U.S. Food Consumption: Vegetable intake has increased 24% since 1970

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From 1970 to 1997, U.S. intake of vegetables, including fresh and processed, increased 24 percent per person, from 335 pounds to 416 pounds per person according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service.                                                                            

Selected Vegetables U.S. Consumption per person from 1970-1997
Year	Fresh	Processed	TOTAL	% Change since 1970
1970	153 lbs	183 lbs	335 lbs	NA
1980	150 lbs	187 lbs	336 lbs	+0%
1990	167 lbs	216 lbs	383 lbs	+14%
1997	186 lbs	230 lbs	416 lbs	+24%

REFERENCE

Putnam JJ, Allshouse JE. Food consumption, prices, and expenditures, 1970-97. Statistical Bulletin No. 965, 1999 April, Table 1. http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/sb965/

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