The project, entitled Food for Thought, is the first to be undertaken by the Network's new research foundation and will be repeated annually to build up a data bank about children's lifestyles across the UK.
More than 1,000 playworkers, parents and children will be interviewed over several weeks, and the research will also include information from a further 1,000 children and their parents who have been asked to keep a seven-day food diary, recording everything they eat and drink.
Kids' Club Network chief executive Anne Longfield said, 'Children and family life are changing dramatically, with faster lifestyles and often faster food. But these aren't always changes for the better, and while the diversity of food many children enjoy has increased, the structure of regular mealtimes and balanced diets are often being lost.'
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