The pie chart illustrates the percentage of daily consumption of sodium, saturated fat and added sugar in breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks by an average person in the USA. The intake of different nutrients is different in each of the meals. However, the percentage of consumption of unhealthy nutrients rose and fell in each meal during a day.
Dinner and lunch had almost similar percentages of sodium(43% for dinner and 29% for lunch) and fats(37% for dinner and 26% for lunch). The percentage of sugar intake in an average meal for dinner and lunch are 23% and 19% respectively.
Breakfast and snacks had equal amounts of about 14% sodium. For saturated fats and added sugars, breakfast contained 16% of both nutrients. Whereas snacks contained 21% of saturated fat and added sugars were around twice as high as fats(42% respectively).
On the whole, dinner had higher percentages of all the three unhealthy nutrients whereas breakfast had significantly lower percentages of sodium, saturated fats and added sugars.
The pie chart illustrates the
percentage
of daily consumption of sodium,
saturated
fat
and
added
sugar
in breakfast, lunch,
dinner
and snacks by an average person in the USA. The intake of
different
nutrients
is
different
in each of the meals.
However
, the
percentage
of consumption of unhealthy
nutrients
rose and fell in each meal during a day.
Dinner and lunch had almost similar
percentages
of sodium(43% for
dinner
and 29% for lunch) and
fats(37%
for
dinner
and 26% for lunch). The
percentage
of
sugar
intake in an average meal for
dinner
and lunch are 23% and 19%
respectively
.
Breakfast and snacks had equal amounts of about 14% sodium. For
saturated
fats
and
added
sugars
, breakfast contained 16% of both
nutrients
. Whereas snacks contained 21% of
saturated
fat
and
added
sugars
were around twice as high as
fats(42%
respectively
).
On the whole
,
dinner
had higher
percentages
of all the three unhealthy
nutrients
whereas breakfast had
significantly
lower
percentages
of sodium,
saturated
fats
and
added
sugars
.