How much do Americans eat? Health impact and

cost?What’s a Calorie?

How much does the food that we eat cost?

• Fast Food- Americans as a hole spend around 110 billion dollars in Fast food.

• Restaurant- For an average family of four, the normal cost of going out to eat is $45 - $60

• Home cooked- For The average family the cost of a home cooked meal is around $600 a month

Health Impacts and Cost.

• Diabetes

• Major risk for Hypertension

• Stroke

• The more health conditions that you have the more it is going to cost for your health care.

What is a Calorie

• A calorie is a unit of measurement it represents the energy in food or the micro nutrients protein, carbohydrates and fat.