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FAST FOOD NATION?
More than 1A in 3 Americans eat fast foodA on a givenA day but many are also returning to more home-cooked meals.
How can we do both at the same time?
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America’s Daily Diet
According to the latest CDC data:
- Nearly 40% of adults eat fast food on a given day, which adds up to 11% of their average daily calories.
- More than 1/3 of kids & teens eat fast food on a given day,A which adds up to 12% of their average daily calories.
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Why It Matters:
- Fast-food restaurants employ 2% of U.S. workforce; average annual earnings:A $26.1K
- The CDC says the % of adults who eat fast food actually increases with income.
- Eating fast food often contributes to obesity. 40% of adults, & 20% of kids & teens, are obese.
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a America does still cook at home.a
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Part of the reason that fast food is so popular is because it's everywhere, and now many of the largest fast-food chains, like Subway, McDonald's, Burger King,A Taco Bell, & Chick-fil-A, offer delivery - mostly from third parties like DoorDash or Grubhub.
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Sources
- National Fast Food Day: November 16, 2018:
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/2018/fast-food.html - American Eating Habits Are Changing Faster than Fast Food Can Keep Up
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-11/fast-food-s-got-a-netflix-problem-as-americans-prefer-to-dine-in - Despite What Youa ve Read, Americans Are Cooking at Home
https://www.npd.com/wps/portal/npd/us/news/latest-reports/despite-what-youve-read-americans-are-cooking-at-home/ - These are the biggest fast-food chains in America:
https://www.businessinsider.com/biggest-fast-food-chains-in-america-2018-6 - Fast Food Consumption Among Adults in the United States, 2013a 2016: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db322.htm
- Caloric Intake From Fast Food Among Children and Adolescents in the United States, 2011a 2012:
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db213.htm - Caloric Intake From Fast Food Among Adults: United States, 2007a 2010: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db114.htm
- 9 Fast Food Stats That Will Blow Your Mind:
https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/9-fast-food-stats-that-will-blow-your-mind - Fast Food Worker Salaries:
https://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/fast-food-worker-salary-SRCH_KO0,16.htm - Overweight & Obesity:
https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html - Childhood Obesity Facts:
https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/childhood.html - American Eating Habits Are Changing Faster than Fast Food Can Keep Up:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-11/fast-food-s-got-a-netflix-problem-as-americans-prefer-to-dine-in