{"id":11713,"date":"2018-11-14T23:59:12","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T23:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gousto.co.uk\/blog\/?p=11713"},"modified":"2019-05-13T09:50:46","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T08:50:46","slug":"healthy-eating-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gousto.co.uk\/blog\/healthy-eating-index","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Eating: Are Brits On The Right Track? We Asked The Nation What They Really Think"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Does the thought of eating 60 grams of salt a day make you reach for the shaker, or shiver with fright? If you like your food super seasoned, you might think that 60g \u2013 rather than 6g \u2013 is your daily recommended intake.<\/p>\n

You wouldn\u2019t be alone, either. 10% of the people we asked in our Healthy Eating Index report thought the same.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re crazy about food at Gousto. Cooking it, eating it, sharing it with friends and family. So in order to get people enjoying more easy home cooked meals, we dug into what \u2018healthy eating\u2019 means to them.<\/p>\n

The Research<\/h2>\n

To get a real idea, we asked 5000 people from around the country about their aspirations and realities around cooking, hoping to get to the bottom of how we can really help make home cooking an everyday habit.<\/p>\n

The Results<\/h2>\n

Amazingly, the largest percentage of any question asked was an 85% – the number of us who want to eat healthier. Knowing that people want to make a positive change to their diets is great news<\/p>\n

It\u2019s understandable too, as with an abundance of readily available fast food, grabbing a takeaway after a long day can seem like the only option.<\/p>\n

Sadly, it means 69% of the 5000 asked admitted to repeating their meals at least once a week, with nearly a quarter (21%) regularly choosing convenience food and ready meals over fresh food.<\/p>\n