Yahoo LifestyleOTT Parenting? CBB Housemate Alicia Douvall Admits She Doesn’t Let Her Toddler Eat ANY Sugar
We’ve probably all come across some strict parenting in our time, whether we’ve guilty of it ourselves or have been on the receiving end of it, but is completely excluding sugar from a three year old’s diet a bit mean?
Imagine a life with no chocolate in your advent calendar, no sweets when you go trick or treating and no ice cream in the summer.
That’s what Celebrity Big Brother housemate Alicia Douvall is inflicting on her three-year-old daughter. And it’s actually pretty good parenting (after all, we all know sugar is bad for us) – but it comes across, well, a bit harsh.
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The model revealed that she doesn’t let her daughter, Papaya, eat any sugar in last night’s episode of the reality show, which caused fellow housemate Katie Hopkins (unsurprisingly) to say her bit.
Katie branded Alicia a “weirdo mum” and suggested that Papaya may develop body dysmorphia by not being allowed to eat unhealthy foods.
Alicia confessed she goes as far as not allowing her daughter to attend birthday parties “unless the parents specifically cater for [her daughter’s] diet.” We hazard a guess that Papaya isn’t invited to all that many birthday bashes, then.
As well as removing sugar from her daughter’s diet, Alicia also admitted she doesn’t let Papaya eat meat as she’s raising her to be a strict vegetarian. But the mum insists that despite the lack of meat in her diet, Papaya is very happy and healthy.
“She’s very happy, she’s very sporty but she just knows what’s healthy and what’s not,” said Alicia. “Her favourite food is sushi. She’s only asked for meat probably twice in her life and then I give her organic free range chicken.”
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Despite concerns over nutrient deficiencies, it’s perfectly manageable to raise your child as a vegetarian – and there are no medical reasons why you shouldn’t.
You can add iron to your child’s diet by giving her plenty of green, leafy vegetables and fortified cereals and make sure she gets enough protein by eating lots of egg and dairy products. Just remember to pass on your child’s dietary requirements to her nursery/school or anyone who looks after her.
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Do you think Alicia is wrong to not allow her toddler to have sugar? Let us know in the comments.
