Family Food Splash

How do you define a healthy relationship with food? It’s a core question, as you might want to cultivate that for your kids. What I notice is that often this definition goes in the direction of being in a relationship with so-called healthy foods – meaning we actively push exposure, and even intake of greens, proteins, and other foods you (not I) label as healthy.

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If you’re doing things differently from your parents, it’s my bet that you could still be doing the same thing as them. Even when, on the outside, it looks like a 180-degree turn. The core still turns around the same thing. I see this happen in feeding so often. And I know, because I did it too.

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Different day, same sh*t.’ It was written in capital letters on the pencil case of one of the ‘bad’ guys when I was in high school. That phrase clearly left a mark, and I’m still unsure if that's because I’m passionate about what drives human motivation, or because it was written so clearly, so real, so rough.

What does this have to do with nutrition, Sofie? Let me get straight to the point. I think many of us have done real, meaningful work around food and bodies. At least on the outside, as we still might feel uncomfortable about our bodies on the inside. Many parents can now spot harmful comments about bodies - and not just notice and question them, but also stop them from infiltrating our kids by speaking up and setting boundaries around how we talk about bodies. This is hard work - and I encourage everyone to do it. 

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A few weeks ago, a study made its way into my mailbox, my socials, and my mind. It was about the link between prenatal exposure to specific flavors and facial expressions at age three. The study did not measure the amounts of veggies eaten – it was just about smell.

Basically, they measured facial expressions, indicating that when a child would, for example, cry when presented with that flavor, it could be interpreted as, ‘okay, this child is rejecting this veggie by smell’.

Continue to read and listen here - https://www.sofiedeniet.be/why-prenatal-kale-is-not-the-answer/