Debi Mazar offers tips for moms of picky eaters
Debi Mazar, mom to daughters Evelina, 9 and Giulia, 5, actress and cook (she and her husband Gabriele Corcos co-host their own cooking show, Extra Virgin is one busy lady! So how does she manage to balance it all — and her kids eating healthfully?
In a new interview with Working Mother, Debi reveals how proud she is that her children are healthy eaters. Check out this excerpt posted by Celebrity Baby Scoop:
On her daughter’s eating habits: “[Evelina, 9, and Giulia, 5] have developed a preference for natural-tasting foods, versus overly processed foods. As a mom, that thrills me. When your kids are young, that’s the only time you have to educate them and get their taste buds to accept the flavor of garlic or extra-virgin olive oil. One of my proudest—and scariest—mommy moments was when Giulia was 3½ years old and was expertly chopping an onion with a 7-inch kitchen knife!”
On balancing the demands of work with home life: “Well … I’m very stressed out! I only sleep four to five hours a night, and I haven’t taken a nap in ten years. But I’m happy. If you’re in love with your partner and your family, and your work is fulfilling, you don’t need much else in life.”
On advice for parents of picky eaters: “Parents need to be more diligent about what their children eat, and it doesn’t take a lot of work. Keep introducing new foods and flavors–eventually your kids will like some of them. I try to make meals that the entire family will eat, but this is my philosophy: If you don’t like what I put on the table, then you don’t eat. You’ll be hungry tomorrow. Then you’ll eat.”
How do you get your kids to try to foods?
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