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Let's Eat Out: Americans Weigh Taste, Convenience, and Nutrition

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  • Stewart, Hayden
  • Blisard, Noel
  • Jolliffe, Dean

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Whether eating out or buying carry-out, Americans are consuming more and more of their calories from full-service and fast-food restaurant fare. The share of daily caloric intake from food purchased and/or eaten away from home increased from 18 percent to 32 percent between the late 1970s and the middle 1990s, and the away-from-home market grew to account for about half of total food expenditures in 2004, up from 34 percent in 1974. Analysis of a survey of U.S. consumers indicates that respondents want convenience and an enjoyable dining experience, but the desire for health also plays a role as does diet-health knowledge.

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  • Stewart, Hayden & Blisard, Noel & Jolliffe, Dean, 2006. "Let's Eat Out: Americans Weigh Taste, Convenience, and Nutrition," Economic Information Bulletin 59411, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersib:59411
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.59411
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