Three-quarters of Aussies aged 18 to 34 eat out weekly compared to just over half of those aged over 35, but a group of Border millennials disagree it’s a bad thing.
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The Dietitians Association of Australia released the research in the hope millennials would “translate their love of food into the kitchen”.
Kirsten Pickering, 26, said dining out was a regular way a social group for residents aged in their 20s and 30s came together on the Border.
“I started the group last year, similar to one in Melbourne .. now we have about 400 members,” she said.
Among the group is Rod Barton and Christine MacRae, who both eat out more than three times a week.
Ms MacRae believed millennial’s culinary choices had been given a bad rap.
“I have friends in Sydney who can’t buy houses and it’s not because they eat smashed avocado, it’s because they need to put down $150,000 deposits,” she said.
Mr Martin – among the 28 per cent who eat out more than three times weekly – had simple motivations.
“Why make sandwiches, when I can get 10 minutes more sleep?,” he said.
