Safe Food Research

This was a very interesting event in Belfast during the week.


A summary report was launched on a research project that was funded by Safe Food it's called 'Food on a low income: four households tell their story'
The households that took part were; (1) Two parent two children; (2) single male living alone; (3) single older person living alone; and (4) lone parent with 1/2 children. It was found that all households lacked variety and many diets were restricted to food that are known and favorites; they preferred not to experiment with new types of food as this helped  to avoid wastage. The people interviewed said they knew about healthy eating but saw the things that got in the way of this - such as cost, convenience and taste as insurmountable. It is also possible that many people may lack the skills needed to have a healthy diet. The summary report is quite easy to read and you can find it at this link http://www.safefood.eu/Publications/Research-reports/Food-on-a-low-income-%E2%80%93-Four-households-tell-their.aspx