New DATA
from the USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) lets you peek into the
kitchens of Americans and find out how they’re eating—based on what
they’re buying. The ERS’s Food Availability data measures yearly
supplies of several food commodities in the U.S., and this year, some of
the most interesting results are that sweet foods like ice cream appear
to dropping, though we tend to mostly like our fruit in juice form and
pizza and tomatoes round out our favorite veggies. We eat very little of
the healthier ones like romaine lettuce or even sweet corn. Chicken is
outpacing beef by a longshot, and yes: we still love mozzarella cheese.
The data also shows that we are not following
the MyPlate government eating recommendations, and most of our calories
are coming from grain products and fats and oils. Check out the graphs
below for a look at the American dinner.
Americans are losing their sweet tooth (or are switching to other sources of non-calorie sweeteners):
Mozzarella is still Americans’ favorite cheese, followed by Cheddar.
The availability of chicken is higher than beef, so we eat more of it:
Potatoes and tomatoes are, perhaps unsurprisingly, far and away the most commonly consumed vegetables:
Oranges and apples are Americans’ top fruits, but mostly in juice form:
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