Convincing children to eat healthily is a difficult task for parents.

Our fitness coach Pauric Grimes believes that parents need to be clever in order to get them eating right.

In his column this week he suggests a tip to keep kids full up for longer.

“Convincing a 13 year old with the appetite of a small elephant they don’t need that extra slice of pizza can be tricky, so we need to box smart.

“Protein-centric meals will be a lot more successful in terms of filling kids up and making them more satisfied with their foods than carb heavy food.”

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