Veg out on long journey

OUR favourite vegetables travel 23,000 miles to get to our dinner plates.

And avocado is the worst culprit, travelling up to 6,263 miles from Peru.

Cucumbers are flown 3,428 miles from Israel, and onions 2,608 miles from Egypt.

Homegrown veg that are miles better for us include potatoes, carrots, lettuce and mushrooms.

A spokesman for The Mushroom Bureau, which produces The Seasonal Vegetable League Table, said: “Understanding seasonal eating can help when buying the freshest, most nutritious vegetables, a little closer to home.”