	Introduction
	We rarely eat together
	Too tired to cook
	Healthier foods are expensive
	My kids only want nuggets
	My kids live on junk

Your Health Today

Heinz Good Food Policies

Don’t take our word for it…

For 20 years we’ve been modifying and developing our recipes to reduce the levels of salt in your favourite products. Here’s what independent sources say about our pioneering work:

“We, the Department of Health and the Food Standards Agency, are encouraged by the large number of companies and organisations in the food industry who have introduced salt reduction programmes. I would particularly like to single out Heinz and Marks and Spencer for the pioneering work they have undertaken in this area.”

Melanie Johnson MP, Public Health Minister, January 2005

"My kids seem to live on snacks and fizzy drinks"

My kids live on junk Lots of us, especially children, snack during the day instead of sitting down to regular meals. Kids want to eat when they’re hungry. Trouble is, snacks like crisps, chocolate bars and fizzy drinks are higher in calories and lower in nutrients than food you prepare yourself.

Why not:

Offer healthier alternatives rather than regular snacks. When children are peckish, offer them healthier alternatives, such as raisins, an apple, toast with peanut butter, or carrot sticks with a pot of hummus to dip into. Remember, the odd chocolate biscuit is fine, as long as it’s a treat, once in a while.
Give them water or milk between meals. Too much juice or fizzy drink can dull their appetite because there’s too much sugar in their blood. It’ll harm their teeth too and could cause dental cavities later on in life.
If all else fails, just don’t buy sugary snacks. There’ll be fewer arguments if you simply haven’t got them in the house! Instead, keep a bowl of apples and bananas within easy reach of children so they can help themselves when they’re hungry.

Did you know?

Just three tablespoonfuls of Heinz Baked Beanz count as one of the five portions of fruit and vegetables we need in our diets each day.
Almost half of children aged seven to fourteen never eat an evening meal with their parents.
20 per cent of schoolchildren buy crisps on their way home from school.
A five-year-old child needs around 1,600 calories a day, while a female adult requires 2,000 calories a day.
Children under ten need about an hour of moderate exercise every day.
Four in ten children are now taken to school by car, compared with fewer than one in 10 in 1971.