Raising Kids on Junk Food | Full Documentary | Fast Food Baby

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is everywhere. He likes KFC chicken nuggets, kebabs, fish and chips. Anything that's bad for your arcades Illy just can't get enough of it, but he loves Fizzy Pop. Lots of cans, probably on average say six throughout the day. I have no control. Wally's eats and now we're

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babies I see cavities iron deficiency anemia rickets even it's a time bomb of massive health problems they're a recipe for heart disease diabetes we know three families with three different

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food problems from a clan of takeout addicts whose diet is shared even by the little ones: a 19-month-old boy whose mom and dad are scared by his refusal to eat healthy foods and a three-year-old boy whose mom has never told him prepared a healthy meal.

I have a small town of steak and fries with cheese and mayonnaise please Every family desperately wants help, they are teaming up with experts to see if their babies can kick the habit. I just think maybe I just need the rain to start again and I just start from scratch without the help of an expert and have someone tell me what to do and then I can change it. 19 month old Cardiff Cuban Fish is a fast food

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. He likes McDonald's. He likes KFC. He liked me in Tien. He likes his pizzas also his fries with a lot of acidic salt Cuba has a big problem his whole family is addicted to takeaway most people are afraid and I am afraid to takeaway but we have Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday night takeout thanks have been ordering for years in fact, takeout is drenched in harmful saturated fats.

The bucket consumes half a liter of oil per week. Chicken building advisor Simon could be a driving force behind this fast food diet. We are still hungry. Yes. Guaranteed

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on Friday and Saturday for me on the weekend. take the

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McDonald's work hours mean he spoke badly about Cuba. I had the signal. You know, he has a big, pretty smile. If Cuba's mother, Sam, cooks a

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meal, the reception is lukewarm, so your pasta is delicious, it's half cut. Know? What can you buy so many bypasses in a store? You don't even get those cold ones, just the ones we want, right?

Yeah, right there and it's like a store or pasta, so no one eats it and then everyone ran away and me. was left with this mess did anyone win this past there Sam works two days a week as a bank advisor the other five he spends cleaning his house meticulously names I've been washing a lot of dishes brilliant Cuba and sisters Cleo and Shea also have free queen to raid the candy cupboard, if I saw a number I would say at least 30 times a day, he helps himself. I have no control over Wally eats foreign food, while the girls have learned self-control.

Cuba, isn't that the little boy? fast food is back with an incredible amount of cola, up to six cans a day, it's out of control. Cuba can't sleep and Sam is now worried about his health. Now I am

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y aware of it. I just think maybe I just need to do it. rain again and start from scratch with him. I do not know where to start. I really think that with this Sam is ready for the change, but it's Simon. I'm not really sure he likes fast foods. I think he likes it. That's why I wouldn't want to dwell too much on that.

The person responsible for ensuring family health in the local community is Jane Imperato. She is an experienced Family Health Visitor who spent 20 years convincing families to follow healthy diets. I think I'm reasonably firm I think I'm a good parent to my parents Hi, we have here who's wow, those are cute, right? Cuba has no choice in what he eats to solve his problem Jane will have to solve the whole family, tell me everything about what has been happening and what you think your main problems are, oh we are absolutely exhausted with him to be honest with you , Jane, you are not eating properly.

I'm totally aware of these knots, uh, conclusions that you have in a week. at least five at least five you don't know what's in those takeaways and generally speaking they're going to be high in fat and salt and sugar and basically they're a recipe for heart disease, diabetes, um, okay. , cancer, okay, your diet right now. Sam had things worse than bad, it's terrible. I said he's really mean. Yes, Cuba consumes 3,200 calories a day, 700 more than is healthy for an adult man. There are long-term health risks, but in its short life of 19 months, the Cuban diet can already be.

It will be taking its toll, my main concern is that he may be anemic because he is not eating an iron rich diet. Okay, that's pretty scary, isn't it? And this day has been quite long. It's been happening practically since he was born in the UK. One in eight young children is now iron deficient. This can, in the worst case, delay a child's development. Cuba will need a blood test to see if he has any anemia. So right now Jane goes to bed. the ground rules for the whole family we need to start cooking in this house I want it three meals a day no it's no it's not just about Sam.

I need you to back up a little but when you take care of the children I need you to cook for them and maybe yes, that's against it, yes, it's possible that they give you during the week the signal that you can cook, you can cook, it's just spending time With yourself, obviously, yes, and you were saying that you didn't like the mess that comes with mess? It's just irritating I wash the dishes and stand behind me cleaning everything saying look at them all see the thing is you have to get your priorities straight we need the mess okay unfortunately sorry Sam oh yeah honey. closet Simon, it has to be gold, yes, I'm serious, very serious, it has to go, so just getting rid of it means Cuba will have to find more space for more healthy foods, more bananas and cereals, losing the closet of sweets.

It will be particularly difficult for Cleo and Shea. I have something to tell you. What we're going to do is get rid of the candy closet and you have to be brave about this, but it's not that brave. that's you the problem the problem the problem is your little brother you have to give him a good example what do you think Shay yeah yeah um okay sorry girls what's going on okay the adults are in charge with me and dad we're taking back control yeah, yeah, it's okay, don't let her pull the old heartstrings, we're not being mean, no, we're being cruel to be kind, it's okay, no, actually, yes, for the sake of our beautiful brother, really, because he is completely out. control I've never met a single family before but I really only lived on takeaways and just didn't cook at all, it's too much, it's extreme, it really is that Jane allows only one takeaway a week as The motivation diet has changed. in your head so it's easy to agree we cook every night to make a plan they sound very good and I wanted to work um I don't like it yeah we feel very very sad I'm not going to cook tonight it's going to start tomorrow for the Hawaiian family and Surrey, the problem is not the parents who eat fast food, their full-time lunch mom and sporting events coordinator, Gareth, eat a balanced diet and prepare healthy food for 19-month-old Michael for every meal, They are foreign dindins.

I actually love to cook and we'll cook dinner fresh, we eat pretty healthy to be honest, yes Michael don't spit, yes you have to eat, yes eat your dinner. Michael eats. Come on, the problem is that the more they try to control his food, the more Michael rebels. It was very no, don't do that, don't do that, very naughty, very naughty, naughty, that's how every mealtime is, it's affecting Kara and Garth's relationship, Garth and I, you know, we'll be stressed out with each other. the other for what he is going through. and having to clean up all the food and yes it is a stressful time Michael sit down please every meal ends the same way Cara and Gareth resort to fast food eating it doesn't help that they live directly above a fish and chip shop hi Can I get a regular cod and small chips please?

When I give him fast food, I feel like a bad parent. I'm really sorry, but I think to myself that if he's eating something, then you know it's better than having nothing. Thank you so much. Steve, bye, we're fed and we can't give them the right things, but if you have to give them something here, the bottom line is that Michael is a little boy who knows how to get exactly what he wants: groceries. the trolley is always filled with his favorite fast food, there you go Mikey, did I put them in the trolley, did I put them on a trolley cross on a normal day like Cuba in Cardiff?

He is consuming a whopping 3,000 calories. Michael's bad habits started after he became serious. Sick, Michael contracted meningitis when he was six months old. The doctors told us that he was very, very serious. You know, we were preparing and thinking the worst. Oh, we cry more about meningitis. Yes, he was very stressful. Yeah. Speaking of him almost dying, I can't even explain how terrible I mean for any child to go through that, especially when he's yours, he's heartbreaking. I think it definitely affects the way we behave around Michael because we give in to him. I'd just like to spoil him a little more than you think, maybe we would if he hadn't had meningitis when most babies start weaning off milk and onto a normal diet.

Michael was fighting for his life vakara him twice a week, it's a walk of shame. In Michael's group of toddlers, the foreigners have taken some fruits and vegetables out of the middle pots, put them on their plates, and everyone is eating them. I always have to bring things with me to be honest, otherwise he won't eat what the other kids are eating, come and eat some fruit. Michael, come sit down and eat your fruit. I feel very embarrassed as a mother giving my son sweets, chips, chocolate and stuff because I want to give him healthy things, but it's only because he doesn't eat it.

I want to give him something instead of nothing, but yeah, I would say I'm embarrassed, yeah. Cara and Gareth are desperate for help and a meeting with Dr Catherine Dendy, former head of feeding at Great Ormond Street Children's. In the hospital, as a clinical psychologist, she analyzes the deep reasons why children reject healthy foods. In fact, I came today to see Michael eating so I could experience what happens with you and, to the extent possible, if you could. do what you would normally do Catherine sits and looks at a typical carrot, potato, at mealtime, stop playing with your food, put it in your mouth, it's delicious, no, no, no, come on time to eat carrot, please, as always.

Cara and Gareth end up giving in. Michael demands and put it in his favorite spot on the couch. Okay, look, do you want to watch your show? Yes, and have some dentists in your lap. Yes, in your query. Catherine begins with the impact of Michael's meningitis. It seems to me that what happened to him. Michael is that this really important stage of weaning and developing new flavors and new textures has been interrupted and you've been feeling very, very anxious about that if he starts eating something if you say great and give them more. Yes, and it's like a circle, isn't it?

Even if he is like something is not right, just a little bit, I am like, inside, not only is it natural, although isn't it perfect? He's looking forward to it. he put his hands on things and tasted them and you actually used a very interesting phrase that you said: don't play with your food. Michael and I know that we were all raised not to play with our food, yes, and I thought that was actually what I want him to do is play with his food, his table manners will come later. What I would like you to do is take him to some classes or runs so that the little ones can help him get used to fruits and vegetables and actually end up eating them. in his mouth and maybe even enjoying them, but in a fun way.

Catherine will refer Michael to an infant feeding expert called Lucy Thomas for practical support while she works with Karen Gareth on the reasons behind her anxieties abroad. I'll give you two. so to begin with, in case you want a little more, just one, then Harley Evans lives in runcorn, there is no battle for fruit and vegetables here, he has reached the grand age of three without his mother having prepared him a healthy meal, a smoothie, it's yellow. every week he eats about two portions of Donna's steak eight pieces of fried chicken four portions of french fries two frozen pizzas and 20 frozen nuggets smiley faces worst of all hail 24 glasses of soda every seven days he's basically eating two packets of half kilo of sugar and there's a big reason why he eats what his mother eats, yeah, can I have a little meat town with chips, cheese and mayonnaise?

Please, I always have fast food, it's faster and easier. Someone has prepared it for you, you don't have to endure it. waiting for it to cook if it tastes good it's not about the coat I usually dothe teeth is not like anything you did the other day hmm did he have a boat the other day? Face, this is not going well, almost everything is going Michael is making small changes but his parents are not the fruits of Vegeta that we just tried there. No, I'm not interested in that anyway, it's just a matter of confidence for me to do it too.

I guess Kara and Gareth's relationship is still suffering and meal times are still a mess, okay? Come upstairs, good boy, come on, be a good boy, fortunately your first consultation with Dr. Catherine is scheduled. What in particular don't worry about? I don't know, it's just that he won't reach his milestones and maybe he'll get lost. things and being a little slow, I guess he is very afraid when he doesn't eat enough. I think he won't be able to tell us and he'll get thinner and thinner and I don't know, I just like it. I think he's going to be so hungry he's going to stop, he's a silly God and you're there with the kind of emotion he had when he was sick, yeah, he tends to feel worse, yeah, yeah, yeah, aren't you happy to see to those little ones? energy yeah, he's reaching his milestones see Brazilian because we don't know he's all this is we know he's fine like yeah I think we're too quick to get stressed, aren't we?

Yes, children are naturally distrustful of food and use all their senses to figure out what is okay to eat, we are going to play a game together and I hope it is fun and it is about experiencing how Michael feels when he is presented with food that he doesn't have. no idea. Hopefully what Cara and Gareth are going to do is feel what it's like for Michael. I just have to warn you that some of them are not edible, don't worry, so would you eat something this well made? It smells enthusiastic. Should I leave you out? your misery, yes, it's an iron tonic, you know, a type of tonic because I was going to say that it smells like irony and it tastes a little like irony, yes, now if you're Michael and I put some food in front of you and I tell you that Eat, that's good.

For you, what is Michael going to do? It's true, yes, yes, she will reach out and he will touch it and feel it and might squish it a little, yes, and that's very important, it's not bad manners, that's what kids are when presented with a Los New foods need an average of 16 flavors 16 times to get used to them. It's very strange to see it from Michael's point of view. They taste and smell new foods, and they feel quite strange. Yes, the foreigner has stuck to the new regime for a month. but today dad simón is in charge of cuba and the girls what we are going to do now we are going to be very naughty um I always treat my girls especially on fridays we always sneak to the bakery no matter where we are and I will treat you to some cakes because Simon is sneaking snacks behind Sam's back, but we don't tell mom, us girls, no, come on, oh, look at this, which ones do you want, you have everything, come on, let's get back to the car and enjoy it quickly, I bought that a tree I have can't wait I swapped the um chicken tikka for another lamp or piece of sander at home there's more fast food on the menu while the fish family is eating their weekly takeaway right let's keep the chips small he's got my chips for the whole week, it's meant to be there as a reward for all your good work, we haven't had one of these in a long time, we've been going since James and James Bond arrived, all our takeaways, yeah you. look happy now you're new Happy buddy you got your piece they're nice we missed those takeaways girls oh yeah I've been waiting for this all day oh Cooper's getting stuck in oh Cuba it should be a time to celebrate the truth behind the secret attack on Simon's pies comes to light, Jane, so they can have one and then you buy, you had three or four pies to eat, no I didn't, if you showed it to you, they're like two men of ginger, she had a chocolate. she flakes, she had a slice of custard and one of those cherry cookies that are disgusting and she, in fact, she ate them tomorrow one night.

Dad is doing everything he can. There's still much to do. Health visitor Jane is making her second visit to her family home. What do you miss most? of your diet, I think if Sam wasn't here and she was in a pretty easy situation, she checked on all the kids in the car and went to get some chicken, pretty easy, you'd just succumb to temptation, oh yeah, I have a Little challenge for you, Simon, oh what's up? I wish you would go get your favorite family fast food takeout, fried chicken and fries, I get sweeter and then what I'm going to try to do is discourage you? yeah, I'm just going to do some home truths about it, okay, good luck because I'm going to check with water on your way, then no problem, don't forget the beans, honey, Simon meets with a bucket of fried chicken from big size. in a flash time I think this is going to be very difficult to give this up you couldn't resist no, I can't, it's me, it smells very, very greasy, really, there are more than eight pieces in his slime, no, that's the wing spicy, but it comes with it because it has 16 pieces of chicken, so would you normally afford this amount of chicken?

Yeah, that's quite a bit of chicken, isn't it? Yeah, oh, look gross, you can actually squeeze it out, okay, yeah, because it's all bubbling on the surface. quite disgusting, yes, oh, rivers, rivers, rivers of Greece running through my hand, how disgusting is it that this should not be your entire daily diet, this is food full of bad fats, what exactly does that mean for Cuba? Disgusting, isn't it? This is how much saturated fat Cuba was consuming in her diet each week, she should have been consuming about a fifth of that amount, okay, so it's really bad news, this is a heart attack diet, yeah, because what we are accumulating are health problems for the future.

I've had this a few times when a week, right? Yes, maybe more less than without takeout. In addition to this, it doesn't look as tasty fried. Jane wants to make sure the sisters' Cleo and Shea aren't hiding any snacks. For a Cuba looking for food because of the smuggling we have here, give me anything under the pillow and what's in the trash, oh my word, oh look at this wave, take advice, your old sweet season habits are hard to break, It may seem difficult for girls, but Jane. has Cuba and the future health of the whole family in Surrey on his mind Smuggling is nowhere to be seen here we go now what you can do Gareth is show Michael how you can break down broccoli with the help of food expert Lucy Thomas Michael has spent the last two weeks exploring healthy foods at home and now when it comes to the table, it won't just be something you put there and, oh, it's time to start eating.

Well, what we can do here is that Michael wants to keep some of the food. broccoli, so let's give Michael a piece of broccoli to hold here we go, look Michael, would you like to hold one? No, okay, well, we'll give it to mom to cook. Yeah, and we're also going to put some of these on, aren't we? What did you want the broccoli for? Is it because it's your broccoli? What is it? Is it your broccoli? Yes, because you made all the cuts. Thank you, honey, can you have that little bit, oh Michael, that's for Michael, okay, wait, let's take it to your dad, so come here.

Michael continues to make small changes every day. Cara and Gareth are much more relaxed with their progress seven weeks after their first visit. Psychologist Dr Catherine Dendy is doing a final review. on Michael look Mommy, that's it, I'm not sure, good boy, he just took the biggest piece of broccoli and put it in his mouth and he's chewing it, yeah, that's right, he'll go deeper right here, yeah, it's like a different child at this time. Yes, yes, it's such a big change, I think before, when we were talking about the memories of him being diagnosed or him being admitted to the hospital, this was understandably very disturbing.

Yes, we had never talked openly about men and their meningitis with anyone before, but after. we had done it, we actually went home and talked about it ourselves and it's a big help to just get things out there, yeah, definitely, and then I think we were struggling too much just to see how it is now, yeah, you know, it's obviously picked up. . and everything so far and I don't think I'm going to have many problems, yes, if anything, and you two together look much happier, stressed all the time, no, definitely, now we are relaxed with each other and We don't argue, and so much so.

It helps because we are getting married, yes, I think in the future you are going to need to be really firm not only with Michael but also with yourselves. I think we've learned a lot and definitely, yeah, I think I think. we can do it in runcorn it's a week after cooking class and Taylor is starting to cook at home for the first time in her life what am I doing I'm coughing up tomatoes it's healthier for her heart and healthier for Harley it's ready and now we're pizzas super healthy while I'm surprised your mom makes her own pizzas like this trying to show you what to do now yeah right you get this and you squeeze a little bit in the middle on your turn and then you take the spoon and spread it all over wow right, Let's put this in the oven.

I used to think I couldn't cook, but it's evidently clear that I can cook. I never thought I could do it. I deserve this in my life like a certificate or something like a medal oh the door how exciting yes, let's get them all out first that's a bit his diet is still not perfect but he has reduced his sugar consumption by more than half and is much more Quiet kid water tonight doesn't seem as bad as it did at first probably because he's not getting as much crap. I feel very proud of myself for doing this.

Now I understand why my mother complained about me. I need to start eating. healthy because of my heart and if I just ignore the fact of what happened I can't eat for an hour there is more chance of it happening again and they don't want that because the kids now realize that the problem is lack of motivation . and just laziness really, but now I've had people there telling me what to do, showing me how to do things and they haven't left me alone and I'll know I can do things so now I'll do it. keep doing them, I mean, mom will probably still be there kicking me in the ass telling me I need to do these things, come on, Lovely in Cardiff, Cuba's blood test for anemia finally passed, she's borderline and you do what that I classify.

I knew when the wake up call was, I saw him meet Jay and go through everything he brought home, so God knows how bad it would have been if we stayed on the old diet, he would have been severely anemic in another year with me, so that's it. One thing I'm glad we got involved with is that the fish family has totally changed their eating habits. Simon has curbed his fast food cravings and Sam is killing it with his gas-loving healthy home cooking. To be honest, I cook every day now. you, which is not so bad, the new Cuban diet is improving your sleeping patterns and most importantly, you are now on your way to beating your anemia, wow, what we were giving you before with fried chicken and things like that, It was too much for them.

We didn't think it was affecting him as much as it did. When you really see it for yourself, then you will change it, although some may never get over their messy kitchen. Ultimately, the entire family and, of course, Cuba, are in the way. The path to a healthier future, looking at it all now, had nothing to do with you, but absolutely nothing, so the problem definitely fell on us. You know, we didn't take control of our

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, he was basically controlling us, so it was definitely like that. definitely with us foreigner