What and how much are Americans eating? Dietary Assessment of Major Trends in U.S. Food Consumption, 1970-2005

Raising prices or taxes on food may have effect long but not short term Food Prices and the Dynamics of Body Weight

Household survey shows differences in food consumption patterns. Household food expenditure patterns: a cluster analysis (EXCERPT), Monthly Labor Review Online, April 2007

Total calories available: http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/Publications/FENR/V16N2/fenrv16n2.pdf

Powerpoint: Economics of food pricing, Rudd Center faculty: http://www.yaleruddcenter.org/resources/upload/docs/what/economics/TheEconomics-FoodPricing.pdf

USDA: Why working parents outsource children’s meals 2008 Farm Act Makes It Easier for Food Assistance Households To Save – Amber Waves March 2009

USDA Economics of Obesity Workshop2004 http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/efan04004/efan04004.pdf

Behavioral Economics and School Cafeterias http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR68/ERR68.pdf

Time is money

No Time to Lose? Time Constraints and Physical Activity

Eating and Health, USDA time use study data Eating and Health Module (ATUS) – ERS/USDA Data

Who has time to cook? Who Has Time To Cook? How Family Resources Influence Food Preparation

Americans of different weights spend same amount of time eating How Much Time Do Americans Spend Eating? – June 2008