Unhealthy eating habits and attitude to food: The Norris Nuts are often seen to eat meals consisting of processed/microwaved vegetables or ready-washed salads, and nothing else. Some of these meals (such as an individual packet of steamed vegetables) would come in at around 100 calories or fewer. The children need more food than average as they are all very physically active; and Sabre, Sockie, and Biggy have or have had delayed growth. One video showed the NN at a doctor's appointment where they were told Sabre needed better nutrition in order to grow. Brooke has very strict rules about food which include no sweets or snacks, and is very critical if she thinks these rules have been broken. The older children have talked about calorie counting, and eating calorie-controlled or low-fat ready meals. It is not advisable to encourage calorie counting in teenagers unless recommended by a doctor. Brooke's food rules do not apply to Disco and Charm, who are often seen to eat junk food. They are also given Powerade water to drink which is not healthy for a toddler. However, the older kids are allowed to eat junk for vlogs and a number of the "challenges" involve bingeing, even to the point of throwing up. One example is a video where Sabre, Sockie, Biggy, and Naz all ate between 80-95 chicken nuggets each and became very sick. The fact that the kids are not overweight doesn't make this any less unhealthy. They have demonstrated disordered eating behaviour such as bingeing of their own accord (i.e. not as part of the challenges) and sneaking food. Brooke has repeatedly made negative comments about Justin's weight on camera. In older videos it was common for the children to make fun of his weight as well, with neither parent telling them to stop. He has now had a huge weight loss of what looks like around 30kg in just a few months. This might be due to his medication as he'd been placed on SSRIs (antidepressants) which can very often cause weight loss. But the environment they portray in their videos is very conducive to eating disorders.
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