MEET-eaters Model Expert Consultations for Dutch Dietary Shift Analysis

MEET-eaters is an agent-based model exploring two-way interactions between supermarket supply and household meal choices in the Dutch context. The 5.5 KB dataset contains expert review inputs for the model, authored by Christa Blokhuis and last updated in May 2026. It was developed to test interventions targeting consumer preference or supermarket supply to shift diets from animal-based to plant-based options.

Use Cases

• Calibrating agent-based models based on expert-reviewed assumptions about meal choice behavior.
• Analyzing the effectiveness of supply-side versus demand-side interventions for promoting plant-based diets.
• Studying the persistence of dietary patterns after policy interventions are discontinued.
• Investigating the role of social status or group size in the diffusion of dietary changes.

Strengths

• Model assumptions were reviewed with experts to enhance acceptance and understanding.
• The dataset is openly available under a CC-BY-4.0 license.
• The study design explicitly examines two-way interactions between supply and demand, a gap noted in prior research.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 5.5 KB, indicating limited scope.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Expert consultations reviewed model development and assumptions.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 17:29:15; freshness should be verified.

Geography

The model and expert context are based on the Dutch socio-cultural context.