Rephrase for a 5-year-old: Why a stuffed nose makes food taste different — 3 simple ways

Three child-friendly rephrasings (age 5) that explain how smells help food taste, so when your nose is stuffed food doesn't seem as tasty.

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Here are three simple ways to say that:

  1. Smells help food taste yummy, so when your nose is stuffed food doesn’t taste as good.
  2. When your nose is blocked you can’t smell well, and food doesn’t taste as nice.
  3. Smell and taste work together, so a stuffed nose can make tasty food seem plain.

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