How to cure your child’s sweet tooth: Dietitian reveals simple ways to reduce kids’ sugar intake – and it includes throwing out flavoured cereals!

The Daily Mail – Billie Schwab Dunn

It’s no secret that children have more interest in eating dessert than their vegetables, but a dietitian has shared how you can decrease your child’s sugar intake. Australian dietitian Kate Save of Be Fit Food explained that a study from the University of Wollongong and Sydney revealed that more than half of young Australians are consuming too much sugar. ‘Sugar intake was found to increase as children got older, reaching an average daily intake of 22 teaspoons for boys aged 14 to 16 years,’ she told FEMAIL. (more)