Healthy eating

LET me set the scene — Johnny won’t eat a breakfast, Aoife’s lunchbox arrives back untouched, Jack refuses his dinner and Emma won’t touch the veggies.

You get the idea — stubborn kids, exasperated parents, uneaten healthy food and all the angst that follows. But is all this consternation really necessary or worthwhile?

While few children in Ireland have an optimal diet, only a tiny minority are deficient in vitamin or mineral intakes.