The pie charts illustrate the proportion of a family's
food
budget allocated to Use synonyms
restaurant
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meals
versus home cooking from 1990 to 2020.
Meanwhile, the line graph displays the average number of Use synonyms
meals
eaten per Use synonyms
year
in Use synonyms
fast-
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food
and sit-down restaurants during the same Use synonyms
periodOverall
, the percentage of Punctuation problem
period. Overall
food
expenditure spent on dining out increased significantly over the 30-Use synonyms
year
period. Use synonyms
Additionally
, the frequency of eating at both Linking Words
fast-
Use synonyms
food
and sit-down restaurants grew, with fast Use synonyms
food
becoming the dominant choice by 2020.
In 1990, families spent 90% of their Use synonyms
food
budget on home cooking and only 10% on Use synonyms
restaurant
Use synonyms
meals
. Use synonyms
However
, spending on Linking Words
restaurant
Use synonyms
food
steadily rose over the following decades, reaching 15% in 2000 and 35% in 2010. By 2020, spending was split evenly, with families spending 50% of their budget on home-cooked Use synonyms
meals
and 50% on Use synonyms
restaurant
Use synonyms
food
.
In 1990, the average number of Use synonyms
meals
eaten in both Use synonyms
fast-
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food
and sit-down restaurants was equal at 20 per Use synonyms
year
. Sit-down dining Use synonyms
initially
grew faster, rising to about 35 Linking Words
meals
in 2000, compared to 30 for fast Use synonyms
food
. Use synonyms
However
, after 2000, Linking Words
fast-
Use synonyms
food
consumption surged dramatically, reaching nearly 90 Use synonyms
meals
per Use synonyms
year
by 2020. Use synonyms
In contrast
, sit-down Linking Words
restaurant
Use synonyms
meals
experienced a more gradual increase, finishing at around 50 Use synonyms
meals
per Use synonyms
year
in 2020.Use synonyms