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"    All you have to do is walk down any city street and you can see that Americans no longer eat like they used to. In fact, the notion of eating three meals a day and barely snacking seems almost quaint. Today I presented the results of a recent survey Good Housekeeping conducted about eating and appetite at the James Beard Foundation Conference. The findings from 829 women send a message loud and clear: When it comes to how Americans eat there is a new normal. Here&amp;#039;s what our surveyed showed: *Eating patterns reflect our fast, on the go, digitally driven lifestyle. Just as people today &amp;quot;infosnack,&amp;quot; constantly checking their portable devices for news alerts and updates from Facebook friends, they eat in small, frequent bites. Only 6% eat three meals a day and nothing in between. A quarter (25%) of respondents said they &amp;quot;graze&amp;quot; all day and 48% said they eat 3 meals a day and snack in between. Ours is a snacking culture with food and beverages at the ready\u2014tucked away in cars, desk drawers, and handbags. *Cravings are common and indulged. More than half of our respondents (54%) said they have cravings every day or often. Less than 1% reported never having cravings. Women crave salty snacks most (31%), followed by chocolate and candy (26%), and baked goods (22%). Three-quarters (75%) of respondents said they always or often indulge their cravings. *Food photos in magazines are more tempting to women than food photos on social media. Yes, everyone seems to be proudly snapping and posting pics of their meals on Facebook, Instagram, and other social media, but 69% of respondents said food photos in magazines evoke cravings while only 55% of food photos in social media do the same. *Food is fun. According to 49% of respondents, food is &amp;quot;fun&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;one of the great pleasures in life.&amp;quot; Another 13% find food &amp;quot;comforting.&amp;quot; While more than a third (38%) try to exercise discipline about food and describe their appetite as &amp;quot;controlled&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;limited,&amp;quot; women expressed less angst about calorie counting and weight than might be expected. An overwhelming majority (83%) said they don&amp;#039;t keep track of calorie counts and only 15% weigh themselves every day. Eleven percent never go on a scale. *Access to convenient healthy food is key. 90% of respondents said they always, often or sometimes order from a healthy menu when it&amp;#039;s available. Almost all (93%) said that nutrition plays an important role when selecting foods to eat at home. Women are very optimist about food options\u201483% believe it&amp;#039;s possible to reach and maintain a desired weight while eating foods that are satisfying. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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