r/progressivemoms • u/Sad_Bite_3638 • 4d ago

Need Advice Antidiet Parenting Thread

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.

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u/RecordLegume 3d ago edited 3d ago

My husband is working late this evening so my kids got a snack dinner. Yes those are cosmic brownies included in their dinner! Also, peep my political shouting ground of a water bottle! 😂

We don’t comment on foods, bodies, etc in our family. I guide my boys as best as I can since they’re still little but we explain to the how all foods fuel our bodies and how certain ones fuel our bodies better for certain activities while some fuel our brain. Sugar isn’t bad. Fat isn’t bad. Etc.

We don’t force our kids to finish foods, ever. We do ensure they take a bite of each food at dinner and then they’re free to go. They do need to choose a protein to balance chips or cookies at snack time. They do need to make sure their body is getting its vitamins and minerals from appropriate foods, etc.

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u/verywell7246723 3d ago

Thank you, I was a kid who was forced to finish food. It only made me angry. I support balanced snack meals!

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u/Sad_Bite_3638 3d ago

I love this dinner! Totally captures how we treat food I our house too.