Clenching her fist in celebration, a mother exclaims: "Adam ate a whole plate of peas. Yes!" And another is thrilled by the fact her son ate a grape the other day.
These might sound like minor achievements but in fact they represent real progress for parents who are struggling to get their young children to eat healthily.
This group of mothers is attending the Mini-Mend programme off-ered by NHS Mid Essex at Larkrise Children's Centre in Chelmsford. Mini-Mend is a free 10-week course developed by Mend (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition... Do It!), a social enterprise specialising in healthy living programmes and best known for its work with older, overweight children and their families.
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