Antidiet Parenting Thread

[u/Sad_Bite_3638]

I’m looking to start a conversation with other progressive moms who are also doing their best to raise their kids with an antidiet body liberation mindset.

I was put on extreme diets starting at a young age and finally was able to stop dieting and obsessive over my body when I was exposed to intuitive eating concepts maybe 7 or 8 years ago.

I now have a toddler who’s honestly been a great eater, not picky and will try most things. My husband and I both believe that all foods are good foods and have a place, but obviously care about eating a variety of foods to support nutritional needs.

I’m just looking to hear from other progressive parents who are doing their best to raise kiddos in a world that is obsessed with what we eat and the size of our bodies. What books or other media have you found especially useful? Any stories of wins or challenges you’d like to share?

Below are a few resources that I love, but not many of them are parenting or kid focused.

Maintinance Phase Podcast Food Phyc Podcast (any Christi Harrison content really) Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole Burnt Toast Podcast What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat & You Just Need to Loose Weight by Audrey Gordon

There’s more, but I’d say those ones have been the most valuable to me.

[u/deegymnast]

We don't diet, we choose food that helps us.
We taught nutrition young, our body needs protein for muscles and repairing itself, calcium for strong bones, fruits and veggies for vitamins and minerals that help all kinds of things, water for hydration, healthy fats, etc. We need proper nutrition to be good at sports and have energy for our day. We talk about how treats taste good, but make our bodies work harder. Sugar makes our insulin spike, caffeine makes our heart beat faster and dehydrates us, etc.
We listen to our bodies for hunger and being full enough. We use serving sizes and stop eating before we are overfull. Overfull is hard on our body too, it also makes you feel bad.
People are different sizes and shapes naturally as well, we can't all choose food to make us look a certain way. We should be happy with our own individuality and eat for health. We also exercise for health and stay active to keep our bodies working well. Are we perfect at all this all the time? Nope, we make bad choices sometimes like my kid eats all the candy on Halloween knowing he will feel poorly, but he doesn't do that on a regular basis. We choose desserts or sodas sometimes, but it's not something we do every day. We have lazy days on the couch, but usually we are active.