Humble Pie: Parental Food Behaviors Affects on Children

When you become a parent, that Humble Pie recipe is everywhere, isn't it? Making it sure is easy-and so is by-passing it on the buffet table. It's the taking a bite that's the hard part-like choking down a handful of razor blades.






My colleague Angela Lemond, The Mommy Dietitian, blogs about the importance of taking a bite of this particular recipe.



Humble Pie: Parental Food Behaviors Affects on Children

Ingredients

Several days of low nutrient, high calorie foods
1 lifetime of vegetable avoidance
1 week of extreme dieting
2 days of restrictive eating
1 night of binge eating
1 food group elimination
1/2 day of emotional eating and/or stress eating
1 poor body image
daily meal skipping
1 case of orthorexia

Directions

Mix one or more ingredients together by blending well. Cover and allow ingredients to rise.

We are always looking for family recipes. But what is the recipe that you are serving without even realizing it? In my dietetic practice as a pediatric and family dietitian, I see parents of young children that have one, two or several of these "ingredients." With childhood obesity such a problem, I believe that we must take a good, long look at ourselves and how we night be impacting the young people in our lives. Check yourself. What is your relationship with food like? Do you feel comfortable around a variety of foods? How do you think your relationship with food is affecting your children? Because the truth is that our children will do as we DO, not as we say. Just like anything else in life, any change you would like to see in the world needs to start with you. Let us all take a bite of humble pie and taste all its flavors. It might not taste great, but your consumption, digestion and then hopefully, elimination will be the true nourishment that is best for both you and your children for years to come. If you think you have a poor relationship with food, contact a Registered Dietitian (RD) in your area that specializes in wellness nutrition or even disordered eating. An RD can develop a balanced food plan and assist with changing food behaviors that will yield a great final recipe intended for the entire family.


Angela Lemond, RD, CSP, LD is a Registered Dietitian that is Board Certified as a Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition working in private practice in the Dallas, Texas area. For more information on Angela, visit her website at http://www.angelalemond.com or Mommy Dietitian blog at http://www.mommydietitian.com.

Dallas Morning News Mommy DIETITIAN Blogger

I've been reading the Mom's Blog at the Dallas Morning News since I found out I was pregnant. There, I've found much wisdom, humor and basic information from parents that make me realize that I am a completely normal Mom!

Imagine my surprise when I was asked by the editor, Nancy Churnin, to begin submitting blog posts of my own. "I've only been a Mom for a few months," I said. "what could I possibly have to share with your readers?" Nancy encouraged me to write about my perspective on feeding a child-from the ground up-with a caveat. That caveat is that my background and profession. So, as a new mom and a registered dietitian, I'll be blogging weekly on Thursdays at 3:00pm CST about my trials and tribulations with feeding my 10 1/2 month old son.

You can read my first post here: Feeding My Son Pickles, Herbs and Spices. Please feel free to comment and let me know what other topics you'd like to see! Thanks for reading!

Jamie Oliver, Lisa Greene and Me. Food Revolution Time!

Tonight is the season finale of one of the most talked about TV shows in America. Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution ends tonight and I, for one, can't wait to see the finale. You know, you can love him, you can hate him, you can think he is doing this all for publicity, etc. But in the end, he is making a difference. How do I know that? Because YOU are watching. WE are watching. AMERICANS and their CHILDREN are watching. For some, it's the first stages of CHANGE. And isn't that what we need around here? You know the old saying..if the behavior doesn't change, the outcome doesn't change.

Join me and a group of changing Americans TONIGHT for the Jamie Oliver Food Revolution Finale Watch Party at Picasso's Pizza and Grill at 7215 Skillman Road (at Walnut Hill) in Dallas, TX 75231 We will start at 7:00pm.

Processed Kids author Lisa Greene will be there tonight as well.
Light appetizers will be served, drinks and dinner will be available for purchase.
Please RSVP. http://processedkids.com/ If you will notice, on the bottom left-hand corner, there is a RSVP click-through to join us!

I know that many of you are not in Dallas, so I'm curious to know what you are going to do to watch the finale this evening. How are you going to celebrate and start your own REVOLUTION? What kinds of food will you be putting out on your buffet table for friends and family from now on? Kinda makes you think-doesn't it. That's the point-exactly.

It's true that nutrition information is confusing and that feeding our kids and ourselves can be compromised without the knowledge, time or effort that it requires to do so. If you or your family would benefit from seeing a registered dietitian, please go to here and click on "Find a Professional". Enter in your zip code and you'll have a list of folks you can select from. Or, ask your MD for a referral. It will be the best time and money you spend all year. I promise.

Please comment on this post with your thoughts and views. I am so interested in what you have to say. For those of you in Dallas/Ft.Worth area, I hope to see you tonight!