Healthy Habits

TRANSCRIPT
Healthy Habits

NARRATOR:
Healthy eating habits are important for everyone. It is good to learn them when we are young. At home, parents help their children eat well. But there is a problem.

SOUNDBITE - mother:
“The kids see things on television and then you go to the supermarket or you go to a restaurant and that's the item that child will want.”

NARRATOR:
Children often see adverts for cola, sweets, and fast food. These foods and drinks have a lot of sugar, fat, and salt. The adverts can make unhealthy food look fun and exciting. 
In the UK, there are rules. Companies cannot show adverts for food with a lot of fat, sugar and salt on children’s TV. They also cannot show these adverts online where children watch videos. There are no junk food adverts in some places, like near schools or on trains in London. When children do not see many adverts, they often want unhealthy food less. But some people think we can do more.

SOUNDBITE - vox pop:
“I think going into schools, talking to children, telling them what's good and what's bad.”

NARRATOR:
At school, children can learn about healthy food and exercise. At this primary school, a speaker teaches students about a balanced diet.

SOUNDBITE - speaker at school:
“What do you think would be a really good food to have in the morning?”

NARRATOR:
Students learn about food with a lot of vitamins, like fresh fruit and vegetables, nuts, and milk.

Vox pop - kid 1:
“I eat lots of vegetables and every day I have an apple.”

Vox pop - kid 2:
“Sometimes I have tomato, carrot. Sometimes crisps on a Friday, like once a month,”

NARRATOR:
They also do exercise like running and jumping. This helps them have energy and stay fit. Healthy habits start early. Eat well, stay active, and make good choices every day.