Mum gets slammed as ‘entitled’ for list of non-toxic snacks she wants at son’s football games & calls for ban on Doritos
A SELD-PROCLAIMED ”crunchy mum” has come under fire after sharing a list of non-toxic food she wants at her four-year-old’s football matches.
Becki Yoo, a mum and dietitian, publicly shared an email she sent to her four-year-old son Noah’s sports team, asking for “whole food” items.
“Snacks at the end of practice are definitely a thing and can be fun and nourishing,” she wrote on Instagram.
“Noah is gluten-free and I am very whole food focused (no food dyes, high fructose corn syrup, ingredients we can’t pronounce or determine where in nature they came from).
”Would love to see us focus on foods that support our kids’ growing bodies with the least toxicity possible.”
In the email, Becki described herself as a “crunchy” mum-of-two, which means she opts for natural options over processed ones.
The mother went on to list “real food snack ideas” that she encouraged fellow parents to use.
The suggestions included any fruit, string cheese, beef sticks, coconut water for hydration, as well as specific popcorn and juice brands.
If parents weren’t able to bring along a snack on the healthy list, Becki said she would BYO [Bring Your Own] something for her four-year-old, just in case.
The mother-of-two said that she was prompted to send the email after witnessing mums and dads bringing Gatorade and Doritos for their little football players.
“We should be teaching kids to properly fuel their bodies with protein and natural carbohydrates, rather than programming them to think, ‘I worked hard, so I need to recover with a Slurpee,’” she later told TODAY.
‘Don’t make people feel bad about their snacks’
The post, which has since racked up close to a whopping 2million views and over 3,800 likes, attracted a mixed bag of responses.
One fellow mother wrote: ”This is one area I let go. My child is so happy to get a (junky) snack every once in a while, and if he was allergic or sensitive to something I would just bring our own.
”No need to make everyone feel bad about the snack they provide.”
Another shared their experience of also being a ”crunchy parent”: “It’s like once a week. We were a crunchy family but also didn’t want our kids to be weird and let them participate as long as there wasn’t an allergy or anything.”
What is the NHS' advice for helping children stay a healthy weight?
THE NHS has tonnes of advice on their website about helping children stay a healthy weight.
They say parents should:
- encourage your children to do some kind of activity every day. It can be a good idea to find something they like doing, such as sports or playground activities, and encouraging that
- try to give them a healthy, balanced diet that includes fruit and vegetables, starchy foods, protein and dairy
- use rewards like stickers for when your children reach their activity or food goals
- make yourself their role model by staying active and eating healthily
- help them get enough sleep. By enforcing a regular bedtime routine, and removing technology from their bedrooms, you are helping them stay healthy too
This parent went on: “My approach is you do you. If you want to restrict the foods you allow your child to eat, go for it!
”Expecting an entire team of parents to adopt your take on appropriate is a little far-fetched and entitled.”
After being brutally slammed by many, Becki then claimed she had two parents reach out to her to say ”they really appreciated” her list of healthy snack options.
Ultimately, she’s decided that it’s best to ditch bringing everyone a snack, and simply cater for your own child.
“What mother of a four-year-old doesn’t have snacks in her purse? I think it’s just easier if we all just bring our own stuff,” she said.