Parents need to foster, not force, good food habits in kids

Helen O’Callaghan hears parents need to act on their concerns.

With new research finding one in three Irish mums concerned about their children’s diets, it’s time to turn those concerns into action and make changes on the weekly shopping trip.

So says nutritional therapist Ciara Ryan, after a survey by parenting community Eumom.ie found nearly a quarter of parents are concerned their child isn’t eating enough fruit, 43% are worried s/he isn’t eating enough vegetables and 54% reported s/he doesn’t eat enough fish.