Cooking at Home: A Strategy to Comply With U.S. Dietary Guidelines at No Extra Cost

Introduction Cooking at home is associated with better diet quality. This study examined the frequency of home-cooked dinners versus eating out in relation to the Healthy Eating Index (HEI), and food expenditures. Methods The Seattle Obesity Study used a stratified random sample of 437 King County a...

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Published in:American journal of preventive medicine 2017-05, Vol.52 (5), p.616-624
Main Authors: Tiwari, Arpita, MHS, Aggarwal, Anju, PhD, Tang, Wesley, MPH, Drewnowski, Adam, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Compliance
Cooking
Cooking - economics
Cooking - methods
Cost Savings
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diet
Diet - standards
Family Characteristics
Family Relations
Female
Healthy food
Households
Humans
Internal Medicine
Interpersonal Relations
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Nutrition
Nutrition Policy
Obesity
Obesity - prevention & control
Obesity - psychology
Quality of Life
Questionnaires
Regression analysis
Resilience
Sociodemographics
Surveys and Questionnaires
Unemployed people
Washington
Young Adult
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Summary:Introduction Cooking at home is associated with better diet quality. This study examined the frequency of home-cooked dinners versus eating out in relation to the Healthy Eating Index (HEI), and food expenditures. Methods The Seattle Obesity Study used a stratified random sample of 437 King County adults. In-person computer-assisted interviews collected sociodemographic and behavioral data during 2011–2013. HEI-2010 and 2005 were computed using Food Frequency Questionnaires. Multivariable regression analyses, conducted in 2015, examined associations among HEI scores, food expenditures, and frequency of cooking at home versus eating out variables. Results Frequent home-cooked dinners were associated with being married, unemployed, larger households, presence of children aged
ISSN:0749-3797
1873-2607
DOI:10.1016/j.amepre.2017.01.017