The charts illustrate the average proportion of three unhealthy nutrients consumed in typical meals in the USA.
Overall, it can be seen that sodium and saturated far are mostly used in dinner and lunch, whereas, added sugar only contains a large amount in breakfast.
The first significant feature is that the American likely to eat sodium and saturated fat in dinner, 43% and 31%, respectively; while these two unhealthy nutrients are consumed less at snack times. However, added sugar witnesses an opposite trend with nearly a half amount dominated for snacks.
Another noticeable feature is that breakfast and lunch are the time people add three types of nutrients the least, which account for under a third. The most favorable source of nourishment in these meals is sodium, makes up for 29%.