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Article: A healthy diet is all about balance ; Fitness
- Article from:
- Evening Mail
- Article date:
- November 13, 2007
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WHEN chef Lesley Waters visited her children's school for a
cookery lesson she taught the youngsters how to make simple meals
for themselves. But she deliberately chose not to include a dessert.
Not that Lesley believes children should never have desserts but
because she feels a healthy diet is all about balance and sometimes
that balance tips too far towards sweetness.
"We made some fantastic food but I deliberately didn't make cakes
because that is what people typically make with children," says
Lesley, who should know being mum to two youngsters, Isaac and
Scout.
"It has its place but children do also love savoury food and they