The charts below show the percentage of their food budget the average family spent on restaurant meals in different years. The graph shows the number of meals eaten in fast food restaurants and sit-down restaurants.

The pie chart below illustrates the

food

budget

and the average family expenditures on

restaurant

meals

in various

years

,

while

the graph compares the

number

of

meals

eaten in fast

food

restaurants or sit-down restaurants.

Overall

, the percentage of home cooking decreased through the

years

to be equal to the percentage of the

food

budget

spent on

restaurant

meals

in 2015.

while

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fast

food

meals

increased dramatically to 90 overstepping the sit-down

restaurant

meals

in 2010. Looking into more details, in 1985, the majority of people relied on home cooking, and only 10% spent their

food

budget

on

restaurant

meals

. In 1995,

this

proportion increased slightly to 15%. After 10

years

, the proportion of expenditure on

restaurant

meals

saw a notable increase, accounting for 35%. More rise was seen in the proportion of

food

budget

spent on

restaurant

meals

until it became equal to home cooking. Now moving to the graph, in 1980, the

number

of fast

food

meals

and sit-down

restaurant

meals

was both 20. The former rose slightly to 28

meals

,

while

the latter increased significantly to 35

meals

in 1990.

However

, the

number

of fast

food

meals

grew quickly through the

years

until it reached 90

meals

per year in 2010.

while

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the

number

of sit-down

restaurant

meals

kept expanding gradually accounting for 44

meals

per year in 2010.