The lockdown implemented by the French government in response to the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 meant that people were ordered to stay at home, with an exception for essential tasks and essential workers.
21 percent of French people increased their consumption of cereal products during this time.
The fact these products keep well, so people did not have to go grocery shopping every day, and that there was more time to cook than usual were the two main reasons put forward by respondents for this change in eating habits.
Why did you eat more cereal products during lockdown?
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IFOP. (September 2, 2020). Why did you eat more cereal products during lockdown? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1169481/reasons-for-increased-consumption-cereal-products-lockdown-france/
IFOP. "Why did you eat more cereal products during lockdown?." Chart. September 2, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1169481/reasons-for-increased-consumption-cereal-products-lockdown-france/
IFOP. (2020). Why did you eat more cereal products during lockdown?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1169481/reasons-for-increased-consumption-cereal-products-lockdown-france/
IFOP. "Why Did You Eat More Cereal Products during Lockdown?." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Sep 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1169481/reasons-for-increased-consumption-cereal-products-lockdown-france/
IFOP, Why did you eat more cereal products during lockdown? Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1169481/reasons-for-increased-consumption-cereal-products-lockdown-france/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
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