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The PedsDocTalk Podcast

Why we shouldn’t put “sweets" and "treats” on a pedestal

The PedsDocTalk Podcast

Dr. Mona Amin

Medicine, Health & Fitness, Kids & Family, Parenting

51.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Sweet and treats are part of our lives. Even if we may not eat a lot of them in our home; our children will be exposed to these foods in school and at parties and it’s important we don’t put sweets and treats on a pedestal. I invite Jennifer Anderson, a registered dietitian and founder of Kids Eat in Color. We discuss: How we put food on pedestals What it means to have a healthy relationship with food Why labeling of foods as “good” or “bad” can backfire Find out more about Kids Eat in Color at kidseatincolor.com or connect on Instagram @kids.eat.in.color

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0:00.0

Let's say you've never had an M&M before and I come to you and I say,

0:05.0

hey Dr. Mona, would you like an M&M?

0:07.0

And you're like, okay, sure, and you eat it and you say, oh, wow, this is delicious.

0:11.0

And I say, oh, great, yeah. And maybe we talk about how it's

0:14.6

delicious and maybe don't, but then that's over and then we talk about

0:18.0

something else. But then maybe I come to you and I say, oh my gosh, I had this amazing incredible thing today.

0:26.4

And because you've done such a great job with all of your work,

0:30.8

I just really want to bring you this special thing and here it is on a plate.

0:35.2

Your mind is going to be absolutely blown by this thing. It's M&M's. Like and I'm just

0:39.7

hyping it up. I am hipping it up and and I can tie it into that. I can say you know what you've had such a long

0:46.0

week and you've been working so hard here are these M&M's for you and all of a sudden I have

0:51.2

taken an enjoyable experience.

0:53.2

And I've turned into something else totally different.

0:55.6

Now I've brought in your emotional state,

0:57.4

and I've brought in whether you deserve something,

1:00.3

and I have just made a really big deal out of those M&S.

1:03.0

Welcome to the show. I am Dr Mona and thank you so much for tuning in each and every week.

1:09.0

Your reviews and the way you share this podcast is how the show continues to grow and we are a top. you because of all of the love you all pour into the show.

1:23.4

I get to talk to the most amazing people

1:25.3

in the field of child development, health, feeding, parenting,

1:29.2

and today's guest is someone I've always admired on social media.

1:33.0

Her name is Jennifer Anderson.

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