Question
Answer
The three pie charts show information about three different kinds of nutrients and their prevalence
in typical American meals. There are four kinds of meal mentioned, including snacks. The figures for
sodium and saturated fat are loosely similar, but for added sugar they are quite different.
Sodium and saturated fat are both extremely common in typical American dinners. According to the
pie charts, 43% of sodium is consumed at dinner time as well as 37% saturated fat, but just 23% of
added sugar is found in American dinners. An American lunch is made up of almost a third sodium,
more than a quarter saturated fat, and about a fifth added sugar. Breakfasts contain the least
amount of these potentially unhealthy ingredients, at 14% sodium and 16% for both saturated fat
and added sugar.
The figures for snacks look quite different. These are overwhelmingly comprised of added sugar, at a
staggering 42%. These foods also contain 14% sodium and 21% saturated fat.
