Kids not eating enough fruit or veg, say mums

NEARLY 70% of mothers believe their children are not eating the recommended amounts of fruit and vegetables, a new survey reveals.

More than a third of those mothers who participated in a study of mothers admitted their kids do not get the recommended 60 minutes of exercise a day, while 10% of those with school-going children felt their offspring were overweight.

More than 2,000 mothers participated in the survey of children’s lifestyles by the Irish website MummyPages.ie in September, which reveals 68% of mums believe their kids’ diets fell short of the recommended five a day. A large proportion (74%) said they knew they were falling short.