The top reasons for this include helping them understand that they can make their own choices, building their confidence, and enabling them to have some control.īut while the research revealed that children are typically good with their fresh fruit and vegetables, a third of parents (34%) still regularly encounter fuss, with 37% having to blend veggies into dinners.ĭespite such hiccups, 36% are confident their child gets enough goodness from what they consume. It also emerged that three-quarters of parents believe it’s important to let their offspring make their own decisions when it comes to the food they consume. Mums and dads put their child’s adventurous nature with food down to there being more options in the supermarkets nowadays, as well as foods from around the globe being more easily available, and a different parental approach to a youngster’s diet. Of the children who are curious eaters, three in five (59%) will choose fruit and vegetables as part of their mealtime or snack.īrussels sprouts, olives, and mussels were named as foods which kids have happily consumed without kicking up a fuss, according to their parents. My kids certainly know their own mind, but it’s important to me that they’re still encouraged to try new things.” “Now it’s easier than ever to ensure your kid gets what they need. In fact, 74% are happy to try new foods, unquestioned, with little or no apprehension.Īnd four in ten said their children are offered far more exotic foods than they ever were in the past – while 63% have let their children make the decisions when it comes to what they eat for dinner.Īshley Banjo said: “Children have so many more vibrant food options than we ever did as kids, and I think that’s reflected in these results. The video comes as a poll of 700 parents, of 3-9-year-olds – commissioned by Petits Filous to launch their Vitamin Rich range – found that two-thirds of youngsters are more decisive and adventurous than ever when it comes to their food choices. The youngsters did not hold back, as their faces gave away as much as their words did when it came to their reactions.Īnd when it came to trying out a new yoghurt drink, packed with both fruit and vegetables, the junior judges unanimously declared it a hit – as did Dancing On Ice judge Ashley Banjo, who stepped in to show the kids how it is done. The comical video footage showed a mini Simon Cowell, Nicole Scherzinger, Louis Walsh, and Amanda Holden take to their very own judges chairs to taste-test a number of food items, from Brussels sprouts to pomegranate seeds. A panel of young children took on the roles of X Factor judges to provide their hilarious, unfiltered opinions on a range of foods – with a surprise appearance from the real deal, Ashley Banjo.
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