economic research service usda changing structure of global food consumption and trade wrs 01 1 g118 introduction g lobal patterns have changed over time our diets on a daily basis are very different from what parents or grandparents consumed in winter instead living canned fruits vegetables we can now purchase at neighbor hood grocery store fresh grapes chile oranges australia snow peas guatemala just about any produce all year long similarly the spent preparation has dramatically buy pre cut frozen dinners sometimes order ethnic carry out meals almost these changes consump tion resulted large per capita united states fig coffee milk eggs red meat declined significantly during past 30 years while cheese soft drinks poultry increased no longer be categorized by eaten few major groups it ranges fast burgers fries to home cooked potatoes
