Eva Amurri recalls ‘almond mom’ Susan Sarandon’s strict diet rules growing up: I thought Cheerios were ‘junk food’

Susan Sarandon’s daughter, Eva Amurri, claimed her mom was so strict about food growing up that she thought Cheerios were “junk food.”

“My mom was a tried and true ‘almond mom,'” Amurri told SheKnows in an interview for their 2024 holiday digital issue.

“She actually used to walk down to the Village to the only organic grocery store that existed in New York City in the early ’80s and would get everything there.”

Eva Amurri told SheKnows that her mother, Susan Sarandon, was an “almond mom” during her childhood. WireImage She said her mom was so health-conscious growing up that she believed Cheerios were “junk food.” FilmMagic, Inc

“My mom thought Cheerios [were] a junk food — that is how almond mom she was,” Amurri went on.

In fact, Sarandon is still into health food now and sends Amurri’s kids “disgusting cereal” they won’t eat.

“I had to stop being nice about it,” the influencer admitted.

Amurri told SheKnows that the “Stepmom” actress is still obsessed with healthy foods. Michael Buckner Sarandon even sends Amurri’s three kids “disgusting cereal” they refuse to eat. WireImage

Amurri, 39, shares three children — Marlowe Mae, 10, Major James, 8, and Mateo Antoni, 4 — with her ex-husband, Kyle Martin.

Amurri, who wed chef Ian Hock in June, told SheKnows that she’s raising her children to have a healthier relationship with food and even admitted they eat McDonald’s about once a week.

“My 4-year-old will eat half of an ice cream, and he’ll be like, ‘I think I’m done,’ you know?” she explained. “He won’t eat past what he wants, I think because I’m just so nonchalant about it.”

Amurri said her children have a healthy relationship with food and are allowed to eat McDonald’s. Getty Images for Turner Sarandon has previously said that a good diet and regular exercise are her secrets to aging gracefully. Jason Crowley/BFA.com/Shutterstock

In 2020, the “Thelma & Louise” star, 78, told People that eating healthy and exercising were her secrets for aging gracefully.

She also encouraged people to laugh often and not smoke cigarettes.

And back in 2017, Sarandon told Vogue that “staying hydrated and not doing anything too extreme” helps her look younger.