On Jul 8, 2010, at 8:15 AM, Matt wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 08, 2010 at 07:27:29AM -0400, shag carpet bomb wrote:
>
>> So how the hell is it that we, in the US, ostensibly eat nearly a lb of
>> meat a day? Most people eat a grain-based breakfast. Even if they eat some
>> kind of meat sandwich for breakfast (e.g., mcmuffin), that's still only
>> adding about 2-4 oz of bacon or sausage to the day. Assuming a 10 oz steak
>> at dinner, and 6 oz of lunch meat or something ... WTF?
>
> Mark Bittman, who didn't cite sources, claimed that Americans eat half
> of a pound of meat a day. This was in a PBS interview when he was
> promoting his latest book.
The official stats:
http://www.usda.gov/factbook/tables/ch2table21.jpg
