We buy more treats than fruit and veg, report says

Irish families are spending more money on junk food such as crisps, chocolate and sweets than they do on fruit and vegetables.

That’s according to new research on more than 5,000 households by Safefood, the HSE and Healthy Ireland which found that 19% of the average weekly family food shop is spent on highly processed ‘treat’ foods such as crisps, chocolate and sweets.

This compares with only 10% spent on fruit and 7% on vegetables.