Kids' lunchbox snacks - real food or just filler?

Updated May 31 2013 - 7:33pm, first published May 6 2013 - 5:37pm
Make every mouthful count: Make food fuel, not a filler. Photo: iStockphoto
Make every mouthful count: Make food fuel, not a filler. Photo: iStockphoto

The words on the front of a pack of Potato Stix are reassuring - 75 per cent less fat than regular potato chips, no preservatives and no artificial colours or flavours. But the ingredient list on the flip side tells you there's not much else in there either, unless you think a mix of potato powder, rice flour, palm oil, salt and vinegar flavour – and anti-caking agent - counts as real food.