Lockdown changed the grocery cart, but it didn’t last
Data from over 30,000 U.S. households shows that while grocery habits shifted toward less processed foods during pandemic lockdowns, spending on ultra-processed foods has since returned to levels higher than pre-2020.
American households moved toward less processed food during pandemic lockdowns. Once restrictions were lifted, ultra-processed food spending climbed back and kept climbing, settling above where it stood before 2020. That reversal shows up in 9,367,550 weekly grocery baskets. The record covers more than 30,000 U.S. households across six years, which makes it one of the […]
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