Change4life advise giving children two snacks a day of 100 cals each. What is everyone's thoughts?

[topsyandtimison]

It's just been on breakfast tv. They say children should only eat fruit salad or a plain rice cake as a snack. So 200 cals a day of snacks. This would be fab but my little one (age 4) would not want a plain rice cake as a snack. She likes a few crackers and cheese or homemade biscuits etc. Is that bad?

That Change 4 life thing is almost frightening in it's complete misinformation; considering it's government funded. It's actually shocking

I agree.

Its the next fad.

Advice will change tomorrow and so on.

But the 5 a day advice wasn't terrible because some people DO fill themselves and their families with highly sweetened and salted rubbish. ALL the time.

The programme on Channel 5 atm about losing weight has to be seen to be believed.

Young wealthy blokes shoving sweets down their throats ALL the time fgs.

ppeatfruit what is the channel 5 show called, please?

Oooh there are quite a few at the moment, umm.. Lose Weight Healthily? I can't remember exactly , check google. there was also a frightening one about binge drinking!

Is it "diet secrets and how to lose weight"? I have it recorded, haven't watched it yet

Beyond Thanks It could be, there are some on the BBC too.

I think bbc is “trust me I’m a doctor” but I’m not home now to check. I watch a lot of health programmes!

There’s one called something like ‘how to lose weight well’ at the moment.

That's the one! Chien hooray we got there in the end! Though some of those diets are anything but healthy IMO!