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8 Out of 10 Brit Mums Lie to Make Their Children Eat Healthy

by Tanya Thomas on September 04, 2010 at 11:17 AM Child Health News

As long as it gets them eating healthy, a new UK survey has revealed that many mothers do not mind resorting to telling white lies to their children.

8 Out of 10 Brit Mums Lie to Make Their Children Eat Healthy

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The survey found that eight out of ten mothers regularly tell their children old classics such as "carrots will help you see in the dark" or "crusts will make your hair curl".

Among the other food fibs that mothers use are, "eating spinach will give you muscles like Popeye the Sailor", and "fizzy drinks turn your teeth to jelly".

And at times they even resort to cruel claims like, "the ice cream van only plays music when it has run out of lollies".

The poll of 3,000 mothers revealed almost two thirds struggle to get their toddlers to eat a healthy, balanced diet, and on average they tell their children two such fibs a day to coax them to eat fruit and vegetables.

"Encouraging toddlers to eat new foods can be a nightmare for parents and make meal times the most stressful part of the day," the Daily Mail quoted Deneice Harwin, from Philips' Avent parenting appliances, which commissioned the study, as saying.

"Fruit and veg tend to be the worst food in children's eyes so it's no wonder parents tell little fibs," Harwin stated.

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