what's in my cart?

Welcome to The Globe’s series What’s In My Cart? , where we ask Canadians how they stock their kitchens.

With her daughter now in her teenage years, Sandra Elia has lost some control.

Her 14-year-old now plans more outings with friends, can purchase lunch from her high-school cafeteria and has the freedom to frequent coffee shops with the spending money she has. As a certified food addiction counsellor and educator for the non-profit Obesity Matters, she worries most about those coffee shop visits, where her daughter can be exposed to sugary drinks and treats.

Elia, 52, dealt with childhood obesity herself, a condition that is increasingly common in Canada, where a third of youths between the age of 12 and 17 are overweight or obese.

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