Effect of Preparation Time on the Minimum-Cost Diet.

Leung, Pingsun; Miklius, Walter; Wanitprapha, Kulavit; Quinn, Lynne A.

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Publication Date: 1997

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Effect of Preparation Time on the Minimum-Cost Diet.

Leung, Pingsun; Miklius, Walter; Wanitprapha, Kulavit; Quinn, Lynne A.

Journal of Consumer Affairs, v31 n2 p204-17 Win 1997

The tradeoff between the cost of home-cooked meals and meal preparation time was estimated in Hawaii. A minimum-cost diet was found to be very sensitive to the meal preparer's value of time. (SK)

Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Costs, Dietetics, Time Management

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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