This page provides articles and reports published by ERS using the food availability, loss-adjusted food availability, and nutrient availability data. Also included are articles on particular foods or food groups and links to related information and data by USDA's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.

Food Availability

Articles and data in Amber Waves:

• New Loss Estimates Suggest Higher Vegetable and Protein Consumption (September 2011)
  
• Guess Who's Turning 100? Tracking a Century of American Eating (March 2010)
• Milk and Coffee Displaced by Other Beverage Options (March 2010)
• Almonds Lead Increase in Tree Nut Consumption (June 2008)
• High-Fructose Corn Syrup Usage May Be Leveling Off (February 2008)
• Americans' Dairy Consumption Below Recommendations (November 2007)
• ERS Food Availability Data Look at Consumption in Three Ways (June 2007)
• Coffee Consumption Over the Last Century (June 2007)
• ERS Food Availability Data Under Revision (June 2006)

• Chicken Consumption Continues Longrun Rise (April 2006)
• Will 2005 Be the Year of the Whole Grain? (June 2005)
• Americans' Whole Grain Consumption Below Guidelines (April 2005)
• Estimating Consumption of Caloric Sweeteners (April 2005)
• Measuring America's Cheese Consumption (February 2005)
• Cheese Consumption Continues To Rise (February 2005)
• Trends in U.S. Per Capita Consumption of Dairy Products, 1909 to 2001 (June 2003)
• Estimating Per Capita Domestic Use of Head Lettuce (February 2003)

Reports:

• Canned Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in the United States: An Updated Report to Congress (October 2010)
• Supermarket Loss Estimates for Fresh Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, Poultry, and Seafood and Their Use in the ERS Loss-Adjusted Food Availability Data (March 2009)
• Canned Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in the United States: A Report to the United States Congress (September 2008)
• Dietary Assessment of Major Trends in U.S. Food Consumption, 1970-2005 (March 2008)
• U.S. Per Capita Food Supply Trends: More Calories, Refined Carbohydrates, and Fats 16x16 - PDF (December 2002)
• Profiling Food Consumption in America (in Agriculture Fact Book, 2001-2002)
• Imports' Share of U.S. Diet Rises in Late 1990's 16x16 - PDF (September-December 2001)
• Per Capita Food Supply Trends: Progress Toward Dietary Guidelines 16x16 - PDF (September-December 2000)

• Major Trends in U.S. Food Supply, 1909-99 16x16 - PDF (January 2000)
• U.S. Food Supply Providing More Food and Calories 16x16 - PDF (September 1999)
• Trends in the U.S. Food Supply, 1970-97 (in America's Eating Habits: Changes and Consequences) (May 1999)
• Food Consumption, Prices, and Expenditures, 1970-97 (April 1999)
• A Dietary Assessment of the U.S. Food Supply: Comparing Per Capita Food Consumption with Food Guide Pyramid Serving Recommendations (December 1998)
• Milk and Milk Products: Their Importance in the American Diet 16x16 - PDF (May 1998)
• Weights, Measures, and Conversion Factors for Agricultural Commodities and Their Products (June 1992)

Loss-Adjusted Food Availability

Articles and data in Amber Waves:

• Americans' Dairy Consumption Below Recommendations (November 2007)
• ERS Food Availability Data Look at Consumption in Three Ways (June 2007)
• Meeting Fruit and Vegetable Dietary Recommendations Will Impact Agriculture (April 2007)
• While Americans are Switching to Lower Fat Milks…They Are Increasing their Use of Cheese (November 2006)
• Added Fats and Oils Provide More Calories Per Day for the Average American Than Any Other Food Group 16x16 - PDF (September 2006)
• U.S. Food Consumption Up 16 Percent Since 1970 (November 2005)

Reports:

• Consumer-Level Food Loss Estimates and Their Use in the ERS Loss-Adjusted Food Availability Data (January 2011)
• Supermarket Loss Estimates for Fresh Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, Poultry, and Seafood and Their Use in the ERS Loss-Adjusted Food Availability Data (March 2009)
• Canned Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in the United States: A Report to the United States Congress (September 2008)
• Dietary Assessment of Major Trends in U.S. Food Consumption, 1970-2005 (March 2008)
• Possible Implications for U.S. Agriculture from Adoption of Select Dietary Guidelines (November 2006)

• Per Capita Food Supply Trends: Progress Toward Dietary Guidelines 16x16 - PDF (September-December 2000)

• Moving Toward the Food Guide Pyramid: Implications for U.S. Agriculture (July 1999)
• A Dietary Assessment of the U.S. Food Supply: Comparing Per Capita Food Consumption with Food Guide Pyramid Serving Recommendations (December 1998)
• Estimating and Addressing America's Food Losses 16x16 - PDF (January 1997)
• The Food Guide Pyramid, Home and Garden Bulletin Number 252 16x16 - PDF (August 1992)

• USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Nutrient Data Laboratory

Nutrient Availability

• Nutrient Content of the U.S. Food Supply, 1909-2004 16x16 - PDF (February 2007)
• Nutrient Content of the U.S. Food Supply, 2005 16x16 - PDF (November 2004)
• Nutrient Content of the U.S. Food Supply, 1909-2000 16x16 - PDF (November 2004)
• Food Consumption, Prices, and Expenditures, 1970-97 (April 1999)
• Nutrient Content of the U.S. Food Supply
• USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Nutrient Data Laboratory

Articles on Individual Foods or Food Groups

Coffee, Tea, and Cocoa:

• Coffee Consumption Over the Last Century (June 2007)

Dairy:

• Americans' Dairy Consumption Below Recommendations (November 2007)

Fruits and Vegetables:

• Meeting Fruit and Vegetable Dietary Recommendations Will Impact Agriculture (April 2007)

Grains:

• Consumer Preferences Change Wheat Flour Use (September 2008)
• Will 2005 Be the Year of the Whole Grain? (June 2005)
• Americans' Whole-Grain Consumption Below Guidelines (April 2005)

Poultry:

• Chicken Consumption Continues Longrun Rise (April 2006)

Sugar and Sweeteners:

• High-Fructose Corn Syrup Usage May Be Leveling Off (February 2008)

Tree Nuts:

• Almonds Lead Increase in Tree Nut Consumption (June 2008)

Last updated: Monday, August 20, 2012

For more information contact: Jeanine Bentley and Jean C. Buzby