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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Emine Sinmaz

UK families ‘eating less healthily’ due to cost of living crisis

A person holding a shopping basket in a supermarket.
The survey also found that 17% of people were cooking fewer meals from scratch to save money. Photograph: Julien Behal/PA

Families are eating less healthily and turning to ready meals and processed foods due to the cost of living crisis, a study has found.

More than two-thirds of people (69%) said they considered themselves to be healthy eaters but 28% said they were eating less nutritious food because it is too expensive, according to the BBC Good Food Nation survey.

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