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Parents have jumped to the defence of a mum criticised for a children's meal she bought in a supermarket.
Zoe Preston was so impressed with Asda's £1 cafe meals for kids that she decided to share a photo online to help other parents during the school holidays.
Alongside the photo of her two-year-old goddaughter Holly tucking into the chicken nuggets, chips and peas, she said: "Kids eat for £1 at Asda! Can choose hot food or cold picnic lunch. Brilliant value and nice big portion."
The meal, which her own daughter, seven-year-old Skyla also enjoyed, is part of the supermarket's current deal, where children can eat for just £1 with no minimum spend for adults.
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There's also the option of a cold pick and mix, where little ones get a sandwich, a drink and a piece of fruit to either eat in or takeaway.
While dozens of people commented on the 'brilliant' offer, not everyone was as impressed.
One said: "Sounds good but unhealthy food for children," before adding: "With the current obesity crisis we have to be thoughtful about what we feed children."
"I absolutely agree," said another, "kids in the UK only eat fast food."
While a third said: "I agree with you to a point. Kids meals here seem to be chips and something covered in breadcrumbs and or burgers. It’s almost an expectation that if you’re out the kids menu is either: nuggets, fish fingers, chips, peas or beans or a burger.
"It’s tragic. By all means for a treat, I’m all for that, but some kids this is all they have when out and I suspect there’s a huge proportion that also eat like that at home too. The processed food aisles in supermarkets are indication that somebody is buying this kind of food."
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Two railway stations in central Manchester have been named as among the worst in the whole of the UK for train delays. Manchester Victoria came in as second worst and Manchester Oxford Road was joint third.
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