A recent Marketing Daily article revealed that 81 percent of Americans are cutting back on their grocery spending and 40 percent are eating less nutritious foods due to economic cutbacks.
Citing a survey of 1,008 adults, respondents said they are eating more of the following: pasta/macaroni (44 percent); sandwiches (39 percent); soups (36 percent); eggs (36 percent); cold cereal (36 percent); bread (29 percent); peanut butter (28 percent); tuna fish (27 percent); beans (26 percent); and hot dogs (22 percent).