I'm getting fed up with this, telling the children what to eat. They think it;s all about reducing sugar and fats, but fats are not unhealthy. For example on their website they encourage us to change from butter, cheese and milk to carbohydrates. I agree we need to reduce sugar and processed carbs just not with the advice they are giving for 'sugar swaps'
I have been told off at school for giving a small cheese as a snack and told they can only bring fruit. We are only allowed semi-skimmed milk which we pay for ourselves. Full fat is only allowed for special diets. When will they start to wake up to the idea that fats are not the baddies they once thought and stop promoting us swapping to cereals and starchy foods? When Public Health England stops working with big food companies, I suppose. As they say here, they "We work with major national retailers, household name brands and major organisations, including commercial brands as well as government departments and NGOs, providing them with all the support and materials they need to change health outcomes and to help influence people's behaviour across the country." Hmm.
www.nhs.uk/change4life/Pages/national-partners.aspx