Giving our kids options

I was driving along in my car (where better to drive?) this morning and heard on the radio that the Government has launched a consultation on whether, "all sweets, soft drinks and sugary snacks should be banned from schools in England and Wales."

The School Food Trust is recommending that vending machines stock healthier alternatives such as fruit, veg and nuts - hallelujah!!!  Is it any wonder our kids are repulsed by vegetables when we feed them sugar 24/7 and ruin their developing taste buds?  In the words of the trust's chairwoman, Suzi Leather, "We know that many children are eating themselves into an early grave". Yes they are -  1 in 8 children are now obese with this set to rise to 1 in 4 by the year 2020!