Popular rusks contain the equivalent of two teaspoons of sugar 😱
Currently, packaging on baby and children's food and drink in the UK are not required to display traffic light labelling, however Action for Sugar suggests this could be a good idea.
'What we need is companies to make products with minimal amount of sugars, so young children can grow up enjoying less sweet foods.' Even if the sugar comes from added fruit juice, it is not good for babies and toddlers, says Action on Sugar.This group includes sugar added to food or drinks - at home, or by a chef or other food manufacturer
There's no guideline limit for children under the age of four, but it's recommended they avoid sugar-sweetened drinks and food with sugar added to it'The government must release their long-awaited commercial baby food and drink guidelines, and make them mandatory to hold all companies to the same standard.
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