In a survey of kids ages 5-11 and their parents, Stonyfield uncovered that snack time presents a great opportunity to build healthy food habits for all meal times.

Young Gen Z adults (18-24 year olds) are more likely than their Millennial predecessors to say they often snack between meals (74% vs. 66%), and when they do slow down to prepare a meal, young Gen Z adults are more likely to prefer simple, easy-to-prepare meals (58% vs. 40%), according to “Looking Ahead to Gen Z: Demographic Patterns and Spending Trends,” a report from Packaged Facts, Rockville, Md.

Whether at home, at work, in the car or on the go, “snack meals” are on the rise. That’s because 86% of Americans eat snacks in place of meals, according to a new nationwide survey of 2,000 adults (ages 18 and over), commissioned by Farm Rich, St. Simons Island, Ga.

General Mills, Minneapolis, unveiled a host of new products rolling out in early 2017 aimed at meeting today’s snacking trends.

This study finds that consumers snack for a variety of reasons.