Numerous association studies and findings from a controlled feeding trial have led to the
suggestion that “processed” foods are bad for health. Processing technologies and food …

Importance School meals are associated with improved nutrition and health for millions of
US children, but school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted children's access …

Efforts to reduce food loss and waste are being made across the supply chain, with
households targeted as one of the most wasteful nodes in the chain. In this article, we …

Using four rounds of nationally representative US panel survey data (NLSY97) and fixed-
effects models, this study examines whether and how transitions to marriage/cohabitation …

Time spent preparing and consuming meals is tracked closely by the USDA, and a growing
literature shows how such time use relates to health and other important outcomes …

Patterns of food consumption and nutritional intake strongly affect the population's health
and well-being. The Food Economics Division of USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) …

One feature of the SNAP benefits calculation, the Dependent Care Deduction, increases
SNAP benefits if a household pays for formal care, allowing for an indirect substitution …

Abstract Ideas about time have preoccupied philosophers, scientists and writers. This
chapter introduces time as a social concept. Time is like money in one way—it'sa thing …

Approximately half of consumer food expenditures and one-third of food calories consumed
are as food-away-from-home (FAFH) purchases. FAFH often differs from food at home (FAH) …

Convenience is perhaps the most important “commodity” being sold in the market today, and
yet there is nothing of analytical substance to be found in most undergraduate textbooks …