Martine McCutcheon’s difficulty to keep son Rafferty healthy

Martine McCutcheon, 46, said that she counts herself ‘lucky’ that her young son Rafferty Jack McManus enjoys fruits and vegetables as it can sometimes be ‘difficult’ to keep children healthy. In an exclusive chat with Express.co.uk, where Martine was speaking about the importance of understanding and testing cholesterol levels, the Love Actually star went on to say that she is also conscious about keeping on top of her son’s cholesterol.When asked how she makes sure Rafferty eats well and keeps active, Martine shared: ‘It is difficult. I think kids’ diets are tricky.’Depending on your child, children are all different. I am really lucky that he loves his apples, cucumber, oranges and bananas so he is great with that.’But I have to make sure that he doesn’t have too much fat because he does love the dairy!’Martine added that she is able to cope by sticking to the mantra: ‘It is just about being sensible.’READ MORE: Michael Douglas is unrecognisable as he unveils new long, dyed hair Martine McCutcheon said it can be tricky to manage her son’s diet but says it’s about being sensible (Image: INSTAGRAM/GETTY)She continued to explain: ‘It is about letting him have treats but also making sure that I balance it out with the good stuff, without him realising.’Because obviously you don’t want kids to be worrying too much about all this stuff, so that is kind of your job as mum and dad really.’I just try and make sure he gets as balanced and as good meals as possible. And also that he lives life and has treats and has fun and feels like joining in.’Not only using her mantra to maintain her son’s health, Martine said that she also adopts it into her own life.DON’T MISS…Amanda Owen spills her ways of keeping food costs down with 9 kids [INSIGHT]James Jordan admits ‘everyone thinks I’m mad’ in moving out update after homeless struggle [CELEBRITY NEWS]Rita Ora barely covers her modesty at Jonathan Ross’ Halloween party [PICS] Martine McCutcheon and her seven-year-old son Rafferty (Image: INSTAGRAM) Martine McCutcheon is aware she has high cholesterol running in her family (Image: INSTAGRAM) Martine McCutcheon and her husband Jack McManus (Image: INSTAGRAM)’It doesn’t just affect your cholesterol. It affects your mental health, your circulation and your general well being. All of these things are good for generally lowering your cholesterol.’Martine’s support for general health and wellbeing comes shortly after she tragically lost her brother LJ after he suddenly died aged 31 without medical explanation.Although not connected to cholesterol levels in any way, Martine remained positive in promoting a mantra of looking after your body and taking the simple steps to reduce cholesterol levels.Martine McCutcheon is working with Flora ProActiv to educate people in the UK on the importance of understanding and testing cholesterol levels and the simple steps they can take to manage high cholesterol through diet and exercise this National Cholesterol Month.