Jane Moore has called out the food industry for its “misleading” labelling on food products, urging for a change that would make it easier for parents to make healthier choices for their kids. On Monday’s (May 12) Loose Women, Jane, along with Christine Lampard, Brenda Edwards, and Kéllé Bryan, discussed the challenges parents face when trying to encourage healthy eating in their children.
The conversation kicked off with the panel debating whether parents should be having deep discussions with their kids about healthy food choices. Brenda shared how, when she was growing up, there wasn’t much choice, and you simply ate whatever was put in front of you. Jane agreed, adding that the younger years are about “this is the food I’m giving you, and it happens to be healthy food.” However, she wasn’t sure how effective it would be to have deep discussions about food at a young age, suggesting that parents should lead by example, reported the Manchester Evening News.
But Jane raised an important issue when she pointed out that many kids are coming home to meals that are less than healthy. “A lot of kids are living in a climate where they get home and it’s just chips and beige carbohydrates on offer,” she said. “You can teach them all you like at school, but it’s not going to make a difference if their parents aren’t on board.”
Jane then shifted the focus to the food industry, saying that a lot of the pressure is put on parents and schools, but the food industry needs to play its part. “It all comes back to the food industry,” she said. “Pressure keeps being put on parents and schools to do all this stuff with kids.” She called for clearer labelling on food products, saying that currently, “they can hide all the bad stuff on the back and put all the good stuff on the front and make it look like a healthy option for your child when it isn’t.”
She went on to suggest that the important information should be placed on the front of packaging to make it easier for parents to make better choices. “Nobody has time – or the eyesight in my case – to go round the supermarket and read the small print at the back.”
Christine agreed, reflecting on how she manages to get her kids to eat healthier food, admitting that they do happily snack on cucumbers or peppers. However, she also acknowledged the pressures parents face: “A lot of parents, you’re busy, and there isn’t a lot of time to make big homemade meals every night. We all know it’s probably handier and indeed cheaper sometimes to get the rubbish food… You can understand sometimes why children might not be eating as healthy at home.”
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