FEWER than one in ten children living in Scotland's largest city eat the recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables a day, new research has found.

A study into the eating habits of families across the UK found that two-thirds of Glasgow parents were worried that their children's current diet will affect their future health, and that some had never eaten foods such as celery or apricots.

The survey, by the healthy eating educational programme, Eat Like A Champ, also found that parents want to see schools do more to educate their children about diet.

Eat Like A Champ has been introduced to help tackle the growing issue of poor nutrition and inactive lifestyles among children and seeks to encourage children to eat well by adopting choices of famous athletes and adventurers.

Antarctic explorer Helen Skelton, an ambassador with the programme, said: "Getting children eating healthily is a huge challenge.

"Having seen what Eat Like A Champ can achieve, I really hope schools in Glasgow give this programme a go. In the space of half an hour, I met a boy who told me he'd only ever eaten from a local takeaway. By the end of the session he said he'd choose tomatoes on crackers at least twice a week."