Motives to Eat at Home
Motives to Eat at Home
A majority of Americans spend their money eating out at restaurants rather than eating at home. We find eating out to be convenient and easy to fit into our schedules. Although eating out may be convenient and suitable for our busy schedules, it is costly and unhealthy. Fast food is extremely high in fat, calories, salts, and sugars leading to the obesity rate in America. Statistics show that Americans eat out about three to four times a week spending nearly $110 billion a year. With the recent hike in gas prices, Americans are being forced to use more of their disposable income. The use of disposable income on gas leaves less money for eating out and other luxuries. Therefore, it makes sense to cook and eat at home since it is cheaper and it is healthier. Eating and cooking at home is cheaper than going out to eat. The money a consumer spends at a restaurant on one meal could be spent at the grocery store to make multiple meals. For example: consumer A and consumer B are both given $20. Consumer A will use his $20 to purchase groceries to be prepared at home and consumer B will use his $20 to eat at a restaurant. Consumer A purchased eggs, cheese, cereal, a quart of milk, hamburger helper, cookies, a pack of hamburger, hotdogs, bologna, five packs of Kool-Aid, and a small pack of sugar. Consumer B went to Applebee’s with his spouse and ordered the 2 for $20 meal. Customer A has purchased enough food to eat for about four or five days. Consumer B has only purchased enough to satisfy their hunger for that moment, since they have no left overs. To clarify, consumer A has purchased enough food to have multiple meals a day and for days to come whereas consumer B has only had one meal worth the amount of what consumer A has purchased. The price of gas is another supportive reason why it is cheaper to eat at home rather that eating out. For example: one individual drives a mile to purchase a meal that will only satisfy his hunger for the
A majority of Americans spend their money eating out at restaurants rather than eating at home. We find eating out to be convenient and easy to fit into our schedules. Although eating out may be convenient and suitable for our busy schedules, it is costly and unhealthy. Fast food is extremely high in fat, calories, salts, and sugars leading to the obesity rate in America. Statistics show that Americans eat out about three to four times a week spending nearly $110 billion a year. With the recent hike in gas prices, Americans are being forced to use more of their disposable income. The use of disposable income on gas leaves less money for eating out and other luxuries. Therefore, it makes sense to cook and eat at home since it is cheaper and it is healthier. Eating and cooking at home is cheaper than going out to eat. The money a consumer spends at a restaurant on one meal could be spent at the grocery store to make multiple meals. For example: consumer A and consumer B are both given $20. Consumer A will use his $20 to purchase groceries to be prepared at home and consumer B will use his $20 to eat at a restaurant. Consumer A purchased eggs, cheese, cereal, a quart of milk, hamburger helper, cookies, a pack of hamburger, hotdogs, bologna, five packs of Kool-Aid, and a small pack of sugar. Consumer B went to Applebee’s with his spouse and ordered the 2 for $20 meal. Customer A has purchased enough food to eat for about four or five days. Consumer B has only purchased enough to satisfy their hunger for that moment, since they have no left overs. To clarify, consumer A has purchased enough food to have multiple meals a day and for days to come whereas consumer B has only had one meal worth the amount of what consumer A has purchased. The price of gas is another supportive reason why it is cheaper to eat at home rather that eating out. For example: one individual drives a mile to purchase a meal that will only satisfy his hunger for the