Celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo branded parents of children with fussy eating habits are “morons and idiots”.
The TV Star also said he didn’t believe that children were able to become picky eaters on their own, but blamed parents for not training their children ‘like puppies.”
Speaking on Netmums podcast Sweat, Snot and Tears The Family Fortunes host said that he thinks children can be prevented from getting bad eating habits by being forced to eat what’s on their plate.
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“When people talk to me about fussy children with food and ask me, ‘What do I think?’ I tell them there is no such a thing as a fussy child. There isn’t,” he said.
“But there is a thing of moron parenting. By moron, I mean idiots. A child doesn’t grow up fussy, it’s not possible. It’s the parents.”
The-45-year-old went on to say he believes parents can’t be bothered to ‘fight’ with their children when they refuse to eat something put in front of them or “they can’t be bothered to see their children go to bed without having…
