Toddlers and Sharks

I glanced across a copy of The Times this morning, idly turning the pages as I perused, looking for juicy tidbits of information. And so it was that I stumbled upon the article entitled, "Nanny state makes a meal of child food advice with 80-page guide."

I'd link to the page, but it's one of the articles requiring signing up and paying for the online copy, which I have yet to do, but suffice it to say that the article gently rebukes the apparent u-turn performed by David Cameron for his stance on "The Nanny State". Apparently the 80-page guide even goes into the correct size of plastic plates from which you should feed your toddler, and provides an actual-size diagram of said plate, along with pictures of the perfect plate. As if this isn't risible enough, the sentence "The guide also reminds us not to feed shark to toddlers" has to be the icing and cherry on top of this delicious cake!

After all, I doubt there's a mum in Britain who hasn't pondered, as she decides what to feed her hungry family, on the suitability of shark meat for the evening meal.

"Honey," I can imagine her calling. "What would you like for supper? There's beans on toast, spaghetti bolognaise, or shark terriyaki."

Either that, or it's a typo, and was meant to read, "The guide also reminds us not to feed toddlers to sharks."