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, Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons when relevant.

The pie charts compare the proportion of an average person’s daily consumption of three nutritional elements that can be harmful if eaten in excess, across each mealtime in the USA.

It is clear that sodium and saturated fat are by far the most consumed at dinner, while added sugar is highest in snacks. By contrast, breakfast has the lowest percentages for all three nutrients.

At dinner, sodium accounts for 43% of total nutrient consumption. By contrast, a mere 14% of sodium is consumed at breakfast. The opposite trend can be seen when we look at added sugar consumption in snacks. This accounts for a massive 42% of daily nutrient intake, but only 16% and 19% of added sugar at breakfast and lunch, respectively.

Such dramatic differences are not seen when we compare the figures for sodium and saturated fat at breakfast and lunch. Nearly the same proportion of these two nutrients (14% and 16%) is taken in at breakfast, while the figures for lunch are at 29% ad 26%, respectively.