Consumer Food Insights is a monthly survey of 1,200 households from across the United States, which is produced and run by the Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability at Purdue University to track trends and changes in consumer food demand and other food sustainability behaviors.

Food Insecurity
15%
of U.S. adults have trouble buying food
Food Spending
$202
per week at grocery stores and restaurants
Data Snapshot

When food products are marketed as “healthy,” what qualities do consumers expect that they have?

Data Snapshot

How easy or difficult is it for consumers to know how healthy a food is when looking at the packaging? Diet quality plays a role.

Consumer Food Insights

The public’s familiarity with the term “food insecurity” and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is mixed, with approximately 40% of Americans reporting they are only “slightly familiar” or “not at all familiar” with the concept and program, according to June’s Consumer Food Insights Report (CFI).