AoS Comment: Out to Lunch 2017
The Soil Association today launched their Out to Lunch 2017 campaign. With the help of 'secret diner' parents, they surveyed some of the UK's biggest and most popular chains on the food and service they are offering our children, and created a league table to rank them best to worst. Here is what they found:
The Action on Sugar team were at the briefing event to learn about the quality of food served to children nationwide. Kawther Hashem, Registered Nutritionist at Action on Sugar, said: "The level of sugar in some of these puddings for children is absolutely shocking and the food industry must act quickly to protect children from becoming overweight and obese. It's imperative that companies do more to offer families lower sugar options and smaller portions of puddings so that children are not encouraged to eat excess calories and sugar even if they are dining out."
