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First-time parents most likely to buy the baby food packaged, Australian findings

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Around 1.5 million Australians have babies, and 1 in 5 of these parents bought baby food in the last four weeks, new retail data shows. Over the past two years, Roy Morgan Research spoke to almost 2000...

How Australian parents’ wealth and health attitudes affect what their kids eat, research

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How Australian parents’ wealth and health attitudes affect what their kids eat, research Household wealth plays a big part in determining the healthiness of the food parents put in the pantry (and what...

Woolworths delists infant “fruit juice” following social media outcry

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Woolworths has announced it will delist a range of infant fruit juices under the Bebi brand, which have raised concerns from angry parents on the Woolworths Facebook page. The Bebi fruit drink range claims...

New Australian research links breast milk to nut allergies

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A study released today by the Australian National University (ANU) has found that infants who are solely breast fed for the first six months may be more susceptible to nut allergies. A health check questionnaire...

The Wiggles expand from food hints to a food range

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The musical group, The Wiggles, which began in Australia and has become an international phenomenon singing to children around the world, has just released its own food range. The concept is not just...

Australian parents’ activists attack Kelloggs and McDonalds in ‘Fame and Shame Awards’ but McCain is acclaimed

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Australian parents’ activist group the Parent’s Jury has slammed two major food companies, Kelloggs and McDonalds, claiming that their marketing campaigns in Australia are misleading. Both companies...

Food advertisements have bigger impact on children’s food choices than parental advice

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A new study, just published in The Journal of Pediatrics, has found that television food advertisements can have more impact on a child’s food choices than advice from their own parents. Dr Christopher...

Tesco to launch healthy eating range for children

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UK supermarket chain Tesco is launching a healthy-eating range for children in the UK called Tesco Goodness, which is already on sale at its stores in the US.The range is a selection of healthy snacks,...

Keep it cool for school: lunch box food safety

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With thousands of children across Australia preparing to head back to school, families are being urged to study up on lunch box food safety. “The basic rule of thumb is to keep it cool for school...

Obama’s Task Force obesity plan

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Earlier this week, US First Lady Michelle Obama unveiled a Task Force action plan calling on food manufacturers to curb the marketing of unhealthy foods to children. Here we take a closer look at the report...