Hidden salt in food a health risk to children
From the telegraph:
“Parents who feed their children ready-made puddings are unwittingly giving them excessive amounts of salt, according to health campaigners.
Nearly half the recommended daily salt intake for a young child is hidden in one serving of supermarket-bought jam roly poly, treacle sponge or sticky toffee pudding, a report reveals.
The research, carried out by Consensus Action on Salt and Health, also found that savoury food aimed at children, such as baked beans and sausages, contain levels of salt that are “dangerous” to their health.
Children aged four to six should eat no more than 3g (0.1oz) of salt a day, according to Government guidelines.
Those aged between one and three should have no more than 2g a day.
But CASH found that a can of Morrisons baked beans has 2.8g of salt, nearly the daily limit for a six year old, while a Waitrose Cornish pasty contains more than their maximum recommended intake at 3.2g.
Other foods have a surprisingly large amount of salt. A bowl of Rice Krispies contains more salt than a bag of crisps, around 0.65g compared to 0.5g.
A serving of butter-flavoured microwave popcorn has 2.2g of salt, two-thirds the recommended daily amount of salt for a six-year-old…”
December 1st, 2008 at 8:55 am
That’s not really nice. I mean, I wanted to buy some chocolate pudding! However, I do think it’s believable. It would be hard for me, because I am such a fan of salty foods.