A fifth of ready meals sold by UK supermarkets are now plant-based or vegetarian and are the cheapest option at the majority of retailers, according to a survey.
Among the ready meal category, plant-based options are the fastest growing, up by 92% since the Eating Better alliance’s first survey in 2018.
The organisation named Aldi and Tesco as its two best performers for increasing their plant-based options by 175% and 103% respectively after surveying 2,743 ready meals across 10 UK supermarkets.
Tesco and the Co-op have significantly reduced their meat-based, ready meal ranges but Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s “continue to have very meaty ranges”, while Iceland’s range remains at its 2018 level of 85% meat-based, the report said.
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If you crave sweets, join the crowd. According to a government survey, the average person in the United States eats the equivalent of 20 teaspoons of sugar per day, and some consume much more. Many Americans also consume artificially sweetened foods and beverages.
How can you decide which sweeteners to consume? Here are some facts to help you make informed decisions about sweet stuff.
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There are two kinds of sweeteners: nutritive and nonnutritive. Let s talk about them one at a time. Nutritive sweeteners contain calories but usually have no appreciable amounts of any other nutrients. They are used to sweeten all kinds of foods and beverages. According to nationwide surveys, the average intake of energy from these sweeteners ranges from 15-21 percent of daily calories. Soft drinks account for almost one-third of the added sugar intake for Americans.
| UPDATED: 15:20, Thu, Dec 31, 2020
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