Children’s menus, common in restaurants and events, are usually an alternative to facilitate feeding the little ones. With dishes like macaroni, nuggets or friesthese menus seek to be appealing to children.
However, the influencer and nutritionist Boticaria García has ignited the debate by stating that these menus are not a necessity, but rather a creation of adults.
“I like to say that the children’s menu does not exist, it is the parents,” says García. As he explains, there is no written rule that determines that children should eat ultra-processed or unhealthy foods in these contexts.
For her, this custom arises from the parents’ convenience: “Of course, it stimulates dopamine, the child will not be bothered, he will eat it wonderfully and the father can eat in peace.”
The nutritionist highlights that the family environment plays a crucial role in children’s nutrition. «Children get started and how they get started is very important.. They are going to do what they see at home. We have to be the example,” he says.
In this sense, García calls for leading by example, showing healthy eating habits at home.
Go with the children to the supermarket
In addition, it proposes an educational activity to foster a positive relationship between children and food: take them to the supermarket as a learning space. “Just like you take them to the park or a museum, the supermarket is a place to take them for a walk,” he suggests.
During this journey, parents can teach them the difference between foods, such as whole wheat and white bread, without needing to be under the pressure of doing the weekly shop.
García’s criticism invites us to reflect on the responsibility of parents in child feeding. Although children’s menus are practical, they normalize unhealthy options. Instead, The influencer advocates integrating children into the food selection process and encourage a varied diet from childhood.
Children’s nutrition depends largely on the decisions that adults make for them. As Boticaria García says, “you are the leader at home for your child.” Thus, rather than depending on a children’s menu, perhaps it is time to review what example we are setting at the table.
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