Reassuringly, 77% of children aged 5-8 and 88% of children aged 9-16 know they should eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day, but only 33% of younger children and 19% of older children actually do. (And many don’t believe canned or frozen products count.)
Disturbingly, 8% of children aged 5-8 do not eat breakfast, rising to 24% of 11-14-year-olds and 32% of 14-16-year-olds.
At least 73% of children aged 5-8 had been on a farm visit. Yet, clearly, a lot more nutrition education is needed.
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