The Rural Voice, 1997-08, Page 511
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News
How much food are
Canadians eating?
The stats on our
eating habits
By Rob Gamble
Business Management Advisor,
Fergus
The following are some recently
released statistics from Statistics
Canada for 1996 on food
consumption trends.
• Per capita meat consumption fell
to its lowest level in 20 years in 1996
as Canadians continued a Tong -term
trend of including more low-fat milk,
yogurt, cheese, poultry, rice and nuts
in their diet. Canadians have shifted
away from red meat, whole milk and
alcoholic beverages.
• Last year each Canadian ate less
than 90 kilograms of meat— beef,
pork and poultry— down two
kilograms per person from five years
ago.
• During the past two decades, the
increase in poultry consumption has
not offset the decline in red meat
consumption. This may be due to
concerns for a healthier diet, an aging
population (seniors eat less meat),
and a growing trend to other sources
of protein such as cheese, cereals and
nuts.
• While per capita cheese
consumption has held more or less
steady over the past five years the
10.7 kg consumed per person in 1996
was 56 per cern higher than two
decades ago, and the consumption of
cheddar cheese has almost doubled.
• However, Canadians have also
developed a taste for other varieties
of cheese. In 1996, each Canadian ate
more than five kilograms of cheese
other than cheddar — almost twice as
much as 20 years ago. Promotional
campaigns, the nutritional benefits of
cheese and the increased popularity
of take-out foods, such as pizza,
contributed to this growth.
• Each Canadian also consumed
almost 14 litres of frozen dairy
products such as ice cream, sherbet,
ice milk and milkshakes in 1996.
Although consumption has been
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