¿Of the following categories of food, which do Americans eat the most of: fruits, meats, vegetables, or dairy products?

1. How accurate was your prediction?

2. What is the most surprising fact from this infographic?

3. What is the big story that this infographic tells?

4. Answer the question: what are we eating?

5. List three ways you imagine this infographic would have been different 100 years ago?

6. In what ways are you most similar to the average American and in what ways are you most similar to the average American?

7. List two consequences of the amount of calories we consume each day?

8. What is the best and what is the worst news from this infographic?

9. In the comments section, list one thing the government could do to make the food we eat healthier and one thing you could do to make the food you eat healthier:

Action Extension

Keep a log of what you eat for three days to figure out how much you eat of these different categories in a year and then compare yourself to the average American.