Healthy food is everywhere, so why don't we eat healthy?

1 Malaysians are fortunate to have easy access to fresh fruits and vegetables through avenues like farmer’s markets (pasar tani), wet markets and supermarkets, among others. — Filepic

The lack of fresh food and produce is certainly not something we can complain about in Malaysia (although the prices are another matter altogether), with our supermarkets, hypermarkets, wet markets, pasar malam (night market), pasar tani (farmer’s market), and even, food trucks selling fresh meat.

So, the concept of the “food desert” might be a bit foreign to us.