Food at Home and away from Home: Commodity Composition, Nutrition Differences, and Differences in Consumers. (August 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Binkley, James K.; Liu, Yuhang
• Is Part Of: Agricultural and resource economics review. Volume 48:Number 2(2019)
• Page Start: 221
• Page End: 252
• Publication Date: 2019-08
• Subjects: commodity composition, -- demand effects, -- food away from home, -- nutrition; P36, -- Q13, -- Q18; Sustainable agriculture -- Periodicals; Sustainable agriculture -- United States -- Periodicals; Natural resources -- Periodicals; Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Periodicals; Rural development -- Periodicals; 338.10974
• DOI: 10.1017/age.2019.1
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1068-2805

Abstract

Abstract : Food away from home (FAFH) accounts for over 40 percent of food spending. We use NHANES survey data to examine resulting effects on commodity sectors, and find that production/consumption of beef, chicken, potatoes, cheese, and lettuce have increased the most due to FAFH, while fluid milk and all fruits have declined. Such changes have reduced overall nutrition, and nutrition within commodity categories is generally lower in restaurants than at home. FAFH consumers tend to have less healthy home diets than have nonconsumers, suggesting that observed low FAFH nutrition may be partly because restaurant diners select less healthy foods regardless of source.