Over the past 30 years,theaveragefamilyhasdramaticallyincreasedthenumberofmealstheyeatatrestaurants.thepercentageofthefamints #039; sfoodbudgetspent staurantmealssteadilyclimbed.just 10 percentofthefoodbudgetwasspentonrestaurantmealsin 1970, and 15 percent in 1980.thatpercentagemorethandoubledin 1990,to 35 percent,and rose again in 2000 to 50 percent。
Over the past 30 years,theaveragefamilyhasdramaticallyincreasedthenumberofmealstheyeatatrestaurants.thepercentageofthefamints #039; sfoodbudgetspent staurantmealssteadilyclimbed.just 10 percentofthefoodbudgetwasspentonrestaurantmealsin 1970, and 15 percent in 1980.thatpercentagemorethandoubledin 1990,to 35 percent,and rose again in 2000 to 50 percent。
wherefamilieseattheirrestaurantmealsochangedduringthat 30-year
period. In 1970,familiesatethesamenumberofmealsatfoodandsit-down restaurants.in 1980,familiesateslightlymorefrequents
restaurants. However,since 1990, fastfoodrestaurantsservemoremealstothefamiliesthandothesit-down restaurantmealsfrom 2000 wereatenatfast ontinues,eventuallythenumberofmealsthatfamilieseatfastfoodrestaurantscoulddoublethenumberofmease