A nationwide survey that represented 1,103 parents with children between the ages of 0–14 found that many of them incorrectly believe that some treat foods which contain no fruit or veg contributed to the famous five a day. The survey found that some parents think that fruit flavoured sweets, spaghetti hoops and orange squash, fizzy cola, chips and jaffa cakes are all part of the five-a-day tally.
Jeez!
Surely, this must be a joke? Can someone please tell me that there are no parents in this country who honestly believe that giving a child a jaffa cake is the same as giving them an orange? And if we are so unfortunate as to have parents like that around, I’d like to know their ages.
Is it possible that the parents in question are some of the (far too many) kids who have kids?
I tell ya, they’d be better off staying in school and keeping their legs crossed at least until they can tell the difference between a cake and a fruit!
//Julie
