What and how people eat has various impacts on the environment, society, economy, and health. Sustainable nutrition refers to aligning our eating habits with goals such as environmental friendliness, social compatibility, health promotion, and cultural acceptance. The authors have explored dietary practices in Austria through a qualitative sociological study, highlighting both opportunities and challenges on the path to sustainable nutrition. Areas of focus include people's dietary orientations, cooking and eating in everyday life, gender issues, the importance of health in eating, and biographical dimensions of nutrition. The study also delves into the consumption of meat and organic foods, as well as the significance of regionality and the question of nutritional competence. The analyses reveal various points of connection.