According to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 2008, 48 percent of the money spent on food went to pay for meals eaten away from home.

据美国农业部(u.s. Department of Agriculture)的数据显示，在2008年，用于食品的消费中48%用于远离家外在就餐。

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Second, you can deduct away from home travel expenses—including meals and incidentals. Deduction limits can be eased if your employer reimburses your travel expenses.

第二，你可以扣除远离家乡的旅行费用，包括伙食和杂费。如果你的雇主偿还给你旅行费用，抵减限制可以减少。

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You can deduct one-half of the cost of meals and all of the expenses of lodging incurred while traveling away from home.

你可以扣除一半的伙食费用和全部的住宿费用当你远离家出差的时候。

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Just 3% of that went to meals away from home.

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In the U.S., grocery sales are growing at 4%, as against an 8% growth rate for meals taken away from home.

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It would be tough for any American to consume 1, 000 milligrams of sodium a day, especially with our dependence on processed foods and meals eaten away from home, which contribute nearly 80 percent of dietary sodium.

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