Wednesday,
December 12, 2007
Breaking Bread Together is a Bonding
Experience - Italians Still Lunch at Home
The
ANNOTICO Report
Too
often in the
They
often are mostly like ships that pass in the night, perhaps leading to the high
number of dysfunctional families.
ANSA –
December 12, 2007
Despite the
invasion of fast food restaurants and those offering quick meals, the majority
of Italians still have lunch at home, according to a study by national
statistics bureau Istat.
Lunch was still
considered the main meal of the day for 69.1% of those Istat
interviewed for its annual report and 73.9%, including over half the adult
population, said they ate it at home.
In the south the
percentage of Italians lunching at home rose to 83.8%, while in the north it
fell to 67.8%.In its study, Istat also found that
78.6% of Italian felt they had an ''adequate'' breakfast, meaning more than
just coffee or tea and including nutritious foods.
The habit of
having a good breakfast was more prominent among women than men, 81.7% compared
to 75.4%, while some 90%
of children ate well in the morning. Hearty breakfasts were the rule for 83% of
the people living in central
Looking at what
Italians eat, Istat found that 86.8% of the
population had pasta or rice and bread at least once a day, while 85.3% had
fruit and vegetables daily. This was especially true for women, while children
shied away from fruits and vegetables....
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