CFDAS has been estimating food insecurity every month since January 2022. Monitoring this data provides insight into Americans’ ability to access nutritional and affordable food and how that changes over time.

Since 2022, taste, affordability and nutrition have consistently dominated consumers’ purchasing decisions at the grocery store, according to our CFI survey data.

A recent CFI survey finds that of those Americans who wish to improve their diets, 71% are not doing so. This Data Snapshot shows the most common barriers preventing consumers from eating healthier.

How have consumer estimates and expectations for food inflation evolved over time? This week’s Snapshot provides insight into data from January 2022 to August 2025.

As income increases, where people spend their Food Away from Home (FAFH) dollars shifts.

A recent CFDAS survey explored this question and found 77% of participants would choose bread labeled “healthy” when it costs the same as regular bread — but the share of consumers choosing the “healthy” option declined as the premium increased.

42% of healthy eaters always check nutrition labels compared to only 18% in the unhealthy group when grocery shopping. What does this tell us? The Data Snapshot offers insight.

Does easy access to healthy foods correspond to better diets? The latest Data Snapshot suggests there’s more than access at play in consumers’ food choices.

This week we feature CFDAS data on weekly household food expenditure from Jan. 2022 through June 2025 and highlight two patterns.