Britons have changed their food habits – go in for pizzas, kebabs and ready meals

A recent study has revealed that the British have changed their food habits over the last four decades and going for pizzas, kebabs and ready meals – cooking has gone for a nosedive! Other food items that have become more popular are chicken, salmon and yoghurt, while jelly squares have all but gone – its requirement has dropped from 13 grams per week to 5 grams.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 26 June 2015.

The study has also brought to light the facts that they now buy staggering amounts of bottled water as compared to the 1970s, and liver, Brussels sprouts or lard do not find a pace in their shopping lists.
Moreover, in trying to become a healthier nation, they purchase more of brown bread – its sale has gone up 93 per cent over the past four decades, while white bread is down 71 per cent.
These have been disclosed in the annual Family Food survey by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs DEFRA – the analysis is of the average amount of popular foods purchased per person, per week, in 1974 as compared to 2013.
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Myths about healthy foods – sugar free chocolates may contain alternate additives

Thanks to experts talking on TV about how to maintain the best of health, there is a growing awareness among us to go in for healthy foods. But, healthy foods may not guarantee what you pine for.
An example is the sugar free chocolates. One can an entire bar under the impression that it is sugar free. However, the presumption that it would not affect your blood sugar levels may not be an accurate perception because ‘sugar free' does not necessarily mean carb, calorie or fat free.
It seems when manufacturers remove sugar, they usually go in for additives like fat to the product thereby making it higher in fat content than the product with sugar.
One can say that the sugar free market is booming because of our ignorance.
Similarly for brown bread – this has become a craze of sorts and many of modern day folks go in for brown breads over white breads believing it to be a smart eating choice. The fact of the matter is that the so called brown bread may not necessarily be made with whole wheat flour or whole grain but be made to look brown by adding caramel color to the dough to give it the brownish look. In other words, it is in reality white bread in disguise.
These are only a few examples and there are many more areas where we get taken for a ride because we succumb to the marketing tactics of the MNCs who can sell a refrigerator to an Eskimo.