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To Cook or Not to Cook: Correlates of Meal Preparation Enjoyment
Danielle J Gartner1, Paul L Hutchinson2, Chelsea R Singleton1
1Department of Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences, Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
|September 5, 2025
Summary
Enjoying meal preparation is linked to better diet quality. Factors like marital status and food availability correlate with enjoying cooking at home, suggesting potential for interventions to improve nutrition.
Area of Science:
- Nutrition Science
- Behavioral Science
- Public Health
Background:
- Meal preparation enjoyment is a potential factor influencing dietary habits.
- Understanding correlates of enjoyment can inform public health strategies.
- Diet quality remains a significant public health concern.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify factors associated with enjoying meal preparation.
- To examine the relationship between meal preparation enjoyment and self-rated diet quality.
Main Methods:
- Utilized data from 12,412 participants in the 2022 American Time Use Survey.
- Employed ordinal logistic regression models to analyze associations.
- Investigated correlates including marital status and home food availability.
Main Results:
- 40.2% of participants reported high enjoyment of meal preparation.
- Individuals who enjoyed meal preparation showed 174% higher odds of reporting better diet quality.
- Enjoyment was associated with being married and having adequate home food availability.
Conclusions:
- Individual and household factors significantly correlate with meal preparation enjoyment.
- Increased enjoyment of meal preparation is a strong predictor of higher diet quality.
- Findings support developing interventions to boost meal preparation for improved public health outcomes.
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