What did YOU eat last year?

NPR offers some food statistics on the American diet, based on data provided by the USDA (which, by the way, contains historical data, as well, going back to 1909). I've often wondered about these...especially meat consumption.

Some highlights (which I believe are based on 2009 numbers): Per person per year we have

• 1996 lbs overall -- yes, that's just about a ton, or about 5.5 lbs/day -- really???
• 185 lbs meat - or a little over a half a pound a day -- really? Every day?
• 141 lbs sweeteners - that's nearly half a pound of day -- yikes!!! and
• 85 lbs fats
• 197 lbs wheat and grains -- really???
• 630 lbs dairy, as compared with
• 688 lbs fruits and veggies (415 veggie, 273 fruits, and that includes bulk stuff like corn and potatoes)
• about 2700 calories/day -- and we wonder why we might be getting obese.

I have to hope that some of that is wastage (food we buy but throw away).