Is your child eating too much sugar at breakfast? itv.com
Children are consuming half of their daily sugar allowance during breakfast alone, health officials have warned.
The average child in England eats the equivalent of three cubes of sugar (11g) every morning, Public Health England (PHE) said.
Sugary cereals, fruit juice and some spreads are to blame, according to the health body's new Change4Life campaign.
Free app – Be Food Smart – has been launched to help highlight how much sugar, saturated fat and salt can be found in everyday food and drink that children consume.
But what breakfast foods are the worst culprits and how can you cut your child's sugar intake down? Here's what you need to know.
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