420,000 go hungry

Short of money? How to eat well and cheaply

For many Austrians, shopping is a source of anxiety: they don't have enough money to eat well - or to eat at all every day.

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The latest figures are incredible: twelve percent of Austrians had to cut back significantly on food shopping last year - and around 420,000 even went hungry. We asked how you can still eat reasonably well in such tight, frugal times.

According to the survey of around 2,000 people, twelve percent of Austrians are affected by moderate and/or severe food poverty. Last year, around 420,000 Austrians even had to skip meals involuntarily or go without food for a whole day. Is it any wonder that 13% of respondents with minors in the household were very worried about whether their children had enough to eat?

But many don't even know how to shop in a way that is easy on resources and their wallets - in other words, how to shop "well" and eat "properly" when you have hardly any money at your disposal. That's why we asked dietician Julia Dallinger for her tips.