the purposes of the current article were to describe the home food environment and examine which aspects are associated with healthy eating in overweight and obese women. The study was guided by a conceptual model based on a social ecologic perspective (Figure). The guiding hypothesis was that food inventories, food placement, grocery shopping, food preparation, meal serving practices, family meals from non-home sources, television watching while eating, and family support for healthy eating would be associated with dietary behavior, operationalize as percent calories from fat and fruit and vegetable intake.