Percent of calories consumed at food-away-from-home establishments rose almost 74 percent from 1977–1978 to 2017–2018
- by Joanne Guthrie, Biing-Hwan Lin and Travis A. Smith
- 8/28/2024

Survey data indicate U.S. consumers’ dietary quality differs from Federal recommendations for most nutrients and food groups examined, coinciding with an increase in percent of calories consumed at food-away-from-home establishments. However, whole-grain density in school foods has soared.