It has recently become more convenient for parents to opt for convenience food, which normally contains processed food. From looking at the graph below:
(Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2014)
This graph published by the government of common trends in UK households published each year gives detailed statistics on purchased quantities. It shows expenditure and how different households have spent their income on different food and drink. From this graph we can see that ‘Mono-unsaturated and poly-unsaturated fatty acids are higher in the eating out diet. They are found in olive oils, rapeseed oil, vegetable oils, fish oils, nuts, milk and some meat and meat products.’ (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2014) Proving that convenience is not always the best lifestyle to lead. You can be consuming 3% more mono-unsaturated and poly-unsaturated by eating out.
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