中国人民的饮食习惯在改变

中国人民的饮食习惯在改变

the period of 1986—1990 saw great changes in the diet of the c hinese. grain, which used to be the main food of most people in china, i s now playing a less important role. on the other hand, the meat and fish has increased rapidly.

the changes in diet can be accounted for by a number of factor s. first, people are much wealthier than before. with higher income,they c an afford to buy good foods. another factor is that people have realized t he importance of a balanced diet to their health. lack of certain amount o f meat or milk,for example, will result in poor health. finally, owing to t he eeonomic reform, meat, chicken, fish and milk, which were scarce in t he past, are produced in large quantities. for all these reasons, what was formerly called “the basket of vegetables”has.

to sum up, insignificant as those changes may seem, they are th e signs of the improved economic condition in china. we believe that as long as the effort continuous in reform and opening to the outside world, there will be greater changes in people`s diet in the future.