U.S. Food Consumption by the Numbers: Americans Eat 632 Pounds of Dairy in a Year, and More

Visual Economics has an awesome graphic that breaks down how much of what food groups Americans eat every year.

It involves a whole lot of dairy (bad news for the environment), but is surprisingly high in fruits and vegetables (and it's not all corn!).

The 53 gallons of soda, 29 pounds of French fries, and 23 pounds of pizza are kind of scary, especially when you look at what they're doing to us over time, and as GOOD points out, the chart doesn't illustrate how much corn goes into so much of the food we eat (though it does show corn syrup—42 pounds).

It's also worth taking a minute to check out some of Visual Economics' other charts, including a breakdown of U.S. energy consumption—and where our paychecks go.

Thanks to GOOD for finding the chart.