Is it time to ditch packed lunches for veggie dinners to combat childhood obesity?

Nov 12, 2019, 11:47 AM

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Ban packed lunches and give out free veggie meals to kids! That's the suggestion from a perhaps unlikely source - the Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith.

The TV star who regularly judges fat and sugar stuffed cakes on Channel 4, 
wants kids to eat lentils, salads, eggy plates and frittata. She also told The Sunday Times that parents are to blame for kids being fussy eaters.

So, is this a good idea to tackle childhood obesity? Or the nanny state grabbing your kids lunchbox and forcing them to eat lentils? 

Vinny discussed this with Commentator Emma Woolf and Kathryn Szrodecki.