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?
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents45%45%41%41%35%35%32%32%21%21%21%21%20%20%19%19%11%11%10%10%10%10%4%4%13%13%Local and fresh ingredientsLow-calorie optionsNutritional information on menusLow-sodium optionsPortion control offeringsAntibiotic- and hormone-free ingredientsOrganic productsGMO-free ingredientsSustainable and/or humane ingredient-supply practicesGluten-free offeringsPlant-based meal offeringsItems backed by recognized diet programsNone of these
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%
Add this content to your personal favorites. These can be accessed from the favorites menu in the main navigation.
You have no right to use this feature.
Make sure to contact us if you are interested in scientific citation.
You can upgrade your account to enable this functionality for all statistics.
This feature is not available with your current account.Request access
Statista has been my savior on several occasions.
The site is easy to maneuver and the data is in a format that can
go right into a report or presentation.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
AlixPartners. (March 1, 2016). What attributes do you consider the most important when selecting healthy meals? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2025, from 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? ." Chart. March 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/275710/food-attributes-most-important-when-trying-to-eat-healthfully/
AlixPartners. (2016). What attributes do you consider the most important when selecting healthy meals? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 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/
AlixPartners, What attributes do you consider the most important when selecting healthy meals? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/275710/food-attributes-most-important-when-trying-to-eat-healthfully/ (last visited April 25, 2025)
What attributes do you consider the most important when selecting healthy meals? [Graph], AlixPartners, March 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/275710/food-attributes-most-important-when-trying-to-eat-healthfully/
Profit from additional features with an Employee Account
Please create an employee account to be able to mark statistics as favorites.
Then you can access your favorite statistics via the star in the header.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.