Is it time to rethink our food delivery habits? According to data from the National Restaurant Association, around 60% of both millennials and Gen Z say food delivery is an essential part of their lifestyles. But are the steep prices — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/dining/food-delivery-apps-doordash-uber.html"target="_blank" >occasional guilt</a> — worth the convenience? Brittany is joined by NPR Life Kit producer <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/1083758522/margaret-cirino"target="_blank" >Margaret Cirino</a>, who recently scaled her food delivery habits way back, to discuss why so many have come to rely on it and what a different path could look like. Support Public Media. <a href="https://plus.npr.org/"target="_blank" >Join NPR Plus.</a> Follow Brittany on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bmluse/?hl=en"target="_blank" >@bmluse</a> For handpicked podcast recommendations every week, subscribe to NPR’s Pod Club newsletter at <a href="https://www.npr.org/podclub"target="_blank" >npr.org/podclub</a>. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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