They may come brightly packaged with colourful cartoon characters and cheerful slogans designed to appeal directly to children. But most food products marketed for kids are unhealthy – and not only high in fat, sugar and salt, but packed full of industrial ingredients and additives which are a hallmark of ultra-processed foods (UPFs).
And with such UPFs reported to now make up about 60 per cent of the average adult’s diet, there is a growing backlash against their proliferation amid
July 26, 2023
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A student looking at the options for their school lunch.
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A leading nutritionist has revealed what really should go in a child’s lunchbox – after a mother claimed her son’s nursery had seized juice, smoothies, sandwiches and even fruit from her child’s meal.
Emma Clarke, from Slough, Berkshire, was left stunned when she found out her four-year-old son Archie packet of 99-calorie Maryland cookies was removed from his lunchbox on his first day at Cippenham Nursery School.
She is the latest in a long line of parents who have complained
Phaedra Parks ist niemand, der ein Blatt vor den Mund nimmt. „Ich hasse den Schulanfang“, sagte die Mutter von Ayden und Dylan Nida kürzlich gegenüber BravoTV.com. „Es macht mir immer ein bisschen Angst, nur weil du wirklich in einen ganz anderen Zeitplan geraten musst. Meine Söhne müssen um acht Uhr in der Schule sein. Es gibt keine Busse, also musst du Fahrgemeinschaften bilden oder sie abholen, und so verändert es dein Leben wirklich.“
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