Asian Canadians: Dietary Trends

Asian Population Dept: Canadians are eating 703 million fewer servings of potatoes per year than they were in 2001 and 297 million more servings of rice, according to Eating Patterns in Canada EPIC , a study by market-research firm NPD Group, according to Vancouver Sun. Asian-Canadians are also more likely to reach for fruit as a snack than Canadians as a whole. The Asian population tends to snack more than other cultures, averaging 309 snacks per year per person - the national average is 291 - choosing fruit 38 per cent of the time, compared to just 30 per cent for all Canadians and canada's growing Asian population is exerting a powerful influence on the nation's dietary trends, from eating more fruit to consuming less beef, according to a newly released market study. The popularity of beef is waning - down 384 million meals a year over the past decade - while seafood and pork consumption is increasing steadily, by 248 million and 372 million meals a year respectively, according to food and beverage analyst Joel Gregoire. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.