{"id":29646,"date":"2026-09-28T04:43:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T04:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=29646"},"modified":"2026-09-28T04:43:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T04:43:31","slug":"anushka-sharma-once-took-her-ice-cream-loving-daughter-to-an-ice-cream-museum-and-told-her-to-eat-as-much-as-she-wanted-heres-what-happened-next-and-the-takeaway-for-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=29646","title":{"rendered":"Anushka Sharma once took her ice-cream-loving daughter to an ice-cream museum and told her to eat as much as she wanted: Here\u2019s what happened next and the takeaway for parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134531709,imgsize-1266293,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/anushka-sharmas-ice-cream-lesson-offers-a-fresh-take-on-healthy-eating.jpg\" alt=\"Anushka Sharma once took her ice-cream-loving daughter to an ice-cream museum and told her to eat as much as she wanted: Here\u2019s what happened next and the takeaway for parents\" title=\"Anushka Sharma\u2019s ice-cream lesson offers a fresh take on healthy eating\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Anushka Sharma\u2019s ice-cream lesson offers a fresh take on healthy eating\">Anushka Sharma\u2019s ice-cream lesson offers a fresh take on healthy eating<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For many parents, taking a child to an ice-cream museum and then saying, \u201cEat as much as you want,\u201d may sound like the opposite of teaching healthy eating. But when Anushka Sharma tried it with her daughter Vamika, she noticed something that made her rethink the way children learn to regulate what they eat.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Anushka, who has spoken openly about trying to build healthy food habits in her children from an early age, recalled the incident at an event in 2024. Her daughter, she said, loves ice cream and is \u201cobsessed\u201d with it. So when the opportunity came to indulge, Anushka decided not to impose a restriction.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"lY6ke\">\n<div class=\"Yl6Us\">\n<p>22 Sept 2026 | 14:56<\/p>\n<h2>Does your child tell you everything about school? What helps them open up?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI took her to an ice cream museum because she loves ice cream. She is obsessed. There, I told her, \u2018Eat as much as you want.\u2019 <!-- -->What happened next was what stayed with her.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>She didn\u2019t eat that much,\u201d Anushka said. \u201cSo, I think when you inculcate the right kind of habits in the beginning, they don\u2019t stuff themselves with 10 ice creams. She must have had two, and then she was like, \u2018I am done.\u2019 So if you inculcate the right habits in the beginning, they\u2019ll make the right choice,\u201d she said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The incident offers an interesting window into a question many parents grapple with: Does constantly telling children that certain foods are \u201cbad\u201d or \u201cnot allowed\u201d actually make those foods more tempting?<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><b>Anushka\u2019s approach: explain rather than simply restrict<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Anushka has described healthy eating as something she tries to teach through conversations rather than simply banning foods. She explained that she talks to Vamika about why different foods make the body feel different.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>\u201cI think the only way I have managed to, and I am still trying, is that I do explain it to her. I tell her that there are some foods that give us energy so you can play and do different things. Some foods give that to us very quickly and then we have no energy left to do other things. Other foods give us energy in a way that we can keep playing,\u201d she said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>But she also admitted that a child does not necessarily accept every carefully prepared parental explanation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>\u201cI make it sound more interesting than I am making it to you guys right now. But I feel like she doesn\u2019t buy most of the times, she is like, \u2018Whatever, just give it!\u2019\u201d Anushka said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Her solution? Make the conversation playful.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>\u201cI also pick days and give very lengthy explanations, which I try to make fun. I bring out the actress in me\u2026\u201d she added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>That admission is perhaps one of the more relatable parts of her story. Teaching children about food is rarely a single conversation. Parents may explain, negotiate, repeat themselves and try different approaches- only to hear a child respond with an unimpressed \u201cWhatever.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>The ice-cream museum experience is particularly interesting because Anushka did not describe Vamika\u2019s response as the result of a strict rule. <!-- -->Instead, the child was given an opportunity to have the food she loved without being told that she had to stop after a predetermined amount.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component iIpbx undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli focus on healthy habits for their children\" msid=\"134531723\" imgsize=\"1185294\" resizemode=\"4\" width=\"\" title=\"Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli focus on healthy habits for their children\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/imgsize-1185294,msid-134531723\/anushka-sharma-and-virat-kohli-focus-on-healthy-habits-for-their-children.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli focus on healthy habits for their children<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><b>Why calling food \u201cbad\u201d can complicate the conversation<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>When parents repeatedly describe sweets, pizza, chips or ice cream as forbidden foods, children can begin to associate them with excitement precisely because they are restricted. On the other hand, presenting every food as equally nutritious would also be misleading.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"42\"\/>A more practical approach can be to help children understand that foods serve different purposes. <!-- -->Some foods provide nutrients needed for growth, while others are foods children can enjoy occasionally. The emphasis can remain on variety and balance rather than turning eating into a test of obedience.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"46\"\/>That is broadly consistent with what Anushka describes: she talks about energy, playing and how different foods affect the body, while also allowing her daughter to encounter foods she enjoys.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"48\"\/>Her earlier comments about family food routines also show that she places importance on consistency. In another September 2024 interaction, Anushka said she and <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/player-profile\/virat-kohli\/3993\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virat Kohli<\/a> try to cook foods they grew up eating so that family recipes are passed on to their children. <!-- -->She also said she maintains fixed meal and sleep timings even while travelling, describing routine as a way of giving children \u201ca sense of control.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"54\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><b>The larger lesson for parents<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The ice-cream museum story is not really about whether a child should be allowed two ice creams, five ice creams or none. It is about what happens when parents move away from making food a battle.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"57\"\/>Anushka\u2019s experience suggests that healthy eating habits may involve more than keeping junk food out of the house. <!-- -->Children also need opportunities to understand food, experience different tastes and gradually develop their own awareness of hunger and fullness.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"61\"\/>At the same time, every child is different. Appetite, age, sensory preferences, family routines and medical or nutritional needs can all affect eating behaviour. Parents should not interpret one celebrity parent\u2019s experience as a universal formula.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"64\"\/>For Anushka, though, the surprise came in a simple moment: she gave her ice-cream-loving daughter permission to have as much as she wanted- and Vamika eventually decided she had had enough.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"67\"\/>Perhaps that is the part worth remembering. Sometimes the goal of teaching children healthy habits is not to make them afraid of the foods they love, but to help them understand their choices well enough that they do not need a parent standing beside them saying, \u201cNo more.\u201d<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/life-style\/parenting\/moments\/anushka-sharma-once-took-her-ice-cream-loving-daughter-to-an-ice-cream-museum-and-told-her-to-eat-as-much-as-she-wanted-heres-what-happened-next-and-the-takeaway-for-parents\/articleshow\/134531665.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anushka Sharma\u2019s ice-cream lesson offers a fresh take on healthy eating For many parents, taking a child to an ice-cream museum and then saying, \u201cEat as much as you want,\u201d may sound like the opposite of teaching healthy eating. 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