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"The cost of living crisis is affecting how we spend our money. For many
people, this means tightening the budget on the weekly supermarket shop.
One victim may be fresh fruit and vegetables. Data from the Australian Bureau
of Statistics (ABS) suggests Australians were consuming fewer fruit and
vegetables in 2022–23 than the year before.
The cost of living is likely compounding a problem that exists already – on the
whole, Australians don’t eat enough fruit and vegetables. Australian dietary
guidelines recommend people aged nine and older should consume two serves of
fruit and five serves of vegetables each day for optimal health. But in 2022
the ABS reported only 4% of Australians met the recommendations for both fruit
and vegetable consumption.
Fruit and vegetables are crucial for a healthy, balanced diet, providing a
range of vitamins and minerals as well as fibre.
If you can’t afford as much fresh produce at the moment, there are other ways
to ensure you still get the benefits of these food groups. You might even be
able to increase your intake of fruit and vegetables."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
