Recent research shows that time limitations are a major factor in the difficulty of Americans to purchase, prepare and eat nutritious meals at home.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average working woman spends 5 hours per week on food preparation. In May of 2010, the USDA's food plan estimated a cost of $70 a week for an individual to purchase healthy food to be prepared at home. In a follow up study, the Journal of Nutrition determined that the USDA missed a major factor - time. In fact, preparing the healthy meals recommended by the USDA requires 9-16 hours per week. For the average working woman with only 5 hours a week for food preparation, creating these nutritious meals at home is an unlikely reality.
"Most Americans know that high-calorie junk foods are convenient, affordable and are lacking in nutrition. They also realize that preparing healthy foods can be expensive and time consuming. It is out of this disconnect that home diet delivery plans are growing in popularity," said Caroline Cederquist M.D., a bariatric physician and the founder of Bistro MD, the number one physician-designed, gourmet diet delivery plan in the nation.