Over 38 percent of consumers in Japan ate balanced meals almost every day, as revealed in a survey conducted in November 2023. On the contrary, around 13.6 percent of respondents stated they rarely had two meals composed of a grain product, a protein-based main dish, and a vegetable-based side dish in a day. In its 'Fourth Basic Plan on Promoting Dietary Education', the government targets to increase the percentage of people having balanced meals daily to at least 50 percent by 2025.
Frequency of balanced meals in Japan as of November 2023
Original question: "On how many days of the week do you have at least two meals, composed of a grain product (rice, bread, noodles, etc.), a main dish (containing meat, fish, eggs, tofu, etc.), and a side dish (containing vegetables, mushrooms, potato, seaweed, etc.)?"
Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding by the source.
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MAFF. (March 14, 2024). Frequency of balanced meals in Japan as of November 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374959/japan-frequency-balanced-meals/
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