Calls for sugar in baby foods to be restricted

The amount of sugar in baby food should be restricted, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) says. It is also calling on parents to offer children more vegetables to stop them developing a ‘sweet tooth’. The RCPCH is also recommending parents offer bitter flavours too. ‘Part of the problem is that baby weaning products often contain a high proportion of fruit or sweeter tasting vegetables,’ Professor Mary Fewtrell, assistant officer for health improvement and nutrition lead for RCPCH, said. ‘Parents also often use fruit or sweet tasting vegetables as first foods at home. ‘Pureed baby foods packaged in pouches also often have a high energy density and a high proportion of sugar. ‘If sucked from the pouch, the

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