The three pie charts provide data about the average amount of three types of nutrients – sodium, saturated fat, and added sugar, all of which are found in the four typical meals consumed daily in the USA.
Overall, dinner accounts for the largest proportion of sodium and saturated fat consumption, while snacks represents the biggest contributor to the intake of added sugar. Meanwhile, breakfast takes up the least amount of all three nutrients input.
Looking at the sodium and saturated fat consumption, dinner is the biggest contributor to both of them, taking up 43% and 37%, respectively. At the second highest position is the intake that happens during lunch, accounting for 29% of sodium and 26% of saturated fat consumed on a daily basis. Meanwhile, breakfast contributes to both nutrients roughly the same amount, providing 14% of sodium and 16% of saturated fat daily input. In comparison, snacks supplies the same amount of sodium as breakfast while adding a slightly higher figure of saturated fat (21%).
Regarding the added sugar consumption, snacks is the largest supplier with roughly 42% of daily input. Ranked second on the list is dinner as it provide 23% of total intake during a typical day. Ranked second to last is lunch since 19% of the nutrient are found in the meal. Lastly, similarly to the other two nutrients, breakfast contributes the fewest amount of added sugar, with 16% of added sugar consumption is taken in during this period.