Rachael Finch has served fruit platters at her daughter’s birthday party after banning sugar for her children.
The model and TV personality, 36, took to Instagram on Sunday to share snippets from her daughter Violet’s 11th birthday.
The party involved a workshop where invitees would learn how to make pasta from scratch.
But instead of lollies, party pies, and other common kids party snacks, the former Miss Universe Australia placed several platters of fruit for guests to eat.
Rachael often documents the healthy, low-carb meals she prepares for her daughter Violet, and son Dominic, seven, on Instagram, where she has over 321,000 followers.
The TV host is extremely passionate about health and rarely allows her children to eat processed or sugary foods.
She has said her daughter Violet didn’t know what sugar tasted like until she was over the age of three, and once said she would prepare healthy meals for her kids before children’s parties to avoid them tucking into ‘hot chips, nuggets [and] lollies’.
She was recently branded an ‘almond mum’ and accused of ‘endangering’ her kids after sharing a video of herself making them ‘naked burgers’ using lettuce cups instead of bread rolls.
Rachael Finch (pictured) has served fruit platters at her daughter’s birthday party after banning sugar for her children. The model and TV personality, 36, took to Instagram on Sunday to share snippets from her daughter Violet’s 11th birthday
The party involved a workshop where the invitees would learn how to make pasta from scratch
‘Almond mum’ is a pejorative term for a mother who pushes disordered and unhealthy eating habits on her children. It is often used to refer to parents who are ‘obsessed’ with nutrition.
A fired-up Finch said the baseless accusation was frankly ‘hilarious’.
Sharing a photo of herself cuddling up to her two children, whom she shares with her dancer husband Michael Miziner, Finch wrote: ‘Someone officially labeled me an “almond mum” this week.
But instead of lollies, party pies, and other common kids party snacks, the former Miss Universe Australia placed several platters of fruit for guests to eat
Her kids were later seen tucking into their pasta dishes prepared from scratch
‘Definition according to Google: “A parent who follows incredibly strict or dangerously unhealthy eating habits and attempts to force them on their children.”
‘This was because I made naked burgers for dinner (meat patty and veggies wrapped in a lettuce cup).
‘Whilst it’s downright nasty, it’s also absurdly hilarious. I’ve become a pro at emotionally responding to these comments now.
The TV host is extremely passionate about health and rarely allows her children to eat processed or sugary foods
‘I’ve had a giggle with a lot of you on what type of mum you would be if you were labelled by a food. Comment what type of food mum you would be?’
Several of Finch’s followers agreed ‘almond mum’ was an unfair label.
One commented: ‘I wish my kids happily ate what yours do! Such an inspiration to a healthy lifestyle and teaching your children wonderful habits.’
Another wrote: ‘Oh, my goodness. I have no words.’
Rachael has amassed over 321,000 followers on Instagram by sharing her healthy lifestyle that includes yoga, meditation and plenty of healthy recipes.
