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Is a Marmite sandwich and an apple good enough for a child’s lunch? (www.rnz.co.nz)

submitted 5 days ago by Dave to c/politics

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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's suggestion of a Marmite sandwich and an apple for lunch wouldn't keep a child full or feed their brain sufficiently, according to local health and education experts.

"If you're just doing a Marmite sandwich and an apple, you're probably not meeting the protein requirements [which depend on age and gender]," paediatric dietician Jenny Douglas explained to RNZ.

"Ideally it would be a Marmite and cheese sandwich at least," she said, noting that the high salt content of Marmite, which could shape one's palate, giving a child a taste for salty snacks like pies and chips early on.

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[–] liv 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Microplastic and saturated fats, lunch of champions. /s

I guess dried fruit is way more sugary than fruit fruit?

[–] Dave 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The explanation was that yes dried fruit (all fruit) has a lot of sugar, and dried fruit in particular sticks to your teeth. They said adults tend to pick at this with their tongue and clean it off their teeth but kids don't and it just sits there.

[–] liv 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Makes sense. I would think that would exclude those sticky roll up things too.

[–] Dave 1 points 20 hours ago

Yeah I presume so. My kids aren't a fan of them anyway. I think they aren't as sugary as they used to be.