Average percentages in typical meals of three types of nutrients.

The charts below show the average percentages in typical meals of three types of nutrients, all of which may be unhealthy if eaten too much.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features,
and make comparisons where relevant.

Answer:

The pie charts illustrate the average proportions of three kinds of nutrients in breakfast, lunch and dinner, all of which which maybe harmful if over consumed.

Overall, it is apparent that consumption of sodium and saturated fat is maximum at dinner, whereas intake of added sugar is highest when eaten in the form of snacks.

The USA citizens consume maximum amount of sodium in dinner, which is 43%. However, a comparatively low and same proportion of sodium is eaten in breakfast and as snacks that is 14%. The intake of sodium in lunch is almost double to that of breakfast that is 29%.

On the other hand, saturated fat and added sugar are consumed at the same amount in breakfast which accounts to 16%. Nonetheless, the consumption of saturated fat in snacks is half to that of added sugar, which is 21% and 42% respectively. While saturated fat is eaten relatively more in lunch compared to added sugar, which accounts to 26% and 19% respectively.

BAND 7

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The pie charts compare the ratio of sodium, saturated fat and sugar in regular meals in the USA .Large amount consumption of these nutrients will be harmful to one’s health.

According to the illustration, there is a small content of sodium, saturated fat and sugar with 14% 60% 60% respectively, in the breakfast. But large amount of sodium are significant during dinner and lunch 43% and 29%. In addition, saturated fat is also most significant during dinner with 37% followed by lunch 26% and snack 21%.

Moving on, highest consumption of sugar is on snack foods, 42% compared to dinner and lunch which is 23% and 90% respectively.

Overall, Americans eat less sodium, saturated fat and sugar during breakfast. However they consume large portion of these during lunch and dinner, while snack foods also contain big ratio of these nutrients.

Band 5.