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| High-calorie puddings dominate children's menus at food chains | High-calorie puddings dominate children's menus at food chains |
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| Children’s menus at some of the UK’s leading restaurant and pub chains are still dominated by super-sized calorific puddings and unlimited refills of unhealthy sugary drinks – undermining efforts to tackle the obesity crisis, a health campaign group has warned. | Children’s menus at some of the UK’s leading restaurant and pub chains are still dominated by super-sized calorific puddings and unlimited refills of unhealthy sugary drinks – undermining efforts to tackle the obesity crisis, a health campaign group has warned. |
| Hungry Horse’s popping candy wafer boat pudding contains 78g of sugar, more than 400% of a child’s daily sugar allowance, the Soil Association’s Out to Lunch report revealed on Wednesday. | Hungry Horse’s popping candy wafer boat pudding contains 78g of sugar, more than 400% of a child’s daily sugar allowance, the Soil Association’s Out to Lunch report revealed on Wednesday. |
| It also found that Harvester’s Chocolate Cookie Pizza – a cookie topped with chocolate sauce, marshmallows, strawberries, butterscotch sauce and chocolate buttons – contains 721 calories, almost 50% of a seven-year-old’s daily requirement. | It also found that Harvester’s Chocolate Cookie Pizza – a cookie topped with chocolate sauce, marshmallows, strawberries, butterscotch sauce and chocolate buttons – contains 721 calories, almost 50% of a seven-year-old’s daily requirement. |
| Nando’s also scored poorly, with the report warning that its menu does not guarantee that children are automatically served a portion of vegetables, and with secret diners concerned about bottomless puddings and unlimited refills of sugary drinks. | Nando’s also scored poorly, with the report warning that its menu does not guarantee that children are automatically served a portion of vegetables, and with secret diners concerned about bottomless puddings and unlimited refills of sugary drinks. |
| Out to Lunch is a long-running campaign from the Soil Association, which promotes organic food and farming as well as certifying products, investigating the food served to children at the UK’s most popular restaurant chains. | Out to Lunch is a long-running campaign from the Soil Association, which promotes organic food and farming as well as certifying products, investigating the food served to children at the UK’s most popular restaurant chains. |
| It is calling on all high street chains to serve two portions of vegetables with every child’s meal, ensure puddings are an appropriate portion size, make water freely available and stop promoting sugary drinks to children. | It is calling on all high street chains to serve two portions of vegetables with every child’s meal, ensure puddings are an appropriate portion size, make water freely available and stop promoting sugary drinks to children. |
| This year it is supported by chef and environmental campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. | This year it is supported by chef and environmental campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. |
| “Given that we’re in the midst of an obesity crisis, and that we’re eating out more than ever before, restaurant chains have to step up and take some responsibility for the health and wellbeing of their customers,” Fearnley-Whittingstall said. | “Given that we’re in the midst of an obesity crisis, and that we’re eating out more than ever before, restaurant chains have to step up and take some responsibility for the health and wellbeing of their customers,” Fearnley-Whittingstall said. |
| “It’s time to be clear with parents about what’s going into their children’s food, to stop pushing endless sugar and lazy combinations of refined carbs, and start promoting healthy veg.” | “It’s time to be clear with parents about what’s going into their children’s food, to stop pushing endless sugar and lazy combinations of refined carbs, and start promoting healthy veg.” |
| At the top of the table was the Jamie’s Italian chain, which notched up four out of five stars, after attracting “glowing” reviews from secret diners and a well-balanced menu that included one meal containing a child’s complete five-a-day. | At the top of the table was the Jamie’s Italian chain, which notched up four out of five stars, after attracting “glowing” reviews from secret diners and a well-balanced menu that included one meal containing a child’s complete five-a-day. |
| The Wetherspoon’s pub chain secured second place, after introducing a raft of “ambitious” changes, including removing all fizzy drinks from the menu and replacing them with organic juice. | The Wetherspoon’s pub chain secured second place, after introducing a raft of “ambitious” changes, including removing all fizzy drinks from the menu and replacing them with organic juice. |
| Wetherspoon’s and Beefeater serve 2m children’s meals every month and both chains serve sustainable fish, farm assured meat, free range eggs and organic ingredients. | Wetherspoon’s and Beefeater serve 2m children’s meals every month and both chains serve sustainable fish, farm assured meat, free range eggs and organic ingredients. |
| Fearnley-Whittingstall defended the policy of naming and shaming and said he was encouraged that healthy competition was helping encourage the good practice exemplified at the top of the table. | Fearnley-Whittingstall defended the policy of naming and shaming and said he was encouraged that healthy competition was helping encourage the good practice exemplified at the top of the table. |
| He also urged the chains to do more to support British farmers, after the research found restaurants serving potatoes grown in Egypt, apples grown in Canada and a side salad made from 32 ingredients sourced from across the world from Peru to Madagascar. | He also urged the chains to do more to support British farmers, after the research found restaurants serving potatoes grown in Egypt, apples grown in Canada and a side salad made from 32 ingredients sourced from across the world from Peru to Madagascar. |
| A Nando’s spokesperson said: “We try to give parents and children as much choice as possible so that they can enoy our peri-peri chicken as part of a balanced diet. | A Nando’s spokesperson said: “We try to give parents and children as much choice as possible so that they can enoy our peri-peri chicken as part of a balanced diet. |
| “Our Nandinos menu is aimed at the under-10s and we provide a range of different meat, veggie and dessert options.” | “Our Nandinos menu is aimed at the under-10s and we provide a range of different meat, veggie and dessert options.” |
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