Nursery World - Pull the sweet tooth

I am writing to say how much I agree with Ellen Nesbit (Letters, 8 February) about the sort of things we still include in children's cooking activities - as she says, sugary, additive-laden junk. What do we think we are teaching when we put out Smarties, glace cherries, chocolate buttons, pre-sugared coloured yoghurts, and so on? Cooking can be such a lovely way of teaching about healthy eating, but using ingredients such as these sends out all the wrong messages - to parents as well as children.

What do we think we are teaching when we put out Smarties, glace cherries, chocolate buttons, pre-sugared coloured yoghurts, and so on? Cooking can be such a lovely way of teaching about healthy eating, but using ingredients such as these sends out all the wrong messages - to parents as well as children.

I also agree that there is a big gap in our training here. The importance of top-quality books and equipment is taken very seriously, but food much less so. So please do your bit, Nursery World, to get our children to like food that isn't stuffed with sugar and additives.

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