Just off the phone with NPD in New York, the folks that track what we eat and why we eat it…

Their latest findings show the economy and rising food costs are changing the way we eat and losing weight just isn’t the concern it once was…

So what did they come up with…

* Americans are eating more at home…but that doesn’t mean they’re using restaurants less.
* Breakfast bars and yogurt hit a new high at breakfast, but stopping at restaurants for breakfast also hit a new high this year.
* Americans are losing interest in losing weight as dieting hits a new low this year.
* Snacking is not as impulsive as you might think. Most snacks are planned more than six hours earlier. There is a shift in when the most snacking occurs — more in the morning and less in the evening.
* Probiotics is the “new” health topic, as concerns about trans fat fades.
* Winter is becoming a new grilling season.

Let us know in the comments section if you agree…

Thanks to NPD, Harry Balzer and Kim McLynn for the information.