COVID-19 and Children's Food Survey

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Published date: 
Wednesday, 1st July 2020

The Children's Food Campaign aims to find out how children's eating habits and preferences have changed during the COVID-19 lockdown.

The Coronavirus emergency has thrown up all sorts of new challenges for feeding our children whilst in lockdown. Recent research by the Obesity Health Alliance confirmed that for adults, many have increased the amount of home cooking and the amount of fruit and veg they are eating. However it also showed many adults have been eating more takeaways, savoury snacks, biscuits, cakes and sweets. 

So what about our children? That's what Children's Food Campaign and Food Active are now setting out to understand by asking parents themselves.

The 10 minute survey gives parents and carers an opportunity to share:

  • what their children have been eating more or less of, from fruit and veg, to takeaways or home cooking, snacks and biscuits, water or sugary drinks
  • any notable changes in their children's attitudes to food and cooking
  • what has been easiest and most difficult in terms of keeping children eating a balanced, healthy and nutritious diet
  • any new junk food marketing and advertising tactics they've spotted, given the increase in TV and online viewing by many children

The campaign is asking all parents and carers of children under the age of 18 in the UK to complete this online survey which should take no more than 10 minutes to complete. If you fit this criteria, please take part and share with any friends and family. 

Click here to take part in the survey.

The survey is open until Friday 17 July 2020. If you have any questions, please contact barbara@sustainweb.org