How much junk food does the average American eat in a year?
Posted Oct 22 2008 4:38pm
Current estimates of amounts of particular junk foods consumed by each American yearly are as follows:
50 pounds of cookies and cakes 100 pounds of refined sugar 55 pounds of fat and oil 300 containers of soda 200 sticks of chewing gum 20 gallons of ice cream 5 pounds of potato chips 18 pounds of candy 2 pounds of popcorn unknown quantity of pretzels and a wide variety of snack foods.
Source: Elkort, Martin. The Secret Life of Food, 1991, p. 125.
50 pounds of cookies and cakes
100 pounds of refined sugar
55 pounds of fat and oil
300 containers of soda
200 sticks of chewing gum
20 gallons of ice cream
5 pounds of potato chips
18 pounds of candy
2 pounds of popcorn
unknown quantity of pretzels and a wide variety of snack foods.
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