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Healthy eating hindered as one in four UK parents work extra hours to feed family

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One in four UK parents are working extra hours or taking second jobs just to afford family groceries, according to new research from kids’ insight agency Beano Brain. While the Beano Brain ‘Food for Thought’ report reveals that 32% of kids actively seek to try new foods,…

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