Only 12% of children get their five a day

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Only 12% of children get their five a day - How do you feel knowing that so few children are eating enough fruits and vegetables, and what impact do you think that has on their health and future?

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00:00Oh, when I was a child, a long time ago, I'm now a pensioner, we used to eat quite a lot of fruit.

00:11It's all about marketing, isn't it? Simple as that. Market it well. It's tasty. I have five to ten a day anyway, so I've always had the same.

00:20My parents instilled it in me. It's healthy for you. But it's all about marketing, so the junk food gets Preston's all the time.

00:29I really worry about that, and I actually make healthy pasta when my grandson comes, because he won't eat anything green.

00:38So I hide kale and lentils, and he thinks it's tomato sauce, but it's not.

00:44I see a lot of kids, very young, eight, nine, ten, obese. That in itself speaks for itself, does it not?

00:56Well, he won't have a future, will he? Simple as that.

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