Food portion change over 20 years U.S. 2011

This statistic represents the portion distortion over the last 20 years in the United States for selected foods, as of 2011. In comparison to twenty years ago an increase in calories can be observed for all selected foods. In most cases, this is due to increasing sizes of the average food portions. The calories growth for chicken stir fry amounted to 430 additional calories in 2011, compared to twenty years ago.

Change in selected food portions over a 20-year period in the U.S.

Characteristic	Coffee	Muffin	Pepperoni pizza	Chicken caesar salad	Popcorn	Chicken stir fry
20 years ago*	45	210	500	390	270	435
Today*	350	500	850	790	630	865
Additional calories	305	290	350	400	360	430

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Release date

June 2012

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1970 to 2011

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* Explanation:
Coffee - 20 years ago: 8 ounce with while milk & sugar (45 cal), today: 16 ounce with steamed milk & syrup (350 cal.).
Muffin - 20 years ago: 1.5 ounce serving size (210 cal.), today: 4 ounce serving size (500 cal.).
Pepperoni pizza - 20 years ago: 2 slices (500 cal.), today: 2 slices (850 cal.).
Chicken caesar salad - 20 years ago: 1.5 cup serving size(390 cal), today: 3.5 cup serving size (790 cal.).
Popcorn - 20 years ago: 5 cup serving size (270 cal.), today: 11 cup serving size (630 cal.).
Chicken stir fry - 20 years ago: 2 cup serving size (435 cal.); today: 4.5 cup serving size (865 cal).

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