Band 7+: The charts below show what percentage of their daily intake of various nutrients the average person in the usa consumes in each meal and in snacks. These nutrients may be unhealthy if eaten too much, Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons when relevant.

The chart illustrates the consumption of various nutrients such as sodium, saturated fat, and added sugar by the average person in the USA in each meal and snacks.

It is clear that US residents consume most of their sodium and saturated fat at dinner, whereas the consumption of added sugar is mostly done at snack time.

For sodium, the percentage of daily intake at breakfast was 14%, but it increased to 29% at lunchtime. Then, at snack time, the percentage went down from 29% to 14%, a fall of about 15%. Finally, at dinner time, the percentage of sodium intake experienced a dramatic increase to 43%.

For saturated fat, the daily consumption percentage at breakfast was 16%, and the number increased by 10% at lunchtime. However, at snack time, the average US person consumed 21% of their total saturated fat. Again, the percentage of saturated fat increased to 37% at dinner, the same as sodium intake. At breakfast, the amount of added sugar intake was about 16%, and it increased from 16% to 19%, up by 3%, during lunchtime. The intake of added sugar is the highest at snack time and is 42%. But at dinner, added sugar consumption is reduced to 23%.