嫌い - likes and dislikes (food)
- 間食 - snacking