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22 Jun 2024

Are canned or frozen veggies as good as fresh?

Diet and Nutrition, Fitness & Nutrition, Food, Health

With the cost of living crisis affecting how we spend our money, for many this means tightening the budget on our weekly supermarket shop.

Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) suggests Australians were consuming fewer fruit and vegetables in 2022–23 than the year before.

Well if you can’t afford as much fresh produce, are canned veggies or frozen fruit just as good?

Guest: Dr Evangeline Mantzioris – Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences at The University of South Australia.

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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