Irish children eat 16 kilos of treats a year - and Safefood is urging parents to say NO to cut down on sweets, biscuits and crisps.
On average, a child eats 140 chocolate bars, 105 tubes of sweets, 36 packets of biscuits and 118 packets of crisps - and that doesn't include ice-cream, cakes and desserts.
As part of its campaign to tackle childbood obesity, Safefood wants to remind parents that these foods, which typically make up one fifth of a child's daily calorie intake, have little or no nutritional value.
But it's warning parents against banning treats altogether, as it only makes them more appealing.
