Contents

• Introduction
• Project methods
• Chapter 1. What is the relationship between income and prices for food items/baskets?
  Julie Nevins, Julia H Kim, Molly Higgins, Marlana Bates, Laural Kelly English, Sara Scinto-Madonich, and Emily Callahan.
  • Specific methods to conduct this rapid review
  • Results
  • Summary statements and research recommendations
  • Research recommendations
  • References of the articles included in the income and price of food rapid review
• Chapter 2. What is the relationship between income or Federal Assistance participation/eligibility and following a dietary pattern that aligns with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, as measured by the Healthy Eating Index (HEI)?
  Laural Kelly English, Sara Scinto-Madonich, Molly Higgins, Marlana Bates, Julie Nevins, Julia H Kim, and Emily Callahan.
  • Specific methods to conduct this rapid review
  • Results
  • Summary statements and research recommendations
  • References of the articles included in the income and HEI rapid review
• Chapter 3. What is the relationship between overall diet cost and following a dietary pattern that aligns with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, as measured by the Healthy Eating Index (HEI)?
  Emily Callahan, Molly Higgins, Marlana Bates, Laural Kelly English, Julie Nevins, Julia H Kim, and Sara Scinto-Madonich.
  • Specific methods to conduct this rapid review
  • Results
  • Summary statements and research recommendations
  • References of the articles included in the diet cost and HEI rapid review
• Chapter 4. What is the relationship between income and time spent on food-at-home-related activities?
  Julia H Kim, Julie Nevins, Molly Higgins, Marlana Bates, Laural Kelly English, Sara Scinto-Madonich, and Emily Callahan.
  • Specific methods to conduct this rapid review
  • Results
  • Summary statements and research recommendations
  • References of the articles included in the income and time spent on food-at-home-related activities rapid review
• Chapter 5. What factors influence the purchase and/or consumption of at-home convenience foods? How are these foods described in the literature?
  Sara Scinto-Madonich, Laural Kelly English, Molly Higgins, Marlana Bates, Julie Nevins, Julia H Kim, and Emily Callahan.
  • Specific methods to conduct the evidence scan
  • Results
  • References of the articles included in the convenience food evidence scan
• Acknowledgments and funding
• Appendices
  • Appendix 0-a. Abbreviations
  • Appendix 0-b. Risk of Bias for Nutrition Observational Studies (ROB-NObS) Tool
  • Appendix 1-a. Literature search strategy for the rapid review on income and food prices
  • Appendix 1-b. Excluded articles for the rapid review on income and food prices
  • Appendix 2-a. Literature search strategy for the rapid review on income and HEI
  • Appendix 2-b. Excluded articles for the rapid review on income and HEI
  • Appendix 3-a. Literature search strategy for the rapid review on diet cost and HEI
  • Appendix 3-b. Excluded articles for the rapid review on diet cost and HEI
  • Appendix 4-a. Literature search strategy for the rapid review on income and time spent on food-at-home-related activities
  • Appendix 4-b. Excluded articles for the rapid review on income and time spent on food-at-home-related activities
  • Appendix 5-a. Literature search strategy for the evidence scan on factors that influence the purchase and/or consumption of convenience foods
  • Appendix 5-b. Excluded articles for the evidence scan on factors that influence the purchase and/or consumption of convenience foods

Suggested citation:

Nutrition Evidence Systematic Review Team. Income, Cost, Time, and Convenience of Food: A Series of Rapid Reviews and Evidence Scans. USDA Food Plans Rapid Reviews and Evidence Scans. Alexandria, VA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, August 2021. Available at: https://nesr.usda.gov/usda-food-plans-rapid-reviews-and-evidence-scans.

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