That ' s not epigenetics . That ' s just taste . Babies can taste the amniotic fluid in the womb so what their parents eat actually influences the babies taste preferences when they are born . A study had mothers drink carrot juice very regularly during pregnancy and their babies preferred carrots over other foods and had higher preference compared to other babies . It is the same with sounds babies have a preference to their mother ' s voice and in particular , the sounds they heard the most while still in the womb . So short answer is yes , her eating did have an influence but it ' s just having the experience with the taste that influenced your preferences . There are limitations here though because my mom had lettuce cravings with my brother so she ate a ton of lettuce but he won ' t touch it .