Fat, sugar, salt and your children

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Are you worried that you or your children are affecting their health by eating too much of the wrong fats, sugar and salt?

I would like to see choices for we Mums made a lot easier when shopping for food. We don’t want to spend all day in the supermarket checking labels. The governments of past years have advised manufacturers as to what they would like to see done but have left them to ‘self regulate’ -- end result - nothing much happens!

Ready meals and manufactured foods are affecting the health of the nation. This problem will not be sorted unless the manufacturers are forced to follow strict guidelines. It’s the only way that a difference can be made.

Please look at my e petition and sign it. If I can get 100,000 signatures it will be debated in Parliament.

epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/62209

It's not that hard. On Saturday, Dd2 and I were shopping and went to Costa coffee. she asked to choose her drink. She motioned to the fizzy drinks and Said 'can I have those?'. I told her she couldn't because they aren't healthy. Then she pointed to a fruit smoothie. I picked it up, saw it had 51g sugar and said 'No, DD2, that's got 10 teaspoons of sugar in it, which is far too many.'

I didn't have to search the label, it was plain and clear.