The food industry has a dirty secret - and it's making Britain poorer and unhealthierBy Brad Young, Money feature writerIt's no secret that cheap and convenient supermarket food is often bad for you - but what we're not told is how large parts of the food industry have been engineered to keep you eating it. "The reason we expect [food] to be a cheap commodity is because of something that happened in the development of the food industry," he explains. I feel quite strongly that if you want to eat healthy you need to have the time to cook and, increasingly, we're having to work more." "It frustrates me a little bit that you hear people saying that it's expensive to eat healthy - that's just not my experience," the removals surveyor says. The Food and Drink Federation adds: "We want to work collaboratively with the government as it develops its food strategy to achieve a healthier and more sustainable food system, whilst ensuring the resilience of the sector and maintaining the UK's food security."

Source: The Times April 25, 2025 15:24 UTC