A mum has criticised the Welsh government's decision not to fund free school meals during the Christmas holidays.
Mum-of-two Lisa, 38, from Fochriw in Caerphilly county, said free school meals "should have carried on" throughout the holidays.
The Royal College of Paediatricians and Child Health (RCPCH) said it was an "own goal" for the Welsh government.
The Welsh government said the decision was due to "financial pressure".
Lisa, whose daughters are 12 and 15, said she had recently received a letter saying the meals would stop over Christmas.
"They used to give such a range, you'd get fresh salad, frozen food, a bit of everything, fresh fruit - everything was there," she said.
"A lot of families are going to find it hard without that to help. There are kids out there that are probably only having that one meal a day.
"I'm a single parent with two children, I do struggle sometimes and it was a big help to me but then you've got other families that are worse off than me."
Dr Nick Wilkinson said the RCPCH was seeing more children with conditions linked to a lack of adequate food.
Paediatricians had noticed an increase in type 2 diabetes and tooth extractions, said Dr Wilkinson.
