Sustainable meal management at home will be affected by the lifestyle of the housewife. This study examined the lifestyle of middle aged women and identified their practice levels of sustainable meal management at home. A total of 438 women, aged 35 to 59, managing the family’s dietary life at home and living in Seoul, Gyeonggi Province, Daejeon, and Chonnan area participated in the survey. The middle aged women showed a higher performance level of hygiene-oriented (4.15) and health-oriented dietary life (3.59), but a less convenience-oriented dietary life (2.57). Based on their lifestyle, 3 clusters were extracted: Low-interest dietary life meal manager, health and quality pursuit meal manager, and convenience and eatingout pursuit active meal manager. Among them, the cluster of health and quality pursuit meal manager showed the highest sustainable practices in 7 dimensions of sustainable practices in the home except for the saving practices (p<0.001). The criteria suggested from the study can be applicable to the guidelines of sustainable meal management at home. The study can also be helpful for educators to identify the education themes for improving housewife’s sustainable meal practices, having different lifestyle and sustainable meal practices.

I. 서 론
 II. 연구 내용 및 방법
  1. 연구 대상 및 연구 기간
  2. 설문조사 및 측정 도구
 III. 연구 결과 및 고찰
  1. 설문응답자 일반사항
  2. 중년 여성의 식생활라이프스타일 분석
  3. 지속가능한 식생활 행동 인지 및 실천 수준
  4. 식생활라이프스타일 유형별 중년 여성의 지속가능한 식생활 활동
 IV. 결론 및 요약
 References

• 장혜자(단국대학교 자연과학대학 식품영양학과, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Dankook University) | Hye-Ja Chang Corresponding author