RTÉ documentary offers a glimpse into how we eat

As a nation, we munch almost 2m sandwiches a week, spend €20m a day on snacks, but only €3m on fruit and vegetables.

The snapshot of the nation’s lunchtime habits is just one revelation in a new RTÉ documentary which gives a glimpse into the 21st century eating habits of the population.

The cameras follow a Wexford baker who starts work at 5am to ensure bread arrives at supermarket shelves nationwide, caterers who fill 200,000 sandwiches every day, and the Irish army chef preparing lunch for 150 soldiers at a field kitchen canteen.