Parents are persuading their children to eat healthily by rewarding them with extra time on a games console, eating in front of the TV and a later bedtime.
A study of 1,000 mums and dads, of children aged three to 12, found seven in 10 have hidden fruit and vegetables in their youngster’s meals and do so on average three times a week.
Another 83% have “rewarded” them with treats to get them to eat healthily - including a pudding (23%), allowing them to play on their parent’s mobile phone (18%), and inviting friends over on the weekend (14%).
