Sentences with phrase «pounds per person»

According to the United Nations, North Americans throw away a larger percentage — about 250 pounds per person — of their food than any other geographic group.

By 1990 that number grew to 205.2 million tons per year and 4.5 pounds per person per day.

While worldwide average per - capita paper use is 110 pounds, in the US that number is almost 7 times greater at 700 pounds per person.

As for beef, grazing land limitations and higher costs have made this meat far less popular in China than in the United States, with 5.6 million tons consumed in 2012, or 9 pounds per person.

The nation consumes more than one billion pounds of shrimp annually, which works out to an average of 4 pounds per person — roughly twice amount of salmon and tuna, the next most popular fish.

Squash is primarily eaten fresh at an average quantity of 4.4 pounds per person each year (as of 2009).

At least 28 billion pounds of edible food is wasted each year — more than 100 pounds per person.

China emits 10,500 pounds of carbon dioxide per person, while in the United States producers nearly 42,500 pounds per person

Singapore and Taiwan also had high levels of e-waste at 41.9 pounds per person, while Cambodia, Vietnam and the Philippines had the lowest at only 3 pounds per person.

Remember that luggage is limited to 30 pounds per person (15 kg) but you won't be bringing much more than your most comfortable swimsuit ([phone], website).

According to the National Turkey Federation, about 20 % of all turkey (just over three pounds per person) is consumed on Thanksgiving Day.

Yogurt consumption in the U.S. is about 4 times greater than it was in the 1980's, and averages about 11 - 12 pounds per person per year.

The data given in Figure 2 on the increase in PUFA consumption, in terms of grams per day per person is consistent with USDA data which shows that between 1960 and 2008, consumption of fats from vegetable sources increased from 41 to 77 pounds per person per day while during the same period, consumption of fats from animal sources decreased from 82 to 52 pounds per day.

In the same interval, annual cheese intake rose from less than 4 pounds per person to well over 30 pounds.

The levels of all sugars consumed per person in the U.S. has increased from 4 pounds a year in 1776 to 20 pounds in 1850, to 120 pounds in 1994, and now 160 pounds per person per year.

The Results: The second and third groups lost roughly the same amount of weight - an average of 21 pounds per person over 12 weeks.

In 1800 the sugar intake was less than ten pounds per person per capita, whereas today the average sugar intake is estimated at around one hundred fifty pounds per person per year.88

Today butter consumption hovers just above four pounds per person per year while vegetable oil consumption has soared — and cancer and heart disease are endemic.

Butter consumption at the turn of the century was eighteen pounds per person per year, and the use of vegetable oils almost nonexistent.

In 1915, the national average of sugar consumption (per year) was around 15 to 20 pounds per person.

At the turn of the century, butter consumption in America was 18 pounds per person per year.

That's over 70 billion pounds wasted per year or nearly 250 pounds per person.

We consume sugar to the tune of over 100 pounds per person per year and recent studies show that many of us are lacking in the basic vitamins and minerals we need for basic health.

We are not only part of a damaging species but probably all have relatively well - off Western lifestyles — while the median global income is a few pounds per person per day.

3 Today Americans generate 472 billion pounds of trash every year, including 96 billion pounds of food — more than 300 pounds per person.

Consumers» enjoyment of turkey has increased to an average of 16 pounds per person, according to USDA.

Between 1970 and 2004, chicken consumption in the United States more than doubled, from 27.4 pounds per person to 59.2 pounds.

While other fruits have a higher concentration of anthocyanin, tomatoes are consumed on practically a daily basis in the U.S. Americans eat about 90 pounds per person per year of fresh and processed tomatoes, second only to potatoes in consumption of fruits and vegetables.

If you're buying live lobsters, it should be at least 1 1/2 - 2 pounds per person.

In contrast, overall U.S. consumption of milk, yogurt, butter, cheese and other dairy products has fallen from 339.2 pounds per person in 1970 to 275.9 pounds in 2012 (Bentley, 2014), although total milk production increased during this period due to increasing consumption of yogurt, cheese, and other manufactured dairy products which take more pounds of milk to produce.

Tomatoes are enjoyed at the annual rate of 31 pounds per person, eaten raw on salads and as a key ingredients in sauces, salsas and many soups.

During the sixty - year period from 1910 to 1970, the proportion of traditional animal fat in the American diet declined from 83 percent to 62 percent, and butter consumption plummeted from 18 pounds per person per year to four.

As a side dish to a meal, I would plan on one pound per person.

When I first heard that the rule of thumb for buying turkey was 1 pound per person, I was beside myself.

If you use boneless, skinless breasts it's more like 1/2 pound per person since there isn't any wasted weight.

And then I stepped back for a moment and realized that after you subtract out all the gizzards and bones it's not actually 1 pound per person.

The pernil is so rich that, with some lighter sides, I would budget no more than half pound per person.

Unless I know it's the ladies auxiliary, I'm not comfortable with less than 1/3 pound per person.

Whole Chicken — portioned into breasts, thighs, legs and wings OR chicken pieces of your choice bought pre-cut from the store (about 1/2 pound per person for 4 - 6 people)

In the 1700's, moderate use of sugar was 1 pound per person per year!

Between 1970 and 2000, the per capita consumption of HFCS in the U.S. increased from less than one pound per person to over sixty pounds yearly.3

In France, during the 1700s, flour was being used so much (about one pound per person per week) by wealthy people to powder their hair that there was a shortage of flour.

While whole fish is frequently cheaper by the pound, you'll typically need to buy one pound per person, but only one - fourth to one - half pound per person if you're buying fillets.

Not exact matches

They were selling for $ 2 per pound and people laughed at me.

Today, the 150 - person New Jersey - based company collects trash in 24 countries and two thirds of public schools in America, and recycles over one million pounds of garbage per week that would otherwise be in a landfill.»

Such diets could help people lose as much as a pound or two per week.

In the less developed countries, approximately 400 pounds of grain per year is available to the average person, nearly all of which must be consumed directly merely to meet minimal food energy needs... Contrast this example to the average North American who uses nearly a ton of grain per year.

This is a reason why «true» islamic countries are trying to crack down on the internet and other avenues of information that threaten all of the misgivings that have been pounded (banging their heads 5X's per day) into these people's poor heads for the last 1,400 years.

In contrast, China produces 450 pounds of cereal grain per person per year; 350 pounds goes for human consumption and 100 pounds to feed animals.

The United States raises 2,000 pounds of cereal grain per person per year; of that total, 150 pounds is used for human consumption, while 1,850 pounds is fed to animals to produce meat, eggs and dairy products.