Meanwhile further government research has found that poorer families believe healthy living is an aspiration of the middle classes. The research found that parents underestimate the level of exercise their family does while underestimating how much they and their children eat, but believe that a healthy lifestyle if unattainable or undesirable. Most families also lack the confidence to cook from scratch and use food as an expression of love – ‘prioritising their children’s immediate happiness over their long-term health’.
