Mother of two warns influencer on diet Girl Scout Cookie Customers Don't talk about weight, health, or your eating habits in front of impressionable Girl Scouts for fear of affecting your body image.
Nicole Romanella O'Neill, a San Diego mother, said in an interview with Today.com that she took her young daughter to the Girl Scouts' first cookie “kick-off,” and some of the girls showed off how different customers handled the cookies. He said how traumatized he was when he heard him practicing speaking. , including those who are more health conscious.
An outlet that talks about her experience said“At the terminal station, there were older Girl Scouts pretending to be the different types of customers the girls might encounter.'' O'Neill said one of the stereotypes was that of “healthy indulgence.'' When she found out she was a guest, she says, “I was pretty surprised right away.” . ”The Girl Scout who led the presentation then suggested that if customers say they are on a diet, they should offer cookies without artificial sweeteners. ”
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A dieting influencer and mother is warning Girl Scout Cookies customers not to talk about diet or weight in front of troops to protect their body image. (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
O'Neal was so upset that she “blacked out” after hearing the final instructions and immediately took the child back to the car, police said. “I was frustrated,” she recalled.
The mother of two said that if her daughter asks about the “healthiest” cookie, “my plan is to step in and say that all cookies are a great choice. “We're redirecting the conversation and adding relevant messages about all foods.” It is healthy because it gives us energy. ”
The mother, who holds a master's degree in food science and has a popular Instagram account @MondayDieter, characterized the health-conscious talk she heard at the kickoff as “toxic language.”
she accepted it immediately Instagram It's to teach people what not to say when approached by a Girl Scout selling cookies. The post includes a list of topics to avoid and says, “Don't: 1. Mention diet, 2. Talk about calories, 3. Point out body flaws, 4. Reasons not to buy. “Say it out loud.'' It has to do with weight, 5. They yell at you about why they don't buy it because you can't keep it at home because they eat the whole box, and 6. Ask them which cookies are the healthiest. ”
“Our girls are just trying,” O'Neal posted. Please sell cookies. You don't have to worry about the calories in the cookie, the diet of the person you're selling it to, or the physical flaws that keep you from buying it. Learn about food and body shame. Please be careful when visiting. A simple “no thank you” is fine. In fact, it's perfect. Thank you to all the parents of little girls across the country. ”
Girl Scouts USA has sent out a similar message in recent weeks, sharing an Instagram post of its own, telling followers to “refrain from saying 'diet' or 'lose weight'” and ” cycle of body drama. ”
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A San Diego mother claimed that customers who mention health and weight while browsing a Girl Scout cookie table are saying “harmful words” toward the Scouts. (Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
O'Neill told Today that he doesn't intend to deal with clients who say these things in front of military personnel, “I'm just asking them to be mindful.”
The article mentions how O'Neal has struggled with an “eating disorder” since childhood, proving that Girl Scouts can understand topics that affect their body image issues. .
“I knew about my body size in kindergarten. When it comes to body image, small messages affirm and shape us. “I'm very conscious of what I do,” she told TODAY.
She pointed out that children are influenced when they hear multiple weight-conscious adults mention their eating habits when asked to buy cookies.
Girl Scouts raise money by selling cookies during a winter storm in New York City on February 8, 2013. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Professor O'Neill said: “Children are not born hating their bodies. They are born with an innate sense of self-regulation. They grow up around adults who talk about the flaws in their bodies.” Ta.
Neither O'Neal nor the Girl Scouts of America immediately responded to Fox News Digital's requests for comment.
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