Mona SharmaCelebrity nutritionist and wellness advocate

Why “Normal” Childhood Illnesses Shouldn’t Be Normal

23 Apr 2025 · 0 min

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Mona Sharma argues parents need to push back against social pressure to feed kids junk food like Goldfish and Doritos. She frames food as vital information that shapes how a child's body works, not just fuel.

It's really uncomfortable to be the mom or the dad that speaks up and says no to those, you know, Goldfish crackers and Doritos. But we have to we have to get loud. We have to work against the stigma. Food is information for your body and how it's going to function and how it's going to work. What do you have to say for the parents who are just like, you know, I want to say more.
So when you are speaking up, you are putting yourself outside the group.
Right.
And there's nothing worse for a human being than to not be part of the group, to be on the outside, and to not feel like they belong. So my advice to those people is always like, own it. Bring your own group. Find the other parents who see things similarly to you and band together. Because then you have your own group.