NOT RECOMMENDED – Kurbo by WW (Weight Watchers) Review

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and many health care professionals from pediatricians, registered dietitians, nutritionists, and eating disorder specialist have all spoken about why this app could lead to disordered eating behavior. Children should not have to be preoccupied with thinking about the way their body looks, obsessing over food, and feeling “good” or “bad” because they ate something the app told them not to. The app doesn’t have your best interest in mind. It is not accounting for food availability, income, or medical dietary needs/restrictions. Do not let it dictate what is “good or bad”. If you decide to use this app, you (the adult) use it as a tool for guidance on what you can add rather than take away. Acknowledge the “reds” and that they are okay. Consider ways you can add “green” without moralizing a food or restricting it. There is a fine line between kid-friendly nutrition education and promoting disordered eating behaviors, I believe this app crosses it.
Review by NayChan92 on Kurbo by WW (Weight Watchers).