Mona SharmaCelebrity nutritionist and wellness advocate

Dr Manasa Mantravadi | Rooted in Wellness #shorts #shortsviral #shortvideo #wellness #health

11 Dec 2024 · 1 min

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In this short interview, Mona Sharma discusses the challenges she faces getting her children to avoid processed snacks like Goldfish crackers, Fruit Loops, and Cheerios that come in plastic containers. She asks Dr. Manasa Mantravadi how she approaches educating kids about food choices. Dr. Manasa emphasizes three key lessons: (1) children need to understand that if they cannot read the ingredient list, their bodies cannot recognize what they are consuming; (2) the negative health impacts of plastic packaging; and (3) the risks associated with bright, artificial food colors. She highlights the importance of fostering a sense of ownership over one’s own body and the planet, empowering children to make informed, healthier decisions.

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So my kids, they don't understand when I ask them not to have the Goldfish crackers, when I ask them not to have the Fruit Loops at school or the Cheerios or, you know, the food that comes in those plastic containers, they don't have the understanding because they assume if it's coming from my grocery store, from my school, then it's something that's safe. So tell me about you and how you approach this with your kids. For my kids, I really help them understand two things. One, if they don't know how to read the ingredient, then their bodies won't know what it is. And then two, the impact of plastic and then the food colors. So there's three. The food colors also. If there's something that's like super colorful and vibrant and bright, we have to understand that that's probably not going to be good for us.
Getting them to really have this sense of kind of ownership over their own body and their own planet is actually very powerful.