Making a small start is key for our children’s healthy eating

The Irish Times – Cliodhna Foley-Nolan

“Start”, the latest healthy-eating campaign launched this week, has the ambitious goal of getting our children out of an unhealthy food rut. Year upon year for the past decade, we report a depressing landscape of statistics on unhealthy lifestyle habits in both adults and our children. Mobile phones and screens are ubiquitous in our lives. Confectionery and treats are abundant in our diets. Our everyday drinks are coloured, creamy or sweet while vegetables are either completely absent or disguised in our family meals. (more)