Portion distortion over the last 20 years in the United States for selected foods 2011

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

The data describes the portion distortion over the last 20 years in the U.S. 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.

20 years ago 45 210 500 390 270 435
Today 350 500 850 790 630 865
Additional calories 305 290 350 400 360 430