What if we stopped kids eating sugar and processed foods altogether?

Poet and artist Frieda Hughes reflects on the plight of child obesity – and ponders the potential benefits of taking unnatural foods and drinks away...

‘I bought grapes, bananas, sweet potatoes \ Blueberries and courgettes and walked the many shelves of sugar snacks to pay’ (Frieda Hughes)

THE BLUE DRINK

Six months ago, walking to the gym past the waste-not charity shop,

The card shop, the fish and chip shop, two estate agencies, a mobile phone