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Amber O'Connor & Courtney Pochin & Jacob Rawley

This 'normal' lunch should set off alarm bells for parents - can you tell why?

This lunch box might not look dissimilar to many seen in school canteens and playgrounds, but experts are saying parents should spot the red flags.

As you can see, it features a number of popular snacks, such as white bread sandwiches, crackers and a fruit roll up. While it appears to be a fairly standard lunch box, the pre-packaged snacks are full of sugars and salt, reports The Mirror.

Australian nutrition experts at the Cancer Council NSW shared the image to alert parents to the unhealthy snacks that some might not think about enough.

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