We may claim to be a nation of foodies, but a quarter of Britons admit they tuck into cereal for dinner at least once a week while just over a fifth rely on the contents of the biscuit tin for sustenance, new research reveals.
Despite the huge popularity of TV cookery shows and celebrity cookbooks, almost half of British adults have just a handful of meals that they rely on in the week, with a third regularly turning to basic pasta for their evening meal.
The poll of more than 1,000 adults found that Britons watch an average of 121 hours of food programmes on TV every year and own an average of nine recipe books. Yet 24% admit to eating cereal for dinner at least once a week, while 21% turn to the biscuit tin. The study by frozen food giant Birds Eye found that a third (33%) admit eating the same dinner at least twice a week. And 49% admit to depending on a handful of so-called "go-to" meals that they can prepare and serve in less than 30 minutes - and which they cook week after week. Pasta was by far the most popular of these (33%) followed by a jacket potato (11%) stir-fry (10%) and beans on toast (8%).
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