Brits are eating 50% more calories from takeaways now than before Covid - with ... trends now
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Britons are shunning restaurant and pub meals in favour of takeaways following a cultural shift during the pandemic, a report reveals.
Adults consumed up to 74 per cent more calories from takeaways as lockdown hooked the nation on the likes of Deliveroo and JustEat.
And while this has fallen slightly since hospitality venues reopened, intake remains 48 per cent above pre-pandemic levels.
New analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies shows this rise has been at the expense of pubs, restaurants and coffee shops, with people still dining out less than they did pre-pandemic.
Adults consumed up to 74 per cent more calories from takeaways as lockdown hooked the nation on the likes of Deliveroo and JustEats. And while this has fallen slightly since hospitality venues reopened, intake remains 48 per cent above pre-pandemic levels
Before the crisis, the average adult consumed around 270 calories a week from takeaways.
During the first Covid lockdown, this reached 395 calories a week.
While restaurant re-openings saw takeaway consumption fall through 2020, takeaway consumption began to rise again going in to 2021, this time to around 470 calories per week during the third national lockdown in England.
These higher levels have endured, with takeaway consumption in the first quarter of 2022 at around 400 calories a week.
Households' food shopping baskets also got bigger through the Covid pandemic and beyond.
