* The Children's Food Campaign survey of 107 foods revealed many were high in saturated fat, salt and sugar. Diet plays a crucial part in child health and wellbeing and it is important to get children eating healthily from an early age. The food choices they make during development can affect their future health and influence later eating habits.
* A structured eating plan with regular meals and snacks is important to establish good eating habits. Parents should ensure there is plenty of variety - burgers and chips are fine occasionally, but not for every meal. Anyone who thinks a child is putting on too much weight shouldn't make a big issue of it. Instead, they should encourage them to take up physical activity such as football, netball or cycling
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