Via The Atlantic, here’s a cool graphic from dailyinfographic.com, on “what the average American consumes in a year.” Click on the pic to embiggen.
The average American downs nearly 142 pounds of added (caloric) sweeteners/year! Ick!
Elissa is a former research associate with the University of California at Davis, and the author/co-author of over a dozen articles published in scientific journals. Currently a freelance writer and researcher, Elissa brings her multidisciplinary education and training to her writing on nutrition and supplements.
September 18, 2011
I can’t believe that American’s eat that many vegetables a year. Most of the people I know wouldn’t come close to that amount. Not suprized about the sweetners.
September 18, 2011
Well, the figure is based on pounds… and veggies contain a lot of water; so I imagine the amount is somewhat deceptive on that score.
It also doesn’t exclude potatoes. As such, it would be easy for someone to consume a pound+ of “veggies” every day, in the form of – say – a large baked potato (or serving of fries), iceberg lettuce (typical salad), canned/frozen peas or corn and “condiment” veggies (pickles, olives, sliced tomatoes, mushrooms, onions), without consuming nearly enough of the more nutritious types.
September 19, 2011
I guess your right. I did’nt consider the fact that it included potatoes. French fries and chips were probably a big part of the equation.