Keep This "Fast Food Baby" Away From Kids

[@KianaDocherty]

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[@RAAZR-]

Known scam company that many fragrance youtubers have called out but hey enjoy the quick buck

[@ninnie714]

@@RAAZR- yep they are a scam

[@СергейАшимов-я8ш]

Curious, did you get the Herbst appliance? I legit felt like a cyborg with my headgear lol but maaaan did I get the Donald duck comparison every day

[@trba7996]

@@RAAZR- let her get that bread bro

[@Blox117]

@@RAAZR- many youtubers havent looked at the sponsorships they send out. in fact its probably 99%. so we shouldnt single her out. they all do this

[@awguitarroom8033]

How is this not child abuse?

[@purplemonsoon8376]

Natalism is so normalised and praised. Disgusting.

[@GabrielAKAFinn]

UK doesn't persecute even actual child rape, you think they're looking at this?

[@WobblesandBean]

I'll never understand why the government doesn't mandate this as child abuse.

[@The_Chef2511]

England isn't great when it comes to criminal neglect and child protection laws.

[@RoyalReyna]

Idk about in the UK, but in the states the govts position is generally that they don't want to be involved in matters of parental supervision. Even though most of us would call this child abuse, it isn't illegal. Just like if a parent was to force their child into a restrictive diet or not allow them to eat certain foods. If a parent didn't get their child Healthcare I would call that abuse, but if it's due to personal beliefs (it doesn't even have to be a tenant of their religion) then it's legal, even if the child suffers or dies because of it. Unfortunately, having children is considered a right and there's no prerequisite or minimum standard of parenting

[@saahraa.x5065]

It’s clear he’s hiding behind his children for his junk food addiction

[@michellewaterhouse6361]

They hate towards this man on here as if it's not obvious that he'd both addicted to these toxic foods as well as convinced by the worlds embrace of junk food is weird to me. I thought everyone was more enlightened about the power of the food industry to hook people. A majority of those people will pass those patterns on to their kids and so on. There's no robust health education occurring to combat the powerful advertising targeting folks.

[@kitcat7457]

@@michellewaterhouse6361 he isn't only hurting himself but his children. That's why there's so much hate towards him, because he refuses to prioritise his children's health over his desires which makes him a bad parent, addiction or no addiction.

[@miaomiaou_]

@@michellewaterhouse6361 Lots of people have food issues, but they do their best to hide them so their kids can live healthier lives than they do. He’s getting flack because he’s literally encouraging his children to develop the same patterns. He behaves carelessly, and that’s what’s so abhorrent.

[@bingusslingus7020]

@@michellewaterhouse6361 he’s an adult. there has to be some expectation of agency or he shouldn’t be a dad.

[@miickiie97]

@@michellewaterhouse6361 ‘the hate towards this man’ yes because he’s literally abusing his children? As someone who had a food addiction I did not force anyone around me to eat the way I did and I could easily cook for others?

[@Movinordyin]

As an ex overweight kid, I must say the work you’re putting out there into creating these videos to raise awareness is admirable.

[@ObviouslyJayy]

Bro said ex like everyone should be happy in there body unless it’s harming you

[@natalieg2976]

@Peegirl7722omg that’s so great!! And same here i was in the exact same situation u were in. Crazy how times change!

[@dynamichunter843]

Much more admirable than fat acceptance losers on tiktok going against science

[@yasminfarrokh5057]

Damn I feel the same way as kid I had childhood obesity I remember I would always get so depressed AS A KID aftergoing to the doctor because I already knew I was fat af and the doctor was never nice about it and it was literally out of my control what food I was eating there was never food in my dads house he only ate fast food which meant I only ate fast food and at my moms house she didn’t cook so we ate out every night of the week like this family and it’s sad to see a baby is sick from such poor eating habits that the parents are in control of definitely made me emotional. Luckily when I was 12 I learned how to cook but unfortunately in my teen years having more control over what I ate and a job and car meant when I got out of school the chic fil A next to school was an almost every day chicken sandwich and cookies n cream milkshake and then I would feel horrible about my body and over-restrict which just led to me starting a great binging habit (sarcasm) finally at 18 I got sick of it and got really into fitness which unfortunately led me down a different ED path of anorexia, bulimia, and CHSP I did get to really really low unhealthy weight but I thought I looked great. I am still healing my food relationship that has been so damaged since such a young age but I am happy to say I am at a healthy weight and eating more healthy than I used to but I gotta restart my fitness journey from scratch that really flew out the window, but I have visible abs (when I’m not bloated) I never thought that was possible as a little chunky child but it’s hard picking up the pieces that our parents left for us to figure out.

[@lashondamiller2982]

@@ObviouslyJayy They literally just said ex cause they're not overweight anymore 💀stop over reading into things and chill

[@dano3523]

"Daddy is trying his best." I would hate to see his worst.

[@kayleigh1991]

lol right?

[@BrieCheese]

No denying that little Cuba was a beautiful baby, but it was dead wrong of that dad to justify giving him cola because he's so cute.

[@purplemonsoon8376]

I don’t see anything cute about him.

[@laualazcano6661]

No puedo creer como esd fracasado consiguió una mujer así para formar una familia.

[@__m-a-x__]

Everyone: "aww, what a beautiful little baby" Dad: "let me see how fast I can ruin that"

[@SieMiezekatze]

@@__m-a-x__ little kid be speedrunning diabetes

[@BrieCheese]

@@purplemonsoon8376 I thought all the kids were really cute.

[@MJforever5690]

I’m a dentist and I see children with the most horrific teeth where I am. I’ve taken out adult molars on kids who are 8 (I.e. they’ve only had that tooth in their mouth for 2 years and it’s broken down so much to the point that it can’t even be fixed). It infuriates me that this is not considered neglect and abuse. Parents should be held accountable and it should be punishable.

[@JackieOwl94]

I had one cavity in my life. Even then, it was really tiny. All my friends have had teeth removed from high-sugar diets.

[@kristynhuddleston125]

That’s horrible. I grew up on soda and koolaid. I don’t think I even drank water until my first real boyfriend at 18. I had tons of cavities and still deal with it now - thankfully only have one crown but tons of fillings. But it sucks that I have to live with the decisions that my parents made for me. For my son we never have soda in the house or snacks. I cook everything and we enjoy healthy meals together. I dont want him to have the dental issues (that are crazy expensive might I add) like I’ve had my whole life.

[@kristynhuddleston125]

@deeplyhumorous congrats!!! I mean, I guess they didn’t have allll the information that we have now. Once you know better you can/should do better. So thankfully we can do better for our babies 🥰 sad to see that some people know better but decide NOT to do better though like in this documentary..

[@julieannanderson2228]

I just had a conversation with someome about this. Half of the 8 year olds in my class have crowns due to their cavities because of how much junk food they eat.

[@samhg3658]

The parents, the companies pushing into adding sugars all over the place because it makes profit.... I think we as a society would know best how to treat our future generations, but these things just show how inequipt we are to adapt to these times. We should know better by now.

[@jasonhsu4711]

WHAT? How can a 19-year-old have a heart attack AND feed the same food that led to it to her kids? Yes, Kiana, I'm morbidly interested in that story.

[@donamirtz]

19yo... having a heart attack...... the only way I can imagine it happening is during an overdose. Wtf???

[@23mxk]

@@donamirtz Now that's what I call mRNA + g*yslop maxxxing

[@donamirtz]

@@23mxk fr

[@TheXenoBeast]

19-year-old girl having a heart attack AND 3-year-old kid. How. So she gave birth at 16? It gets better and better

[@Melissaistired]

Literally I'm so intrigued to see what the diet consists of. I unfortunately am also morbidly interested 💀

[@bradw.1945]

I was working in radiology one day when we had a 3 year old patient who was 130 pounds. We thought it was a mistake on the order from the emergency room until we saw the child. He could barely breathe and used what oxygen he was getting to ask for root beer. The nurses called child protective services, but they were told nothing could be done because over feeding your child isn't considered abuse. It was sad to know these parents were murdering their child, and no one could do anything about it.

[@shlokaswain2118]

That is straight bonkers. How did they even manage it in the first place is beyond me. They got to be making that kid chug sugar and grease to get to that weight.

[@-carly-]

130 POUNDS?!

[@tayk.t.523]

I'm 5'3, 20 years old and this kid weighs 15lbs more than me. Jesus fucking Christ.

[@zxyatiywariii8]

That's both heartbreaking and infuriating! I'm an adult woman (although short) and that's more than I weigh 😢🤬 Feeding children into obesity is just as deadly as underfeeding them.

[@SilvaDreams]

Jesus fucking christ, I'm 6'3" and that toddler is only like 60lbs less than me.

[@kyle9293]

10:17 the way that he smirks when his wife tells him that she was almost in tears when she saw that he wasn't making any effort at all made me so mad

[@act3finale]

This freak is a full fledged sociopath - he enjoys putting his wife in this situation, stressing and being in despair, and he has no concern at all for the health of his OWN CHILDREN. He just wants to challenge his wife and treats everything as a game. Meanwhile he is killing his baby. What a mental case.

[@xelta6215]

That dad's not just a clown, he's an entire circus at this point...

[@Artbug]

My friend dated a woman who fed her baby/toddler fast foods and junk food because it was EASY. That enough was gross enough to hear, but the worst part was my friend said the young toddler would vomit constantly, several times a day. But she kept feeding him this because he would get very irritable and just cry constantly up until he got it. My heart breaks for the children of bad lazy parents

[@Barakon]

This is why I call junk food drugs in food’s clothing.

[@ayacyte443]

What the fuck...

[@NietzzTube]

That's absolutely horrendous. Poor kid.

[@lilianv3252]

and here I am giving my son vegies and being worried because he won't eat. I refuse to give him anything else. this is a phase and he will eat again someday. but right now I am one worried mommy because he isn't getting his vitamins.

[@Learning_Can_Be_Fun_]

@@lilianv3252 honey. You’re doing everything you can, they surely go through phases of not eating much. Offer him array of foods and he will eat if he is hungry. You’re doing a great job ♥️🙏🏻

[@CraftyCheshire]

as a mother who ate all of her vegetables as a kid, it was really hard for me to feed my son, who would gag at vegetables. I thought maybe it was the taste but after so long, we found out he is in the spectrum and these gag-inducing foods probably had nothing to do with the taste but everything with the texture. No, he still doesn't like vegetables. But I found lots of nifty ways to hide veggies. My favorite is "rainbow mash potatoes." Where I take a vegetable of each color, puree it, and add it to mashed potatoes. I do 4-7 colors and arrange them on his plate like a rainbow. The boy tears them up and is none the wiser. What I'm saying is,, you don't have control over what your kid likes, but you do have control of incorporating health foods into the stuff they love.

[@crowdemon_archives]

Lol yea, I do find certain vegetables quite disagreeable with my palette but there's ways to make them work for me... 😅 (I have ASD too myself)

[@jborrego2406]

Normally, I hate when people trick people that’s annoying as crap but it is Keita. It’s good that you give him vegetables.

[@NonaPaskemin]

You sound like an awesome mum :)

[@inthelandofmorethansmall7582]

When I read "gag" in your comment my mine instantly flashedback to how Mashed Potatoes would make me gag. And then vomit. I hated beans, peas, tomatoes, onions, pretty much everything... But I had ZERO SUGAR growing up. I had fruits. And I drank Apple Juice 100% of the time. But it was the kind with less sugar and my mom always watered it down. When I drank pure apple juice it tasted like syrup. I had nothing with sucrose, fructose, or chocolate. I was the tallest, thinnest kid in my grade every year. I lived on chicken nuggets and frozen pizza. But no sodas, no junk food, no processed foods, and I stayed Super active! All day every day!

[@inthelandofmorethansmall7582]

I liked most fresh veggies... But not cooked ones. I've never heard anyone else talk about how certain foods would make a kid gag! I've been questioning that I may be on the spectrum for a while now. I think I'll go look into it officially after this. Thank you!

[@boognewsnetwork7620]

That father deserves to be in prison; what he is doing is absolutely child abuse!!!

[@Nathan21679]

In the uk there are no laws surrounding giving your any toddlers or babies junk food. There was a case in 2009 where 2 mothers were arrested for neglect after giving the malnourished babies left over junk food. In my option there should be laws which should make it be classed as abuse if the child is malnourished the parents should be investigated and if there other kids are then it should be classed as neglect and abuse

[@maycontainnuts3127]

I've been through bad periods of life where I'd eat junk food daily and for every meal, and I eventually couldnt stand it. I'm a grown adult and seeing literal babies having a worse diet than I've had when I was at my worst leaves me at a loss for words.

[@vince5406]

I don't think this father has taken responsibility once in his life

[@Goat.Cheese]

Clearly not. Mentally immature, doesn't care about his marriage, doesn't care about the health of him or his children. Absolutely man baby!

[@Margatatials]

Yep he is using his kids as a shield and seems smug about it.

[@crazyleaf257]

😭😭😭🤦🏼🤦🏼🤦🏼 worst thing ever for humanity

[@yeet1066]

I would've slapped him for him going "sam!" After yer one told they both they needed to cook, i really hope she divorced him and took the kids

[@necrobabe6190]

The reason Sammy drinks so much soda is because it's also dehydrating him. He's always thirsty because they never give him plain water.

[@recklessamantha9827]

And the sugar is addicting

[@currololol371]

Water and Milk are very hydrating (Milk actually hydrates better than water) Coke is not

[@currololol371]

If you hydrate your baby with Coke, you should get arrested by abuse

[@charliemarshaii6722]

​@@currololol371do you know why milk is more hydrating?

[@calebgalant5284]

@@charliemarshaii6722milk doesn’t hydrate better than water. However, milk does contain helpful things for growth like vitamins, potassium, calcium, and fats necessary for the development. Milk is an evolutionary survival tactic used by certain mammals to speed up the development of newborns. Humans, cows, canines, and felines are prime examples of this.

[@UnapologeticGuy]

That is horrible. HALF A LITER in oil in ONE WEEK? 6 cans of coke a DAY? thats unreal. Its so sad to see. This baby cant do anything about that he doesnt know better. Its super upsetting to see. People like this dad are so dangerous. The fact his first reaction to a healthy diet for the future of his kids was to shake his head no was showing a lot about himself. I know he said he changed after the chicken and oil insident but i highly doubt he actually changed. Great job on the moms part though!

[@saharmizu6]

My mom made fried stuff daily and even then she didnt use that much oil… makes me wonder how they use it

[@stupidsexyflanders2023]

@@saharmizu6 They don’t cook, it’s oil from the takeaway meals they buy for him. Cheap takeaway meals contain a huge volume of oil compared to most home cooking.

[@hippiepisces9745]

I was at the dentist and this kid was sitting next to me with maybe the grandmother in the kid hadn’t been like five years old with a bottle. It was chocolate milk, and then the woman gave her a bottle with a baby bottle of a can of Coke.

[@hippiepisces9745]

I wish they actually mentioned what the kids height and weight were in this documentary I’m curious to as a mom myself

[@alventuradelacruz522]

The only oil we use in my house are coconut and olive oil, and the bottles last for months

[@kalinkapavlova9398]

As a parent who is trying to encourage my nine-year-old to cook for herself (easy stuff, and with me watching) I am actually angry at Cuba's dad like bruh... fruit and veggies aren't difficult to put in the cupboard or fridge for toddlers. Lord. Help this child. And me. And Kiana. And everyone else who's losing braincells over this father being... extra.

[@absolutelyridiculous6743]

You go, momma!! My kiddos are very healthy diet-wise because I'm like you. I want to make them interested and capable of making nutritious, simple dishes and full their cupboards with good alternative snacks. We do have cereals and crackers, but they aren't laden with too much sugar abs salt. Thru also love seaweed, bananas, apples, and mini oranges 🍊. It's all about balance in life. Neither one of them got a taste of pop until they were 3 years old, and even then it's highly restricted. I DO NOT buy it for them.

[@audrawells1383]

@Absolutely Ridiculous that's how I am too. None of my kids drink soda. My 6 year old tried a couple sips over the last year or so, and he hated it. When he was 10 months old my grandma went to give him a sip of her diet coke and I was shocked! Like he's a baby! There's water right next to your soda, why would you opt for the soda?! And she was confused why I was so against it because apparently she always gave her kids coke 🤦‍♀️ so that cola in the sippy cup really stands out to me. That is just shocking and Terrible. It takes the same amount of effort to give him juice or water.

[@Joee003]

Never drank soda at home with my parents except when we got a pizza combo at the restaurant about once a month. Even then, I hated the stuff... Now I only ever have it in adult cocktails. Seriously, habits in children stick for life! Good job parents!!!

[@KL96012]

That is awesome she will be a amazing cook by the time she is 13

[@MadameSomnambule]

That's some good parenting. I think I ended up learning to cook eggs and packaged soups when I was 10 and that was a good move on my mom's part. Like, I was finally able to feed myself at breakfast and lunch at least. Grandma even encouraged me by having me help her out when baking or making dinner.

[@markharrisllb]

This is child abuse. No one should be allowed to have children until they prove they are capable of looking after the most precious gift we get.

[@ls8999]

When I was 9-10 and my sister was 1-2, every time we went to a restaurant or fast food place we took baby food for my baby sister and asked the waiter if they could heat it up for us and they did it every time.

[@EvolvingChaos]

that man is the definition of weaponized incompetence (which I would adore a video on btw) and I feel like the reason he changed was because off camera he was either told by his wife that she was thinking of divorce or overheard/ was told by the nutritionist that she may have to report them for neglect. That is the only way I can see him changing that easily. Fantastic job as always love from PEI

[@tappyonline]

yeah i was thinking the same, the quick shift had to be some behind the scenes talk or something bc that was so random and out of character

[@ohkaypretty]

the ONLY thing that works on men like this is public humiliation tbh 🤣

[@xxxmelissatacionxxx]

What's weaponized incompetence?

[@EvolvingChaos]

@@xxxmelissatacionxxx Weaponized incompetence is a poorly executed action or behavior that someone does on purpose, while appearing to do so out of incompetence. The goal of this tactic is to make oneself look like they are incapable of performing an action, therefore removing ownership and accountability for the action being completed.

[@juniper2346]

@@EvolvingChaos this is exactly what I was trying to put my finger on, thank you!!

[@wonderinart8429]

I read something that made a lot of sense to me, as a parent. You control what and when your kid eats, they control IF they eat it. That dad can't force vegetables down his kids throat, but his kids can't stock the kitchen with junk and make sure it's at their level.

[@wonderinart8429]

@@amandak.4246 Exactly

[@FullmoonPhantom-dn2sr]

@@amandak.4246 Agreed. Though toddlers in particular are not easy to reason with and sometimes (if they don’t eat) it does get to a point where it makes you look bad as the adult caring for them.

[@tymondabrowski12]

@@amandak.4246 there are some kids with neurodivergence for whom you gotta be a bit more understanding. But then of course it's a different situation than the one on the video.

[@marbleqt]

@@amandak.4246 nope, when I was a kid a was going the starving route. Sometimes my grandma force fed me because of that (don’t do it to your kids btw, it was really traumatizing)

[@sopyleecrypt6899]

The Coca-Cola was what really got me. Not just the tooth-destroying sugar and carbonation, but that much caffeine for a baby is going to affect his growth. Phosphate in the soda leaches calcium from a child’s bones, resulting in weaker, smaller bones while they’re still growing. I mean 😳

[@ecos889]

You don't even understand the science and how the F does not even extended family like their own parents cousin's aunts not interfere with this clear and I could abuse of this poor child.

[@ecos889]

@@sopyleecrypt6899 Nope just referring too your average family. Not you.

[@Barakon]

You mean the same mineral that was the reason en entire island was ravaged?! Damn…& I thought it was the unsustainable agricultural industry & the military industrial complex that’s to blame.

[@MK_ULTRA420]

@@Barakon Phosphoric acid is added to most sodas because they otherwise taste too sweet, and the sugar can't be reduced without risking bacterial growth in the soda. It also binds to calcium and leaches it from the body.

[@Barakon]

@@MK_ULTRA420 This is why I’d rather have soda with quick expiration dates

[@kaeru3228]

My parents chose not to feed me junk food at a time when it was trendy in my country. Various vegetables, meat in reasonable amount, no soda, basically no candies, joined sport club at 4 years old... 26 years old now, I'm super healthy and freaking grateful! My hubby got multiple allergies and a skin disease due to the low quality food he had in his birth country, I cook everything fresh and balanced to improve his condition 🥺

[@adriane8565]

My mother used to put soda in my bottle. I never thought it was all that bad, until I saw it from an adult outsider's perspective. That just made my heart sink watching the baby get soda.

[@Shy-xm4kn]

So I was an overweight small child and pre-teen, I dropped about 25lbs in HS as I fed myself. The main reason for my weight wasn’t lack of exercise (I played softball, did gymnastics, hiked often, and went skiing ever winter) or junk food it was over feeding. My dad who insisted on never giving me candy/soda/chips/fast food accept on holidays would plate me the same portion he would eat as a grown man at the age of 5! Yes it would be whole wheat pasta with homemade pasta sauce, meatballs, and salad but I was eating like 2 servings of pasta, 4 large meatballs, a cup of sauce at a time. This cause my stomach to stretch way too much and I felt way to hungry when given an appropriate portion for a small child.

[@NadiaSeesIt]

This is a really important point! The type of food we eat informs our health but the quantity informs our weight.

[@Shy-xm4kn]

@@NadiaSeesIt yes my parents had a huge emphasis on healthy foods. Whole grains, lean meats, little to no saturated fats, etc but they never realized how large the portions at the time they gave me were. When I was given more freedom and also hit my growth spurt (I’m 5’8) I dropped weight SO fast. Knowing what and also how much to feed kids is very important.

[@bluefox8011]

My parents were the kids of parents that grew up in the depression times, my parents would force us to eat all the food on our plate until we sometimes threw up which later caused serious weight gain and depression. I eventually dropped the pounds and went through years of mental strength and discipline to better my body with the right foods but honestly, there's no right way to parent your kids. I don't want to say that what my parents did was justified but, I can understand not wanting food to go to waste. The problem is there's so much food everywhere now that not having enough is no longer an issue. Teach your kid to be happy and how to find it. That's all I think is important.

[@zachary8872]

​@@Shy-xm4knsaturated fats are good for you

[@frankslefttesticle3247]

i wouldn't completely blame your dad lol, at least he was feeding you good food, he was probably just confused on how much of it to give u

[@beepboopblorp]

Watching that poor baby being fed so horribly is honestly heartbreaking.

[@crazyleaf257]

Right! It's literally poisoning them and I wish cps would crack down on this stuff but the food industry and medical field are so corrupt too!!! They lie to people to keep them sick

[@Mila28.06]

Omg I remember watching this documentary before! It's absolutely mind boggling how someone even thought to give a baby coca cola. I didnt know what coke was up until I was like 6-7.

[@__m-a-x__]

some mf babies out here drinking 6-7 cans of soda PER DAY. Once they're grown that'll become a 12-pack easy. Hooked for life. Like shit if you need bubbles and sugar so badly just drink some mf kombucha instead of black gut rot syrup

[@SieMiezekatze]

I didn't know about soda until 20 , what where your parent doing girl

[@janai1420]

My mom didn’t let me have any type of sugary drinks 1. because we were so poor we just drank water lol and 2. cause it wasn’t healthy. Grew up to hate anything carbonated. Hate juice. Alcohol. all of it

[@daneenh5348]

Not to mention he would be wide awake and cranky all the time. 😬🤦🏻‍♀️

[@courtneypuzzo2502]

@Mila that's good for you my younger brother and I knew from age 2-3 our maternal grandmother used to give us diluted tab/diet coke in our sippy cup then when I was older she drove me to school for a number of years and we'd usually hit the drive thru in the afternoon because I was hangry when after school program got out at 4:30PM and sometimes the ride home that should've taken between 10 and 20 minutes could take over an hour on some occasions such as if there was a Car fire in the I93 Tunnel on the expressway

[@alexiusscott9880]

He told the nutritionist, good luck, like “I’m challenging you to convince me to save my baby’s life” 😵‍💫

[@CsomArt]

I remember watching this documentary and I just couldn't finish it. It was so frustrating seeing these parents

[@amyoung101]

I remember my mom and grandmother and other family members sneaking junk food to my baby before she was even two. I would be so furious because even when she was still on just breast milk they were doing this. She ended up with anal fissures and I’d show them the blood streaks in her diaper demanding that they take her diet and health seriously. It’s hard to believe but some people put their desires ahead of what’s good for the child. Selfish and shortsighted. 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@buckie_tooth]

Yes! My mother too, would always try to push fries on my baby before she even had teeth. I just do not understand why grandparents do this!

[@amyoung101]

@@buckie_tooth Thanks for sharing that you too had to overcome this 🥰

[@mollymarie2]

I’m so sorry you had to deal with this. I truly don’t understand why grandparents do this to babies and undermine the parents’ desires to keep sugar out of their child’s diet. I know it’d be extreme but I think if my parents or parent-in-laws ever did this, they wouldn’t be left alone with my baby ever. And I’d tell them flat out: I can’t trust you to not put my child in a dangerous situation regarding her health. I’m glad you SHOWED them what they caused by undermining your authority as a mother. I’m just sorry it had to lead to that. 😣

[@amyoung101]

@@mollymarie2 Thanks for understanding. My kid just turned 24 yesterday and I’m a grandma of two 🥰 We just make it a point to not let history repeat itself and move forward in positive ways ~

[@pinkdiamond1847]

@@mollymarie2 I can understand why grandparents would do it. At least why my grandparents would do it. They grew up during a time when food was scarce and sugar was a rare luxury and precooked meals were unheard of. They want their children and grandchildren to have the best lives possible and even though these things they once considered to be luxurious and amazing are now widely available, their childhood experience still colours the value of junk food so they insist on giving it to their children and grandchildren to make their lives better in some way. However, parents should know better.

[@lynn69jackson]

My youngest has high functioning autism and went through a phase where he would only eat chicken nuggets and chunky fries. (He would eat certain fruits and yoghurt). This was a sensory texture thing, so I made my own fresh and healthy baked and breaded nuggets and potato wedges daily. The breakthrough for him was when he was old enough to start cookery lessons in school. He (24) now eats a varied diet as food textures don't bother him like they did when he was a child.

[@ladyraven3418]

What a good parent! As an adult on the Spectrum, I appreciate your willingness to respect his needs, and also look out for his health, as best as you could. Also, I love your profile character. One of my all-time favorite PS2 games.

[@lynn69jackson]

@[HDLM] Scruffee my husband has aspergers and eats most things. Textures never bothered him. I've only been diagnosed with high functioning autism at 53, and looking back , I had similar issues with food. I had other issues, which are now blatantly obvious, but looking back to a time when very few girls got diagnosed ( apparently we are better at masking it than boys), there was something different. My friends just thought I was eccentric.

[@lynn69jackson]

@Lady Raven I only got diagnosed myself last year. Growing up, I was just deemed a bit eccentric at a time when not many girls were diagnosed as we mask symptoms better. Metal King slime is a great character . I have the big plushie of him.

[@marsmurderer9868]

I’m autistic and also went through a phase of only eating chicken tenders (not chicken nuggets, I think they’re nasty) and my parents never really bothered to try and stop me. I went through a couple of these phases and ended up at 298 pounds at 12. Luckily I forced myself out of my comfort zone and have lost a lot of weight and eat a more varied diet now, so it makes me happy to see a parent able to take responsibility for what their kid eats and make it into something good for them.

[@whoputyouontheplanet3345]

@[HDLM] Scruffee You're not entirely wrong though, lol. It does seem to be a strange phenomenon amongst us spectrumites, that we gravitate toward breaded chicken, lol. My folks weren't having it though, and the rule was I ate what was being made. Kinda glad they took that approach, because by my teens, I was able to eat just about anything.

[@jlconnors7872]

As a parent I have 100% control over what my child eats because I buy the food. My daughter has access to a fruit bowl and fruit/veggie drawer in the fridge, that is her snacks. That dad is so full of S#!%, he just doesn't want to take accountability and continue this diet because he enjoys it.

[@808yorkie]

Even if they don't like it, they'll eat it when they get hungry enough

[@hallowvenixya9215]

@@808yorkie That's not the case for some kids as far as I'm aware. Some kids have texture and flavor intolerances as a result of things like Autism and the kids just won't eat anything they don't like unless forced to even if they're hungry. Them eating things that they have an intolerance for can even result in them making bad dietary choices later in life voluntarily since being made to eat those things without proper medical/mental direction can make them even more averse to the foods.

[@iblockpuncheswithmyface1490]

@@808yorkie Me - Mom I don't like what's for supper. Mom - I guess you'll go hungry then.

[@moonstruck8245]

@@iblockpuncheswithmyface1490 That's how most of my foster parents were too - there ware a few kids in the homes that were stubborn and would refuse to eat unless they got junk food (and guess which ones ended up morbidly obese and with severe health issues before they were teens?) but for the most part, you ate what was there or you didn't eat and that was that.

[@shadowfox009x]

I think the dad was probably in some way addicted to fast food. Which was why he was so resistant at first.

[@minuettewelborn]

I´m so glad there are informative channels like yours on KZbin that are not only so educational about nutrition, but genuinely entertaining to watch!

[@YvonneBrisbane]

The little boy is so cute and watching him eat his veggies made me smile and realise miracles can happen!

[@Ranger_Steve]

“I have no control” well, someone’s buying it, and it ain’t the baby, 💀 have some accountability and awareness, 🤦‍♂️

[@FullmoonPhantom-dn2sr]

Agreed. What I heard there was “I have no control” of what I eat because parents absolutely have control over what the kids eat. The guy is talking about himself and using the kid as a shield for his addiction. I remember watching that video a while back and being so infuriated with the parents.

[@MrBazzos]

Nice to see child protective services are doing their job.

[@WobblesandBean]

Unfortunately, they can't do anything regarding this as this isn't illegal.

[@theewildrose]

@@WobblesandBean laws are open to interpretation. You can absolutely take this to court and argue it's abusive

[@VictorMartinez-wi8tp]

When human history has involved children starving to death more often then not, it's hard to convince CSP that feeding a child is harmful

[@tarafrancis8160]

@@theewildrose This could help you to win custody over the children, but it isn't a crime.

[@chriss1686]

​@@theewildrose You could, but it would be a waste of resource and it wouldn't be ruled in the prosecutor's favour in most countries (including the UK). The scope of legal filial responsibility is fairly limited, and in many instances for good reason. This situation is/was a travesty though.

[@eszteragnesnagy6508]

I was a camp counselor, every summer, for years. One year, we had an overweight 8 years old. She was 90 kg (or 198 lbs). For the record, i'm 60 kg (132 lbs) at the age of 27, and i'm 173 cm ( 5,8 feet) tall. She was almost double of me, and she was constantly bullyed for it. I felt so bad for her, and it was 90% of the moms fault, because it was "easier" to feed the girl junk food. Smh, it's so sad

[@teetoo6669]

are you fucking kidding me rn????? 8 YEARS OLD????

[@eszteragnesnagy6508]

@@teetoo6669 not at all, she was this heavy. It was insane, and the mom blamed everything, except herself.

[@lilplague4857]

*easier

[@CEm-pt6um]

The first solid food I ate was McDonald’s fries, afterwards advanced to nuggies. I didn’t like milk, fruit or veggies so sugar water and McDonald’s kept me alive 👀 it’s so crazy like what we’re my parents thinking.. also when I was 8 they tried to force me to start eating stuff I never ate before to fix their mistake but it only brought me to more therapy 😂

[@aweallie115]

Same my mom would bring me to McDonald’s at one point every day and then we moved and we went twice a week once to eat at the park, and once when we went to the laundromat. It messed me up SO bad I don’t like much that’s healthy now I try but it’s not great

[@areswalker5647]

I had McDonald's for the first time when I was 15yo: I was on a school trip to Venice and we ended eating there. Two fulltime working parents, yet always had 2homemade meals at home (I, myself, learned how to cook full meals at 14yo from them). Parents saying it's not their fault their kids only know fast food are actually people in need of a good cooking teacher that can guide them into how to eat good.

[@PaoloSpartano]

You have see nothing, come in Italy and see that kind of immaturity at every turn.

[@audrawells1383]

The cola in the sippy cup 😭 my oldest is 6 and I still don't allow him to drink soda. As a parent you are 100% responsible for what your kids eat. My 4 year old daughter is a good example of this. She LOVES to eat, she constantly wants food or candy, and I've had to set strict rules for her because it's gotten out of hand. She will even sneak candy when I'm not looking, so I've had to hide it and keep it out of her reach. Her health is my #1 priority, and I will do whatever it takes to make sure she stays healthy. It is 100% in my control, and 100% my responsibility.

[@strawberryinsomnia9188]

I was like your daughter too, as a kid, and parents hiding candy and sweets from me didn’t help at all-i found other ways to get snacks. I also struggled with binge eating later on, to the extent that I maxed out my credit cards getting delivery every day. Turns out it was undiagnosed ADHD that had flown under the radar until my mid-twenties, and since finding the appropriate medication I haven’t binged a single time. All of the binging was just desperate dopamine seeking. That’s certainly not to say that’s the case with your daughter, but it’s worth exploring why she’s so fixated since it might not just be the food!

[@audrawells1383]

@cherry-insomnia I definitely think hers is emotional. I just broke up with her dad, and for the first time in her life we aren't all living together, and her eating has really gotten worse since, so I think eating is her source of comfort. Which I totally relate to because I am the same way. My parents never intervened with me and my sister though, so we grew up overweight and super unhealthy, so I'm making sure I do better for my daughter.

[@FullmoonPhantom-dn2sr]

I thought my step dad was insane when he said pop was for adults and his kids were only allowed it on special occasions or holidays. Or they always had to ask for permission to drink his Mt. Dew. He’s addicted to pop and had it in the house always. Same with the mother. Pop at my house growing up was also always there and I had free reign of drinking it ever since I can remember. Never had to ask. I thought he was so mean back then for trying to enforce the pop is an adult beverage rule on me. I still am not a fan of him, but I grew up and begrudgingly had to admit he was right. He may have been a complete hypocrite, but he was right, kids should not have pop every day. It should be only for special occasions or only in restaurants. Though I do think their parents went a little too far in the other direction as well where they were too restrictive at times. The oldest grew up and ended up neglecting her toddler because she feared him becoming fat. She was skinny. Later find out her mother did the same to her when she was small and extended family had to talk sense into her. The middle boy was somehow able to manage his weight with little effort (or effort that was difficult to see). Though I think his poor diet is catching up to him as an adult and he’s having to make better choices. The youngest struggles with being overweight and being depressed since her teen years. She has a lot of anxiety. I said the parents were too restrictive, but actually it’s a mix. The dad was ultra restrictive and the mom was at some points, but also struggled with giving the kids whatever they wanted. The mom struggled with being severely overweight and mental issues. Many of the same the kids have.

[@qwr742]

@@audrawells1383 I hope you're able to find alternative coping methods that work for her if she is having urges to eat as a way to cope with emotions.

[@audrawells1383]

@@FullmoonPhantom-dn2sr as a parent it is so hard to find the right balance. You want your kids to be healthy and responsible, but you also want them to be happy and carefree. I think that's my biggest struggle as a parent.

[@j.artiste8596]

My daughter didn't even know what McDonald's or fast food was until she was 6 years old and a babysitter took her there. She still only gets it a few times a year. Before she was 10, she might have eaten fast food around 10 times. If you can't cook, (and do other normal adult stuff) don't have kids. 🤷‍♀️

[@crazyleaf257]

I'm grateful fast food was once a week is less for me ❤️❤️ nice to know my parents did some things right

[@nastjaangelova3671]

There's a lot of pre-packaged, pre-cut veg, fruit and other "to go" healthy stuff so it's really not that hard even if you can't cook

[@applegal3058]

My mother was a young mom, and she learned how to cook and did her best to feed us nutritious foods, even on a small budget. She taught me that it's cheaper to buy fresh or frozen, whole foods, and prepare large meals, than it is to buy take out. It's stuck with me My whole life. I'm 42 btw.

[@colourfulcrafts5492]

I wàs 27 before I even stepped foot inside a McDonald's. Nobody could believe it but it's true.

[@kingofthegrill]

Well-said

[@robsonpormann5397]

Girl, I don't know if you'll read this comment or even understand what I'm trying to say because my English isn't perfect. But... I really really want you to know that your vids really helped me with my drugs addiction. I had no control over my life and your vids really helped to start to gain control, to understand what was wrong with my behavior and what really needed to be changed. I'm saying all that because I really want to thank you. You're really helping people all over the world. Your vids are amazing, well produced and your charisma is adorable and inviting. Never give up, just know you've already changed one person's life. I'm 90 days sober and I wanted to celebrate with you.

[@teyak13]

I don't know you but I am so proud of you. You've got this!

[@whatduck943]

🎉🎉

[@stupidsexyflanders2023]

Congratulations!

[@MehreenHassan225]

Congratulations!!

[@lashondamiller2982]

Keep up the great work brother 😎

[@abijustbeyourself2UBTRU]

This is so sad. The kids are the ones who suffer

[@Liz37373]

This is child abuse the parents should be in jail. And he should be taken away.

[@meligdance6797]

My kids are grown now, but I remember an encounter we had at a mall food court when they were little. The three of us were eating salads and a woman approached me asking "How do you get them to eat so healthy?" I replied "I don't give them other choices. This is what they're used to eating". She was stunned. I don't think the thought had ever occurred to her. I treated them to junk occasionally but it always followed something healthy. They have continued good eating habits into adulthood I'm happy to say.

[@PHYSIKISTTOLL]

Well it isn't that easy. My toddler never got any junk food in his life and I was the same with sugar. But he would just refuse anything and his weight was worringly low (he even refused nursing as a baby a lot). I read into eating theraphy and integrating things like sweets and desserts can help them being more open for other choices if served together. He is starting to try new things thanks to that. Everything in me screamed, but sometimes it isn't as easy as not offering choices.

[@ilana8153]

That’s just sad kids eating salads what a sad sad life they had no childhood if you think only giving them “healthy” food is good for them well you’re wrong they probably harbour unhealthy food and hid it and probably loose control and over eat because you restricted them, moms like you are the worse

[@CainXVII]

​@@PHYSIKISTTOLL sure, I understand that it can happen and that is probably the correct choice in your situation. But this is not the norm. I feel like you try healthy eating first, and if you need to add sweets to the balanced diet you do, just like some people as adults need extra nutrition. You don't go for hamburgers for your baby.

[@xXxNeonPrincessxXx]

My aunt was addicted to junk food and has been overweight but she really made sure to instill the same food habits with her son. I was so surprised when he would eat foods commonly not even touched by kids older than him. Heck there are adults who were pickier than him. What she did was the same. His daily diet consisted of healthy traditional foods and would just give him a small treats from time to time.

[@kooloops2425]

I argued with my boss over this cause she said her 14 yo doesn't eat veggies. She gives them a choice. I (21) grew up eating dinner or going to bed hungry.

[@datanimegirl_Jen]

My 2 year old loves "pizzas" as in pita bread with tomato paste, baby spinach, peppers, chicken and cheese. It's way less greasy than ordering out.

[@crowdemon_archives]

Ok but that's very cute lol

[@TheCinemaBizarro]

Friend used to work at a daycare. One of the kids would be dropped off with a couple of bottles of what they thought was juice, which is bad but was a lot more accepted at the time. However, one day one of the bottles leaks, and they realize that it was not juice in there. It was Mountain Dew. In a baby bottle. For a toddler. No one there had ever seen anything like that before.

[@wanderlust3292]

Did they hold the parents accountable somehow?

[@nursingnotes212]

Poor kid.

[@TheCinemaBizarro]

@@wanderlust3292 They didn't call CPS but they did confront them on it. Don't remember the aftermath.

[@samikay9599]

12 to 18 months at our daycare have their own cups, one water and one milk. We use to allow parents to bring in their own milk/water until I went to refill a child's water and the cup smelled like straight sugar. Mom had apparently been giving her 14 month old sugar water because she didn't want him to nap during school for too long so he would fall sleep at 6 every night. She picked him up around 5 so she must have been taking him home feeding him dinner maybe a quick bath and then bed immediately. It's absolutely insane what some parents will do to get out of being parents.

[@damongirl66]

@@samikay9599 That's so awful. When I was in a toilet cubicle, I overheard a woman lambasting her child for giving her toddler sibling sips from her drink. Why? Because the nappy the toddler was wearing had to last a whole day. I mean, this woman was ripping into the kid and telling her that nappies are expensive. It was deliberate neglect, for the convenience of the parent and to me, that is outright child abuse.

[@nobodybutme412]

That age of development can never be won back. Once it’s lost it’s lost. Forever

[@SKOLAH]

Starving a child is widely accepted as abuse. Messing up their bodies and nutrition like this ISN'T? Make it make sense. '...With plenty of salt...' Whaaat? What? Whaaaattt? 🤦‍♀️🙁

[@ky984]

as an exfat lady - who is still kinda chunky - i remember being so angry at my parents for having junk in the house. i could not imagine being a baby - entirely helpless to my insolent parents’ lack of nutritional knowledge. this got me heated

[@vernon137]

Sounds like expat but less fancy

[@FairyKit]

My half sister's mom had so much junk food in her house. Frozen stuff and sugary cereals. I literally could not eat much for 2 weeks cause I hated the food she had there. Well I ate at my half sister's grandma's house more. My half sis used to be overweight then she slimmed down by dancing but she gained her weight back. I gained some weight because of poor fast food diet later on and a thyroid issue, but now I lost some because I quit my fast food diet. I also suddenly got a gluten allergy so now I don't eat out much anymore

[@EctoBabble]

"Dont tell mommy, do we?" already telling them that this is shameful and to lie about it - that's actually really bad developmentally when the kids get older and realize what he has done to them. As for seeing it, it really is something that people need to SEE. It's like pollution - no one can physically see it in the air so no one cares. Visuals are so important.

[@leifmeadows3782]

Honestly, if my husband did that constantly, that would be grounds for divorce. I might forgive it once, but not twice.

[@CordeliaWagner]

How could she marry such an incompetent manchild??? And breed with him???

[@bigbay1159]

​@@leifmeadows3782 Yeah especially if it's used to have your children actively lie to you and avoid being honest...

[@ziopsis]

Baby looks like he has 5 kids and a mortgage lmao

[@purplemonsoon8376]

It’s not surprising when you look at the father.

[@angelaschwarz8833]

Kiana I’d love to see a video on you doing a deep dive into baby formula. I’m expecting my first child and recently learned after reading labels that a lot of US formula has sugar or corn syrup as ingredients!! Because of this it’s becoming more common for parents to buy European formula for their babies

[@veniqer]

Breastfeed your child.

[@hinamari5371]

Its always better to give your baby breast feed milk. Baby formula is not natural for a baby to be consuming at all. Only give them baby formula as a last resort, when you truly cannot feed your child breast milk Baby's are meant to be drinking milk from their moms, not powdered junk And your breast milk is specially curated for your baby. Your baby's saliva transfers and your body changes what's in your breast milk according to your baby's needs There isnt a substitute to breast milk Also a quick Google search of what was in it, I saw a lot of garbage, the primary fuel source coming from baby formula is from carbohydrates Baby's primary energy source should be coming from ketones, not carbs Babys are always in ketosis. It's a lie that humans should be running on glocouse or that the primary feul source should be from sugar and glucose. It should actually be from ketones. The only reason we run in glocouse is because of our horrible diet. Take away our horrible diet and we run on ketones I also saw vegetable oil listed in the ingredients, just disgusting And I saw corn syrup. All the syrups are the exact same as sugar. There isnt a difference. That's including honey. There is no difference. Feed your baby breast milk, please. And honestly, I dont trust the FDA regulations. Everyone's obese, overweight and has diseases all related to the foods we eat. If that isnt enought to not trust it, I dont know what would be

[@janebrown7231]

​@hinamari5371. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! I came here to say this, but you said it better than I would have.

[@beverlypearson5332]

They didn’t even discuss the fact that all those kids will probably have rotten teeth in a year.

[@laurengrambort1003]

As someone who was shoveled fast food as a child, if there's no health or dental consequences, it carries heavily into adulthood and creates extremely unhealthy eating habits as well as deep shame and unhealthy relationships with food. I'm 23 and I'm just now starting to undo the years of poor eating habits demonstrated to me. And I'm really glad that you mentioned it's not always 100% of the parents fault (in some cases absolutely it is) but I grew up poor and in a family of 7, so it was sometimes fast food or go hungry. It infuriates me these parents who have options and resources choose to harm their children in this way.

[@Cloudipy]

but fast food is more expensive than cooking dinner. For the price of just 1 of your 7 menus I can make a huge pot of lentil stew that can last a family of 7 for 2 or 3 meals. As an arab living in Europe I think that the main issue with families like the one you grew up in is that they weren't really taught how to cook efficiently (maybe because of industrialisation and the rise of processed food in the 70s), meaning how to make big quantities of healthy yet filling homemade stuff with very few ingredients and very quickly. I feel like in a lot of people's minds, cooking = lots of fancy ingredients, specific ustensils, 3hours in the kitchen. When real cooking should be economical and fast.

[@shannon8254]

I am 20, I ate processed food as a kid and I don't have any serious health conditions. I am not obese nor have cancer. My parents couldn't afford many healthy foods. I am trying to eat more Whole Foods and the thing is, Whole Foods is too damn expensive. I still live with my parents but I am old enough to buy my own food. Plus, I live in a small town and finding natural foods is difficult.

[@shannon8254]

I understand but some people are poor and can’t afford healthy foods.

[@bhvshmah]

@@Cloudipy You should keep in mind that depending on where you live, purchasing vegetables and other healthy foods can be expensive. It’s also been proven that families that are in poverty will have less time to make food at home since majority of their time is consumed by working endlessly

[@Cloudipy]

@@bhvshmah I litterally talked about fast and economical.. Fastfood for 7 is way more expensive everywhere in the world than the ingredients needed for a pot of lentil stew. Which takes 3-5min to make and then it cook itself for an hour during which you can do all your other tasks

[@potocatepetl]

This exactly was one of the main reasons my sister divorced her idiot husband. The poor kids started to get obese and no matter how healthy she cooked for them, when she was not home or when the idiot went with sh_t. It tastes good. It took my sister a while to realise what was going on (mainly because the kids were still gaining weight). Some people are just idiots and no matter who tries to speak with them logically, they do not want to change.

[@central_scrutinizr]

Good for her!

[@Aaron-kj8dv]

There's a story about an NFL player who ate his way out of the league and the team was so committed to getting him to lose weight that they said "come to our facilities and we'll cook every meal for you so we know you're eating right for free" and he never lost weight and doctors couldn't figure out why and they finally released him and when they were clearing out his stuff they found old KFC buckets and pizza boxes hidden in his closet.

[@Em-wk5ns]

Tell your sister "You go girl" and give her a hug from me.❤ Nobody need a shrinkhead in they life 😁

[@TedEhioghae]

Exactly. Modern world, modern solutions = Divorce. You could see in the video that the couple worked it out at the end. If you are not going to be together "for better or for worse" or "till death do you apart", why say the vows?

[@lilianasaba9846]

And lazy.

[@Pajali]

The thing about toddlers is that they generally want to eat what they see their family eating, so if you want them to eat healthier food, you as a parent need to eat healthier food in front if them. Kids absolutely have their own preferences, but you can often adjust things to make them more likely to eat them-my kids like their fresh fruit and veg cut into thinner slices, and they like to have sauces next to the other food instead of on top of it (even if they then immediately put the sauce on their food). Small adjustments like that can make it less of a struggle to get them to eat without adding more work for you.

[@ianward7376]

This is arguably nearly as giving your child drugs and alcohol, utterly irresponsible

[@llkapriziukell]

My almost 5 year old never tasted a coce and thinks its cold coffe. Hope it stays this way at least 2 or more years. Poring coke in sippy cup is evil.

[@tinyprettymoon]

When I was a kid, fast food (Wendy’s and McDonald’s) were like a luxury to me. If I had it my way, I would have been eating a lot more Wendy’s cheeseburgers and McDonald’s happy meals, not that my mom was health conscious about it, it was about money. But as someone who doesn’t even want kids, I can’t imagine only feeding my kids fast food and a ton of processed junk foods and soda. I don’t remember when I started drinking soda but I remember for a while I was only allowed to have one a day. Now that I drink the minis, I’ll have 1 or 2 if I have any at all

[@sabrinastratton1991]

In my family - which also do with my kids - fast food is for special occasions like a birthday

[@MadameSomnambule]

Sometimes I thought about buying the mini cans of my fave pop myself, but I have yet to do so. Sometimes I only need a little bit of that cocacola goodness, you know. Granted, I screwed that up when I went on lexapro (upped my appetite BIG time, ugh) and I'm trying to get off it, but before then? I wouldn't even drink a whole 16oz bottle of pop, I'd drink like half and save the rest for later. Similar to you, fast food was only on special occasions when I was young, like if I did really well in school or read a lot of books to fill up my book-it badge.

[@crowdemon_archives]

I technically can live on fast food myself but lol, there's a lot of cheaper options here. I mean fast food actually gets pricey in comparison, like 2x the other stuff out there... 😅

[@theimprobableone8635]

It’s probably mostly because I’m super pregnant and have been extra emotional these past few days but I started bawling when I saw what they were feeding that helpless little boy, especially when he couldn’t sleep because of all the sugar and caffeine. My daughter is about his age and even though she is a picky eater she still eats healthy foods, no sugars or sweets. After this video I am even more determined to try and get her to like some other foods besides natural peanut butter, like eggs or something!

[@BanoonRagoon]

You can try adding pureed vegetables to ground meat and make patties or meat balls alternatively add the puree to spaghetti sauce

[@Barakon]

@@BanoonRagoon Broccoli schnitzel is something you could also try, grind chicken with giblets into a fine paste with broccoli & maybe some carrots & mushrooms for that nice umami & micronutrients, then bread & batter it with garlic & herbs.

[@00Meowmeow]

I was such a picky eater as a kid my mom would literally be in tears trying to get me to eat something. She was even in contact with my school to make sure I ate my home packed lunch but bless her heart she still never gave up or fed me fast food to be over with it beyond the few times in the year it would be a treat. I appreciate her for that.

[@Celisar1]

Children will eat when really hungry. Only when parents make a fuzz about it it develops into a problem.

[@st3r_a5158]

​@@Celisar1not always

[@whutcat682]

​@Gotcha.dolla-ud3bh eh, worked with my nieces. The body will automatically force you to eat if you are starving. In context, they're parent are always giving them chocolate, chips and other stupid stuff and my mom was like you will eat this soup or nothing. They ate it, but unfortunately they do not stay here much.

[@beckywalker9450]

Kid when she's not actually hungry: I'm hungry...can I have a snack? Me: for sure! I'll get you some carrots and cucumbers. Kid: yucky! Me: okay, well that's you're s back when you want it Kid an hour later when she is actually hungry: I'm hungry! Can I have a snack? Me: yep, here are you cucumbers and carrots Kid: yummy! But yeah, people tell me this is controlling and scarring her for life. How about no. Taking away the opportunity for her to learn like healthy foods is actually cruel, and will literally ruin her health for life.

[@SlateBlueC4t]

13:04 Just a little hint: when a person is starving, he/she will eat whatever in the end. Just put on some patience

[@Tarikkrks]

Fr

[@lexthebored8122]

I was one of these babies. But it wasn't over choice really, my parents were always overworked and overwhelmed when they came home. They'd be emotionally, mentally, and physically drained when they came home so they'd buy fast food, frozen pizzas, and ramen to make sure we at least ate something. We would have home cooked meals on their days off which were every now and then. I was the eldest so I made sure my brother ate even if I went hungry. Sometimes it's hard out there, but if you have the choice of changing, it's 100% on you.

[@mushmush4980]

When she said "the day he was born" I was petrified. No milk, no formula, just solid food and heart killer right away. She had to have been being hyperbolic since it's not possible but starting a kid so early is horrifying to me.

[@__m-a-x__]

just that sentence made my heart stop. I guess now I know how they feel...

[@NadiaSeesIt]

I know, right?? I'm pregnant and have had about 20 people already express the importance of breastfeeding to me. I have no idea how you would start so poorly

[@hideyable]

I took it to mean that she herself has a fast food diet, so whilst breastfeeding, Cuba got the "nutrients" of a similar diet

[@MandalaBunnyhome]

Girl don't worry about the braces, it probably seems worse to you because it feels so different in your mouth but you sound fine! And I had literal headgear as a kid but luckily only had to wear it at night lol Edit: I'm a parent and I'm very strict with my toddler's diet just bc this is the only time where it will be this easy to control what she eats, you literally just don't give it to them. That's it. Lol And omg I would literally leave that man holy shit

[@Marcos.ribeiro94]

This is one thing that I think a lot, when should we start letting our kids have a treat once in a while? Because i mean if we don't let them have it ever they'll never learn to have self control around junk food when they go to their friends house, but if we let them have it too early it might delay their development. It's hard.

[@NadiaSeesIt]

@Marcos Ribeiro it's the same with alcohol, if they don't see their parents consume it often, they don't see it as necessary. You have to lead them

[@kalinkapavlova9398]

@@Marcos.ribeiro94 instead of asking 'when' you'd give your children treats, perhaps figure out 'why' you'd give them a treat in the first place and how you'd make it clear to them that treats are not meals. In my house, my daughter gets a small treat after doing a chore I didn't ask her to do, or getting an award at school, and if we have some we'll have ice-cream for dessert as part of our summer routine. And my child isn't unhealthy or anything, she's a healthy weight for her age because I make sure her diet is balanced, treats and all, according to her needs. And I'm not perfect or anything, or know everything, I just think that from my experience when you actually have kids and consider all these things as you're raising them it becomes intuitive rather than confusing.

[@jenniferibarra7737]

@@Marcos.ribeiro94 I agree what My mom does is simmer berries with Brown sugar in a pan until saucy. Make some homade cornbread add the sauce . And it’s a treat that doesn’t have manipulated ingredients Fruit is Candy from God !

[@theAsperist]

​@@kalinkapavlova9398 I'm so glad you make your daughter diet healthy. The only thing here is - pease stop giving her food treats as a reward. It makes a habit and later in life she may be going through hard time and it sooo often ends up with trying to cheer oneself up with a treat (because the brain connects treats with "everything is ok" and tries to get that feeling by getting treats). That's how I got +20 kg in 4-5 years of stressful time. And only now I've discovered what I'm doing - just trying to make the stress go away by eating sweets. And it turns out it's very, very common. And sooo many people are doint this. It all starts the same way with everyone, and it just waited for me to have this one time of my life where the stress was big enough. If I could change it, I would rather like my parents to give me the habit of "you did great! Let's go for a walk together!". I would soooo much love it...

[@audrey4017]

i genuinely feel bad for this mom, i know she is trying hard to fix this issue. Seeing how incompetent and immature her husband is fills me with rage, she deserves better.

[@Austin-ji1ke]

Kiana, I can't identify more with you and your channel. Your content is so incredibly up my alley its unbelievable. I'm 32 and lifelong fat up until recently. The only binging in doing now is watching your videos! Ha !

[@abe1091]

This is child abuse, I am enraged by that sad excuse of a man that is supposedly a father

[@infrogswetrust420]

Is it just me or does Kiana seem like she is getting more comfortable infront of a camera? Great video as always.

[@Blox117]

she cute too

[@frostypaws14]

The psychology of this can be seen in pet ownership too. My mom kept feeding my childhood dog to the point of diabetes (and subsequent euthanasia) and later on fed one of my cats treats until she was 18lbs (her bone structure is smaller than my proper weight 10lb male cat). My mom has been very overweight all her life and she copied her emotional relationship with food onto those pets. She thought it was "mean" to allow the cat to be a little hungry to lose weight overtime. "Mean" to not give excessive treats (she pours the bag out onto a paper plate, and even allows the female to finish my male cat's treats too bc he always leaves food. Only eats till he's full). It enrages me. "Kindess" is not always kindess if you are supposed to be the responsible party in the situation. Kindess as a responsible person is providing boundaries and keeping who you're responsible for safe. It took my cat developing a health problem twice requiring surgery and special food for the rest of her life for my mom to lay up. Thankfully growing up my dad kept my brother and I eating properly though I remember she'd buy each of us a bag of doritos and we'd eat the whole bag as a meal. We just had a well regulated appetite so it worked out for us weight wise but I'm sure it took some sort of toll on nutrition during development.

[@crazyleaf257]

Terrible. Counseling counseling, trauma recovery needed

[@crazyleaf257]

😭😭💖💖👍🏼

[@chickensalad3535]

Guardian*

[@Albin9197]

My partner's grandma is like this. Feeds her 3 shih tzus nothing but Costco rotisserie chicken (that staff's tasty, but seasoned like crazy). Then gets bent out of shape when they "don't eat well" one day (maybe they're tired of eating the same thing everyday). When she gives her cats treats, she gives them a handful each time. Anytime she has something to eat, she always gives some to her dogs and her bird, every time, doesn't matter what it is (she even did cheesecake one time). Oh and if this sounds like a lot of animals, it is. She's 82, can barely take care of herself, struggles to move around, and insists on taking care of 6 pets. She can't even walk her dogs, just lets them out in her small yard. They're not potty trained and pee on the floor regularly. It's ludicrous and not fair for the animals. She thinks she's doing just fine with them. Ugh.

[@zxyatiywariii8]

​@@Albin9197That's so heartbreaking for the animals! I love animals too, but I never adopt more than I can give a healthy life to. It's not fair for them.😢

[@judeemclaughlin7394]

I had a friend who was the only healthy non obese person in her family. She got a call from her brother when he realized his kids (between 9 - 12) weighed close to 150lbs. She said the call was basically - I'm killing my kids, help me save them. (wife close to 500lbs him over 600lbs) She taught them how to shop and cook. The kids lost weight and got healthy. At the time of her niece's wedding, her dad was below 250 and mom was around 130. Her brother was able to walk his daughter down the aisle - something their dad was too sick and fat to do. As kids get older, the responsibility f the parents goes down, but it never gets to zero. Parents teach their kids bad habits. Even if they don't mean to.

[@Automedon2]

Even that plate of home cooked food was enough for an adult

[@kaunas88]

People should not have kids if they have no intention of raising them to be healthy members of society.

[@Maria-kv6qp]

I remember I was furious when I watched this. The parents are absolutely 100% the problem every time a child is overweight or has any kind of addiction, especially food. Genetics plays a role in a VERY small amount of cases it's not even worth arguing with people anymore. I just can't stand it. And it's not ignorance either, in this day and age, everyone knows what this "food" does to you. They simply Do. Not. Care. Excuse after excuse.

[@albertamaloney6580]

When I was a kid in the 70s, our pediatrician told my mom, "Don't worry about your kids not eating enough. Worry about them eating too much."

[@lapatti]

Since my son was a toddler I've given him dried fruit instead of candies. As he started growing a little I added some but I was never the paranoid, obsessive mother who strictly monitors quantities. It turns out that my son wasn't used to the taste so he never liked candies much. He's now 20 and he still doesn't eat candies. Doesn't drink fizzy drinks either, anything with bubbles comes right back through his nose and that's because he wasn't used to drink soda or sparkling water when he was little. These parents set a very bad start for their kids

[@annalieff-saxby568]

My mum always gave me sultanas when I wanted a sweet snack. Quite a small amount of them is enough to satiate.

[@bonniemeads6056]

Dried fruit is a poor choice. Sticks to teeth and it a concentrated doze of sugar.

[@Itsjustconnie]

My dad tried giving me rainbow drops as a toddler (it’s a sweet rice puff snack) and as soon as I ate one, I threw them on the floor and stamped on them. Never ate sweets a lot as a kid.

[@h.l.6156]

my niece eats mcdonalds 4 or 5 times a week because she "refuses to eat anything else" but when I was visiting a few weeks ago, I realized its less of a refusal to eat anything else and more that she eats exactly what my sister and her husband do. I don't know if I'll ever have kids because this kind of stuff is so stressful just to think about and I worry about the effects of my own eating habits on my hypothetical kids, but I would like to think that if I did have any, it would be a motivator for me to eat healthy so I can be an example to them. The few times my niece ate anything other than mcdonalds was when I made her something during my visit and sat and ate it with her to show her that shes not alone in eating a nutritious meal and that it is yummy for me too and gives me the energy I need to be able to keep up with her.

[@bperry573]

I was brought up in a “eat what you got or go hungry” home and I can see now that it taught me the difference between what I WANTED and what I got, real quick…

[@unchargedpickles6372]

As a nurse you'd be surprised what will motivate people. I had a patient who wasn't motivated to handle their disease until mysterious foot swelling began and she couldn't wear her cute shoe collection. That motivated her to begin taking the meds and managing her disease to be able to wear the cute shoes again. I ran with it and approached health teaching from how to prevent foot swelling which was taking meds, seeing the MD for the appts, proper hydration etc so, you gotta find what motivated them and the fat squeeze worked in this case. Ya never know what it will be but there's usually something.

[@maleighlovesbroadway]

Some people should not be allowed to have children

[@bonniemeads6056]

Babies and kids do not go grocery shopping. Neither do the obese adults. They all have people buying their food!!! These parents should lose their kids and be in prison.

[@ilovedogs2642]

I don't think I've ever had 6 cans of pop in a day my entire life, letting a not even 2yr old do that is disgraceful

[@crazyleaf257]

Right!!! Honestly I wish cps cracked down on this stuff!!!

[@nicoledevine85]

I thought this was about to be about to be about kids who have a happy meal once in awhile, this is crazy.

[@reizak8966]

Yeah, I remember watching the full documentary and just being LIVID the entire time. So glad you're covering this. Kids will eat healthy food if you're consistent with it and just let them explore it in their own way.

[@vanovasmith9586]

My dad was always upset that the only thing he could give my brother and me was fast food. (He was chasing around work, so we had to travel a lot.) I can't imagine someone giving a child fast food every day. I get the occasional stop, like you're having a big day out, or family events/holidays.

[@arthas640]

my dad was a single dad who got disabled working contruction when i was around 8 and he can barely boil water but even he didnt feed me nearly that much junk food. Not even half what that toddler is eating.

[@kimF510]

What is that father going to do when the baby is a teenager and wants to drink and drive?

[@Kiribbean]

"I got no control over what [my 2 year old] eats" just blasted my perception of reality. Parts of this story sound like an executive wedged it in for a typical TV show plot (i.e. person casually admits to misbehaving in front of the cameraman, person sees a block of fat and MIRACULOUSLY changes on the spot.). I hope this family is making an honest effort to improving their lives behind the scenes.

[@IchNachtLiebe]

If a person can't say "no" to a baby they are on a whole new level of "needing to step up and deal with cowardice"

[@annetteunsworthqhht]

One of my old neighbours used to give her kids an entire mega bar of chocolate (I mean 12 inch by 5inch) as a daily treat let alone all the junk she fed them. Her daughter who was constantly in hospital for asthma issues...only ate Sausages, chips and beans. The older son was morbidly obese as a ten year old. The mother got offended by nurses when they tried to explain it was her fault her kids were obese and sick and tried to claim to be a victim in all of it.

[@sharongibson1161]

That's just plain child abuse

[@AngelaVara-i4l]

Keep the cupboards locked and the kid will eat when its hungry enough.

[@aleksandrakruca6560]

my parents were quite similar. maybe we didn't have takeout every single day, but they let me drink coke ever since i could remember, I don't recall them ever giving me water to drink. and yet as I got older (around 7 I think), they would put the blame on me for developing these bad eating habits. some parents just lack any self awareness

[@anapobleanu1]

My kid is 5 and he had zero added sugar in his diet by 3. From 3 to 5 had some baby friendly bday cakes (countable by the finders of a hand in a year) and now, after 5 he has some one in a while, maybe weekly. He never had Mcdonalds, KFC or other popular or unpopular junk food. With his help, we got rid of our occasional slips. No way my kid has control over what he eats, I have 100% control. That's why he can name and eats over different 10 type of green veggies cooked in very simple and healthy ways.

[@annarocha3254]

My son has had McDonald's a few times. He can also name pretty much any vegetable I put on his plate. I was never allowed to eat anything unhealthy as a kid so I went nuts and had a horrendous diet in college when I was finally on my own. I prefer teaching moderation for most things over complete restriction.

[@anapobleanu1]

@@annarocha3254 for my kid is not forbidden to eat unhealthy things, but I do explain to him what fast food or too much sugary foods in the context of not enough sport etc means to our bodies and up to this point, considering he doesn't see us eating these things, he doesn't ask for them. There were cases when he was out with the school and they ate fried schnitzels with french fries and very sugary cookies and sweets. We discussed about those choices and that was it, he never ask us to buy those.

[@annarocha3254]

@@anapobleanu1 makes perfect sense! And even if you did forbid everything that is your right as his parents. I was just explaining that the outcome isn't always what a parent might hope. Though I eat well now that I've graduated college and have children of my own.

[@MsPeabody1231]

​@@annarocha3254My 5 year old daughter dislikes MacDonalds and a few other fast food restaurants. She prefers going to restaurants, which include pubs that serve food, to have pasta. I have been laughed at by adults in supermarkets when she has gone in demanding I buy her fruit e.g. bananas.

[@doblepollodoblequeso]

​@@MsPeabody1231 i love the fact that she eats pasta. so classy, i'm a fan!

[@balonitoni999]

It’s like he’s trying to resist and undermine the change so he can continue his own addiction to fast food but it’s at the risk of his children’s health. Some people would just rather have their head in the sand. And yes more episodes please!!

[@vanvirgogh]

Bruh this is child abuse.

[@jupitersnoot4915]

When he says "i have no control over what he eats" what he really means is: "I cannot be bothered to deal with the tantrums, screaming and crying any of my kids will throw if i deny them sweets and junk food. Therefore, it is easier for me as a parent to just allow them to do whatever they want, since then I don't have to deal with their tantrums."