Cereal for Dinner?

This just in... the not very surprising news that singles sometimes eat snacks for dinner.  I once had a roommate who seemed to survive solely on popcorn. 

But even among solo diners snacking appears to be up.  And with 38 million single-person households that's a lot of popcorn.  Although they do claim that they are motivated by health and weight management concerns.  

If that's true, then why aren't they reaching for a piece of fruit?

Lukovitz, K. (2015, August 11)  Single Households, Solo Diners Driving Snacks-As-Meals Trend  mediapost.com.  Retrieved August 27, 2015, from

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