A doting dad was showered with praise after sharing a very useful hack to get toddlers to eat their fruits and veggies.
Levi Jensen, a certified nutritionist from Utah, took to Instagram to share the best tip with his 356,000 followers.
He explained that he puts stickers of Disney characters – such as Elsa from Frozen and Winnie the Pooh – directly on fruits, vegetables and packaging to entice his two-year-old daughter.
And other social media users flocked to the comments to praise the hack.
Levi Jensen, a certified nutritionist from Utah, is being showered with praise after sharing a very useful hack to get toddlers to eat their fruits and vegetables
He explained that he puts stickers of Disney characters such as Elsa from Frozen and Winnie the Pooh directly on fruits, vegetables and packaging to entice his two-year-old daughter
In the clip, which has been liked more than 133,000 times, Levi looks straight at the camera as he applies the playful stickers.
He then presents the options to two-year-old daughter Aria, who immediately grabs a red pepper and bites into it without hesitation.
Elaborating further in the caption, the life coach explained, “SHE WENT STRAIGHT FOR ELSA.”
Levi continues, “Did you know that placing characters on food items drastically affects a child’s taste preferences and snack choices?
“Food marketers have known this for years and have used it to attract children to highly processed foods.
“So why not use this to make healthier food options more appealing to our children?”
Levi shares the social media account with his wife Emily, a registered nurse and fitness trainer.
She then told me TODAY that the sticker tip is a “super easy and affordable way to make eating nutritious foods more fun and exciting for kids.”
Levi continued, “Food marketers have known this for years and have used it to attract children to highly processed foods. “So why not use this to make healthier food options more appealing to our children?”
Emily credits the Little Mermaid for changing their daughter’s mind about cucumbers, adding, “She likes them now.” All it took was Ariel.”
The helpful hack was quickly flooded with praise from other parents who tried the trick and were successful.
One person wrote: ‘It wasn’t a joke, I put Elsa stickers on the yoghurt they didn’t want and suddenly my kids wanted them.’
Another added: “My son recently picked out oranges with Paw Patrol on them. He likes the fruit anyway, but he immediately insisted!’
A third person commented: ‘This should win a Nobel Prize.’
“The girls said, ‘If it’s not cute, we don’t want it,’” one wrote humorously.
Other users jokingly added that they would try out the hack themselves, while one joked: “I need to put Taylor Swift stickers in all the food here, including for myself to eat healthier.”
Levi’s latest tip comes after he and Emily were branded ‘terrible parents’ for letting Aria keep just five Halloween candies
The helpful hack was quickly flooded with praise from other parents who tried the trick and were successful
Another person added: ‘I’m going to put Henry Cavill stickers on my broccoli, oatmeal and vegetables.’
“Maybe I’ll start putting Disney characters on MY fruits and veggies so I can eat them. I eat ramen because it says Hello Kitty on the package, why don’t I put my favorite characters on some strawberries,” someone else wrote.
According to the National Library of Medicine‘s research: ‘Placing licensed media characters on healthier food and drink products may not encourage all children to make healthier food choices, but could increase healthy food choices among some, especially younger children, boys and those who enjoy the recommended products keep character(s).
“Effective use will likely require careful demographic targeting.”
Levi’s latest tip comes after he and Emily were branded ‘terrible parents’ for only letting Aria keep five Halloween candies.