The provided pie charts illustrate the average proportion of three various types of nutrients (sodium, saturated fats and added sugar) in typical meals eaten by the people of the USA. These nutrients can have a bad effect on health if eaten too much.
Overall, the consumption of sodium and saturated fat is higher in the food eaten in dinner while the proportion of added sugar is high in meal eaten as snacks. In breakfast the usage of these three nutrients is comparatively lower.
In more details, the food consumed in morning as breakfast contain 14 percent of sodium while the proportion of saturated fat and added sugar is same (16%). Furthermore, the usage of Sodium and saturated fat in lunch is nearly same at 29% and 26% respectively while the percentage of added sugar is slightly low (19%).
Moreover, 43% of sodium and 37% of saturated fat is added in dinner which is the highest as compared to other meals. The meals prepared as dinner consume the largest amount of added sugar which is 42%
