Saving our kids from diet culture

Have you ever wondered how to handle situations where family members label foods as "good" or "bad" in front of your children? 

In this video, we dig into the following question from our community:

"My mother-in-law is always labeling foods as good or bad in front of our daughter. She came home yesterday telling me that Grammy said, 'All I eat is junk food.' How do we handle this?"

Here’s our tip… 

Empower kids by educating them about the nutritional content of foods. 

There's no such thing as inherently "good" or "bad" foods. Instead, it's about understanding the macro and micronutrients that foods provide (or lack). 

By emphasizing education over stigmatization, we equip children with the tools they need to develop a healthy relationship with food so they don’t fall victim to the diet culture that so many of us were raised in.

From our parenting toolkit:

How can we empower our kids and protect the next generation from diet culture? 

We need to shift paradigms and educate! Let’s leave behind the ideas that eating and mealtimes have to look a certain way.

Bottom line, our bodies need nutrients. 

It’s more than okay for our kids to have their safe foods, and yes, sometimes that means supplementing with vitamins. 

We've been on the hunt for years to find a kid’s multi-vitamin and probiotic that doesn't have added sugar, weird dyes, and gummy additives that can contribute to cavities.

Then... we discovered Hiya.

Our kids love the taste and we love the ingredients—a true win-win!

An added perk, they send you an adorable refillable bottle that your kids can personalize with stickers. Our kids loved being able to take some ownership over the whole process, and it definitely increased their interest in taking their vitamins.

By involving our kids in these kinds of healthy choices, we can help them create a more positive relationship with food and well-being.

If you'd like to learn more, you can click here to explore what Hiya has to offer and read what the experts are saying about their children’s vitamins.

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