This is the 6380th most frequent Korean word.
않아서
"않아서" means "because (someone/something) does not."
In this case, '않아서' is used in a negative context related to quality, explaining why the subject did not consume much.
음식이 맛있지 않아서 많이 먹지 않았다.
Since the food was not tasty, I didn't eat much.
Here, '않아서' expresses a negative cause or reason related to the available time affecting the subsequent action.
나는 시간이 많지 않아서 여행을 못 갔다.
Since I didn't have much time, I couldn't go on the trip.
In this sentence, '않아서' is used to indicate the reason or cause for the action that follows, meaning 'because it doesn't/didn't.'