The statistic shows which food attributes are important to U.S. survey respondents when selecting a healthy meal in 2016. During the survey, 41 percent of respondents cited low-calorie options as important when selecting a healthy meal.
What attributes do you consider the most important when selecting healthy meals?
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AlixPartners. (March 1, 2016). What attributes do you consider the most important when selecting healthy meals? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/275710/food-attributes-most-important-when-trying-to-eat-healthfully/
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AlixPartners. (2016). What attributes do you consider the most important when selecting healthy meals? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/275710/food-attributes-most-important-when-trying-to-eat-healthfully/
AlixPartners. "What Attributes Do You Consider The Most Important When Selecting Healthy Meals? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/275710/food-attributes-most-important-when-trying-to-eat-healthfully/
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