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Study reveals Aussie’s strange breakfast habits
A new Galaxy Research study of Australian breakfast habits has uncovered some strange choices.
It seems sprinkling some veggies on your cereal is a new favourite among Aussies. The survey found half a million Australians have teamed vegetables with their cereal, with many opting for zucchini and oats together.
The research notes a wide scale shift towards a savoury cereal bowl, with many Aussies adding spreads like nut butters to their cereal. Almost a million Aussies are adding herbs and spices to their brekkie bowls.
What’s behind this shift? It may have to do with the rise of food photography on social media sites like Instagram. With two million Australians posting pictures of their food onto social media, it has to stand out from the crowd.
“The opportunity to personalise and get more creative with different ingredients, flavours, textures and styling combos can make a simple brekkie bowl a real social media star,” food stylist and recipe developer Jennifer Jenner told News.
“One of my current favourites is topping a bowl of porridge with a swirl of pureed pumpkin, walnuts, pear and honey.”
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“This trend will continue to grow as it gives people the option of a quick and easy sweet or savoury brekkie cereal bowl,” adds Ms Jenner.
Cathy Gair, a food sensory expert at The Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST) said our individual breakfast habits, even those that may appear a little odd, were often connected to satisfying our senses.
“Satisfying our senses naturally increases the variety of foods we eat and is an evolutionary trait that helps us meet all our nutritional needs by ensuring we get a range of vitamins and minerals from an array of different foods,” Dr Gair said.
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Photo credit: Jennifer Jenner
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