“Inside the Strict Upbringing: Eva Amurri Reveals How Susan Sarandon’s Rules Shaped Her Childhood”
“I’m feeling really weak. I had, like, half an almond,” Gigi told her mother, who is also a model.
“Have a couple of almonds, and chew them really well,” Yolanda responded. (She has since acknowledged the controversial comment in an interview with People, saying she was recovering from a long surgery and “half asleep” when her daughter called).
The term has become synonymous with mothers who project their own body image insecurities onto their daughters and view food not as a source of nutrition, but as a means through which people could potentially become overweight.
The Thelma & Louisa star raised Eva on a strict diet and thought Cheerios were “junk food”
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“The almond mom phenomenon is rooted in fat phobia and internalized bias,” pediatrician Dr. Karla Lester told TODAY Parents. “She projects her own fears onto her children and in doing so, teaches them that she doesn’t accept them unless they’re at a weight that may be unattainable.”
Susan Sarandon may inspire a new term, Almond Grandma, as her daughter revealed that the star sends her grandchildren “disgusting cereal” they don’t find too inviting.
Eva shares three children with her ex-husband, former MLS player Kyle Martino: Marlowe Mae, 10, Major James, 8, and Mateo Antoni, 4.
“I had to stop being nice about it,” Eva admitted.
The term “almond mom” describes mothers who project their own body image fears onto their children
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Eva is now married to chef Ian Hock. Her kids have a healthier relationship with food than she did; since junk food isn’t forbidden at home, they aren’t desperate to eat unhealthy treats.
