But it's not only parents who give in. I have known nurseries that give out crisps, pink wafer biscuits, orange squash and chocolate fingers as a routine, with fried food at mealtimes. They claim the children won't eat anything else.
However, in my experience, nurseries that have explained to parents in a carefully-worded letter that after a certain date there will be no more sugared or salty snacks, no deep-fried foods and no drinks containing sugar or additives, and have then gradually phased them out, have found this works fine. If parents query this, a nursery can simply and truthfully say it is complying with official healthy eating guidelines.
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