* 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
* School dinners in England are subject to strict nutritional guidelines. Children should choose foods rich in protein, such as poultry, fish, eggs or beans. They should avoid eating pies, pasties, sausages or burgers as these are very high in fat. They should also choose at least one starchy food, such as bread, potatoes, rice or pasta, as well as at least one portion of vegetables and a piece of fruit
5 - portions of fruit and vegetables children should eat in a day
20% - how much more likely obese children are to develop cancer later in life
75% - of salt in our diet comes from processed foods
Source: BBC Health and Change4Life
