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Payne: Parents spend over 700 hours annually buying and prepping kids' food

Alex Payne · #9 Tuckrbox · Mar 3, 2025 · at 3:05

Alex Payne, co-founder of TuckerBox, explains the meal prep time burden on parents while pitching on The Pitch.

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“So parents are already spending over 700 hours every year buying foods and prepping foods for their kids.”

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The claim, plainly

Parents spend over 700 hours annually buying and prepping food for their children.

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Assessment

Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) American Time Use Survey (ATUS) indicates that average parents spend significantly less than 700 hours per year buying and preparing food. Across all parents (mothers and fathers, employed and non-employed), combined daily time spent on grocery shopping, food preparation, and cleanup for the entire household averages between 1.0 and 1.2 hours per day (approximately 365 to 438 hours annually). Even if measured across total primary childcare activities of all kinds (feeding, bathing, teaching, playing), average time spent does not support an assertion of over 700 hours specifically dedicated to buying and prepping food for children.

BLS American Time Use Survey (ATUS) multi-year data shows employed full-time mothers average ~0.93 to 0.96 hours per day (~340–350 hours per year) and employed fathers average ~0.42 to 0.49 hours per day (~153–179 hours per year) across all household food prep and grocery shopping combined.
Weighted parent averages across all demographics total roughly 365 to 438 hours annually on household food purchasing and preparation, substantially below the 700-hour claim.

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Payne: Tuckrbox meal cost is currently $11.00 to $11.50

“Our cost is about 11 to 11 50 right now.”

Alex Payne Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 13:46 #9 Tuckrbox

Payne: Parents spend over 700 hours annually buying and prepping kids' food

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