The study reads:ĭata on vegetable consumption broken down by income level reveal that individuals (children and adults) in households with incomes below 185 percent of the poverty level consumed smaller quantities of potatoes and tomatoes than people in households with incomes above that level. Notably, that study found that higher income and education have an impact on healthy eating. This, along with steady growth for convenient options like ready-to-eat or frozen main dishes, has hurt vegetable consumption.Ī 2016 USDA study also found a decrease in vegetable and fruit consumption.
They are also using fewer ingredients to prepare meals. Americans have been looking for convenience at the dinner occasion and one way to make things more convenient is to include fewer side dishes in their dinner meal and to include them less often.
Vegetables have long been affected by shifts occurring at the dinner table. The study’s authors linked this to a decrease in using vegetables as side dishes at dinner and drinking 100% fruit juices at breakfasts. A 2015 study by the Produce For Better Health Foundation found that per capita consumption of both fruit and vegetables has declined 7 percent over the previous five years. Recent studies have shown an alarming decrease in vegetable and fruit consumption among Americans. “Our efforts to build a better McDonald’s are yielding meaningful results with continued positive momentum and a strong start to 2017 that includes positive comparable sales across all segments, higher global guest counts and enhanced profitability,” Easterbrook told CNBC. The discount on soft drinks to $1 and coffee drinks to $2 also helped. In addition to the All-Day Breakfast, McDonald’s has added the “Grand Mac” and the “Mac Jr.” to its menus. “The greatest opportunities are at the core of our business and we’re continuing to gain momentum as we build a better McDonald’s.” We’re keenly focused on operations excellence and the fundamentals of quality, service, cleanliness and value and it’s making a difference for customers,” McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook told investors. “Today, we’re running better restaurants. McDonald’s posted a revenue of $5.68 billion for the previosu quarter, beating the S&P Global Market Intelligence estimate. In April 2017, the chain reported that sales in 2016 grew 1.7 percent over the previous year, reports USA Today. In fact, McDonald’s sales have only gone up recently, thanks to All-Day Breakfast, new Big Macs and other deals. While Americans have tried eating healthier, fast food chain sales are not slowing down.
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