Take a look at the dinner table in a dozen different countries and you’re going to find a dozen very different meals.
From portion sizes to colours to even the spices used, each country has it’s distinct culinary differences.
But which country boasts the healthiest diet?
A new study from travel experts Hayes & Jarvis has revealed the healthiest diets in the world, and some of the results are a little surprising.
The study looked at the national breakfast, lunch and dinner dishes from 34 countries around the world and ranked the countries based on the dishes nutrients and portion sizes.
In the breakfast segment of the new study, Australian cafe favourite zucchini fritters came third in the world.
Hong Kong’s breakfast of sweet and sour chicken and rice came out on top on the breakfast rankings list with its low salt and saturated fat levels and its high concentration of vitamin C.
Australia’s breakfast option was also beaten by Mauritius’ Smoked Marlin.
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Top Comments
There’s a difference between ‘healthy national dishes’ and ‘the country with the healthiest eating habits’. One national dish may be ‘healthy’, but that doesn’t mean the overall diet is as healthy. The USA was ranked sixth, but they still have something like 65% of their population who are overweight or obese.
The only solution is to feed the US more Marlin for breakfast - problem solved.
I'd love to see the advertising campaign for that one.