Eating Away From Home
The Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living is developing a series of reports, Healthy Children, Healthy State, to raise awareness of child health risk factors in order to develop new programs and actions, and to build on current initiatives in Texas. The Eating Away From Home report showcases the current state of food consumption for children in Texas.
This report was last updated on August 4, 2025 and utilizes the 2021-2023 Texas SPAN data.
Highlights
- Eating away from home is associated with unhealthy dietary intake, compared to eating at home.
- 4 in 10 children and adolescents eat at a restaurant at least 1 time on a school day.
- Over 70% of 2nd graders, and over 80% of grades 4, 8, and 11 students who eat at a restaurant also report drinking sugar-sweetened beverages at least 1 time on a school day.
Previous Reports
