FRANCE RADIO NEWS. Seven out of ten French people have changed their eating habits with the drop in their purchasing power, according to a barometer

With inflation and the decline in purchasing power, "seven out of ten French people (68%) have changed their eating habits for budgetary reasons over the last twelve months", according to a barometer from La Brigade de Véro, a specialist in the delivery of cooked meals at home, consulted exclusively on Saturday November 14 by France Inter. Meat and fish are the first two products affected because of their price. Furthermore, “more than one in two French people (54%) eat at restaurants less often”.

The French are not content with reducing their spending. “They are doubling down on their tricks to preserve what really matters: 73% cook more at home, 75% reduce waste, 66% turn to private labels and 55% favor quality over quantity, even if it means buying less,” details the barometer. Only 15% of French people believe they already eat enough fruits and vegetables. The taste and pleasure of meals remain the first criterion for 27% of French people in choosing what they eat, "on par with the price", according to La Brigade de Véro.

This is “well ahead of nutritional balance and health benefits (9%), the origin of the products (9%) or even practicality and time saving (3%)”. This barometer also notes that, despite "the acceleration of lifestyles", the French devote more than eight hours per week, the equivalent of a day of work, to their shopping and cooking. The study finally points to “a gap between intentions and material constraints”.

“Only 15% of French people believe they already eat enough fruits and vegetables. The cost of fruits and vegetables (51%) and the difficulty of storing them (34%) hinder consumption of the recommended five daily portions.

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