Post by @dani.davidson

I’ve seen a few comments recently saying that I’m “mum shaming” because I share what I feed my children, so I wanted to explain my intention properly. I am not here to tell another mum that she is a bad mum because her child eats a ham sandwich, a cereal bar or a packaged snack. I’m a mum too. I know how busy life can be. I know how tempting convenience can be. And I know that feeding children can sometimes feel like one of the hardest parts of parenting. But I also think we need to be able to have honest conversations about the food we give our children without immediately labelling those conversations as judgement. I choose to prioritise real and minimally processed foods for my children. That is a conscious decision I have made after educating myself about nutrition, ingredients and ultra processed foods. The more I learned, the more uncomfortable I became with how normalised ultra processed food has become in children’s diets. We have been marketed an entire category of “kids food” that often means brightly packaged, highly processed products designed around convenience and palatability. And I want to challenge that. Not because I think I am a better mum. Not because I think I have all the answers. And definitely not because I think another mum deserves to feel guilty. I’m sharing this because I want parents to know that there IS another way. Children can eat the same foods we eat. They can be exposed to different flavours, textures, herbs, spices, vegetables, meats, fish, fruits and whole foods from an early age. We can cook one meal for the family instead of believing children need an entirely separate menu. And we can make small changes without completely changing our lives overnight. For me, this page is about showing you what that looks like in real life. I’m going to keep sharing the meals I make, the foods my children eat, the things I’ve learned and the choices I make for my family. You might agree with me. You might disagree with me. You might take some ideas and leave others. That’s completely fine. But I don’t believe we should be afraid to talk about the quality of the food we are giving our children simply because it might make us uncomfortable. Questioning the food industry is not questioning your parenting. Sharing my choices is not attacking yours. And choosing differently for my children does not make me a better mum. It simply makes me a mum who has made different choices based on what she has learned. So if you’re here because you want ideas for feeding your children more real food, reducing your reliance on ultra processed foods or simply want to see what another family does… You’re welcome here. Take what helps you. Leave what doesn’t. And most importantly, let’s have the conversation without tearing each other down. Because I genuinely believe we all want the same thing: healthy, happy children who grow up with a positive relationship with food. #mum #nutrition #toddler #food #parenting