An ingredient pandemic has added to snacking: Health

Snacking has always been an unconscious habit, often driven by mid-work cravings or hunger pangs at odd hours. But two years of the pandemic, of staying home and of worrying about health appears to have changed that.

According to EY’s Sunrise Consumer Health and Nutrition Sector report, released last month, Covid-19 has created a seismic shift, bringing health and immunity to the centre stage. About 94 per cent of Indians are now worried about their family’s health and are investing in wellness — spending on fitness classes, or turning to natural foods, health supplements and specialised diets. 

This upswing in healthy eating