Carrots in McDonald’s wrapper taste better to pre-schoolers

August 7th, 2007

Sad. Shows you how effective marketing and advertising are.

Even carrots, milk and apple juice tasted better to the kids when they were wrapped in the familiar packaging of the Golden Arches… Study author Dr. Tom Robinson said the kids’ perception of taste was “physically altered by the branding.”

Study: Food in McDonald’s wrapper tastes better to kids – CNN.com