I'm not sure if 7M vegetarians would move the needle much, but even ignoring them, that's about 0.6lbs of meat every day for every man, woman and child.
Assuming toddlers and the elderly don't eat that much, that puts some adults closer to a pound of meat a day every day.
That's a lot more meat consumption than I would have estimated.
> that's about 0.6lbs of meat every day for every man, woman and child.
That doesn't sound all that high at all. I probably would've guessed slightly lower at less than 0.5lbs/person, but knowing the average American diet that seems well within reason. If I ate a 1/4 lb burger twice a day (i.e. for lunch and dinner) or a 1/2 lb burger once a day (i.e. just for lunch or dinner), that'd be pretty close on beef alone.
I'm not sure if 7M vegetarians would move the needle much, but even ignoring them, that's about 0.6lbs of meat every day for every man, woman and child.
Assuming toddlers and the elderly don't eat that much, that puts some adults closer to a pound of meat a day every day.
That's a lot more meat consumption than I would have estimated.