Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I'd like to thank Jenny Rathbone for introducing such an important topic for a short debate and also to thank Cefin Campbell for his contribution. How and what we eat has an enormous impact on our health and well-being. In annual estimates of how many years of healthy life are lost to avoidable illness, disability and death, four out of the top five risk factors are diet-related. And, as we know, diet is also a key contributor to health inequalities. We have a clear picture of what we should all be eating. The Eatwell Guide brings all the scientific evidence together in a simple pie chart. We're advised frequently by experts that we should be eating lots of fruit and vegetables, have a high-fibre diet with starchy carbohydrates, low-fat dairy and protein. Foods that are high in fat and sugar should be eaten in moderation and not too often. We should aim to eat only within our energy needs. It sounds simple and easy to achieve, but the six in 10 of us in Wales who are overweight and obese are testament that it is not.

We now live in an environment that actively supports us to overeat and to eat energy-dense, nutrient-poor foods. Over the last 50 years, what we eat and our patterns of eating have changed a great deal. The food and drinks market has evolved to provide more choice and availability than ever before. We are constantly encouraged and incentivised to buy and eat more food through food advertising, promotions and the high density of food outlets on our high streets. Drive down any high street, and the quantity of food on offer is astounding. For example, nearly a third of premises in Torfaen in my own constituency are fast-food takeaways. Plus, delivery services and digital platforms make takeaways even easier to access.

We are getting up to a quarter of our calories from eating outside of the home, and when we are at home, we're eating more ready meals and processed foods. The UK now spends around £5 billion a year on ready meals and 80 per cent of processed food sold in the UK is unhealthy. Because there is a bigger market for unhealthy food, companies invest more into developing and marketing it than the healthy choice. It is a dangerous and destructive cycle, and this drives the price. Healthy eating is not always the affordable choice, because foods high in salt, refined carbohydrates, sugar and fat, and low in fibre, are on average three times cheaper per calorie than healthier foods. This is a key driver of health inequalities, as our poorest are faced with difficult choices about buying food they can afford but that they know is not always the best for their and their families' health.

Despite us being exposed to a range of healthy eating messages, advice and guidance, most people in Wales do not achieve a healthy balanced diet. Most of us are familiar with the five-a-day campaign, yet, in Wales, only 25 per cent of adults say they reach this target, with some of our children eating even less fruit and veg.

And Jenny is right: we do need to understand the nutritional value of what we eat. All fruit and vegetables do have varying nutrient compositions and how they are harvested, stored, processed and cooked can also affect this. But the key message here is that more of us need to be eating at least five portions of all types of fruit and vegetables a day. Fresh, frozen, canned, dried or juiced all count towards the five.