Fast Food Calories: 10 of the Fattiest Foods

The average American consumes too few fruits, vegetables, whole grains and high fiber foods and too many refined foods and food items high in fats and added sugars. According to the USDA, added sugars and solid fats contribute about 35 percent of the daily caloric intake of the average American.

The USDA's Economic Research Service estimates that the average, daily caloric intake in 2000 was just below 2,700 calories per person. The daily allotment, however, is much lower. For moderately active women, the average daily caloric allotment is anywhere from 1,800 to 2,200 depending on age and level of activeness. For men, the corresponding numbers range between 2,200 and 2,800.

These numbers are up by almost 25 percent, or 530 calories, when comparing the daily caloric intake averages of 1970 and 2000. Of the 24.5 percent increase, added fats and oils contributed 9.0 percentage points, while fruits and vegetables together contributed only 1.5 percentage points. These numbers suggest that not only are Americans eating more and more, but they're simultaneously eating less and less healthy...

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