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The mum and daughter DIET SWAP

I’ve always prided myself on raising my three children to be healthy, making sure they get plenty of sleep, eat well, and exercise. So I was horrified when I came into the kitchen the other day and found my 17-year-old daughter, Lily, making herself ‘lunch’.

On her plate was a heap of tortilla chips, a sugary cereal bar, some pretzels and a leftover candy-cane from Christmas.

‘You can’t eat that!’ I cried. ‘It’s so unhealthy! You need to eat some proper food!’

‘No offence,’ Lily said,

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