ArticleCurrent developments in nutrition2025
Trends in Home Cooking among United States Adults from 2003 to 2023: Analysis of American Time Use Survey Food Preparation.
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- Cooking-Related Skills and Food Sustainability-Related Practices: A Systematic Review.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Cooking, Food Agency and Pro- Health Behavior.Current environmental health reports · 2026Review
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Abstract
Background: Home food preparation, "cooking," can be an affordable method for improving diet quality and reducing intake of ultraprocessed foods, 2 important drivers of diet-related chronic diseases. Understanding current trends among United States adults can inform nutrition interventions promoting home cooking. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the percentage of United States adults engaging in home cooking and the mean minutes per day spent cooking among those who cook. Methods: American Time Use Survey data were used to estimate the percentage of United States adults ( Results: From 2003 to 2023, percentage cooking increased among men [36% (SE 0.6%) to 52% (SE 0.9%) ( Conclusions: The percentage of United States adults cooking increased since 2003, with larger increases among men. However, women are still the most likely to cook and spend the most time cooking, with large time increases among those with less than a high school education. Other increases were primarily observed in upper educated households.
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