Band 9: 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 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The charts depict the proportions of the average American person’s daily intake of three types of nutrients that were consumed in different meals and snacks.

Taking a holistic view, it is evident that all three types of nutrients were ingested in significant quantities. Sodium accounted for the highest share at dinner rather than at breakfast, while the intake of saturated fat and added sugar was high during dinner and snacks, respectively.

Turning to the daily intake of sodium in each meal, dinner constituted 43% of total consumption. In contrast, the proportions for snacks and breakfast were equal, at only 14%, while lunch comprised 29% of sodium intake. In terms of saturated fat, dinner also made up the highest proportion, at 37%, and breakfast still constituted the smallest share, at only 16%. Lunch and snacks accounted for 26% and 21%, respectively.

With regard to the daily consumption of added sugar in different meals, snacks dominated the total intake, at 42%, while the proportion for breakfast was still the smallest, at only 16%. Followed by dinner, the proportion was lower, at 23%. Ultimately, lunch accounted for a moderate percentage, at 19%.