DURING the summer holidays, the temptation for kids to snack seems to skyrocket. As a mum of two boys — Ollie, ten, and Finley, seven — I’m often fending off grabbing hands from the kitchen. 17 Your kids' 'healthy' snacks aren't as good for your kids as you might have thought Credit: Getty 17 Emma Pryer, 46, gets a nutritionist’s take on the snacks she gives her children – Ollie, 10, and Finley, seven Credit: Supplied Health chiefs have previously warned that childhood obesity is being fuelled by munching between meals.
But while we know chocolate, crisps and biscuits are best as treats, even some “healthy” snacks are high in sugar, fat and salt. Caroline Cerny, director of policy and engagement at Bite Back, a youth activist group against junk food backed by TV chef Jamie Oliver, says: “Supermarkets are an opportunity for health. “Instead, firms are using too many tactics to target children with unhealthy products, including cute, clever packaging, misleading health claims like ‘packed with vitamins’ and product placement.
Combine that with it not being mandatory for food companies to use helpful traffic light labels, and you can see it’s not a level playing field. So it is crucial for the new government to implement stricter regulations.” READ MORE HEALTH NEWS RECOVER-KING Inside King's cancer fightback including exactly why he was pulled from duty IN A FIZZ Shoppers flock to supermarket to snap up Diet Coke cans scanning just 11p each According to.