Nany Maree
Strawberry Fruit Wiggles. Nearly seventy per cent sugar. That's marshmallow territory, love, sold in the toddler aisle.
A new report found more than 70 per cent of toddler foods on supermarket shelves don't meet international nutrition standards. One pack of strawberry yoghurt rice cakes holds two per cent strawberry, as powder. Almost half of kids under three get at least half their diet from these store-bought foods.
The Food and Grocery Council says makers follow the Food Standards Code. A paediatrician says Australia has let parents down with its lack of regulation. Both can be true. That's the problem.
I raised mine on mashed pumpkin, which never had a marketing budget. So who wrote the rules that let a lolly wear a picture of fruit?
Talk to your GP or health professional about your own body.
Source: ABC News, 2025-02-13
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