Parents should teach the young ones to eat healthy

NAIROBI: After spending some time with a group of children aged between 3 to 10 years and their parents, I realized that some parents do not know the different food groups that constitute a healthy meal.

This made me think; if parents cannot correctly identify different foods and the food groups they belong to, what information on healthy eating do they pass on to their children? In the absence of their parents, are children able to make healthy choices at mealtime? Do they even know the importance of healthy eating?