America’s Top 10 Favorite Vegetables:
- Corn -- 91%
- Potatoes -- 91%
- Carrots -- 89%
- Tomatoes -- 89%
- Onion -- 87%
- Green beans -- 87%
- Cucumbers -- 86%
- Broccoli -- 85%
- Cabbage -- 84%
- Peas -- 83%
America’s Top 10 Least Favorite Vegetables
- Turnips -- 27%
- Beets -- 26%
- Radishes -- 23%
- Brussels sprouts -- 21%
- Artichokes -- 20%
- Eggplant -- 20%
- Butternut squash -- 20%
- Zucchini -- 18%
- Mushrooms -- 18%
- Asparagus -- 16%
And get this …25% of those surveyed said they’ve NEVER eaten a vegetable. And of those who do eat vegetables, only 36% of their meals actually have a vegetable as part of it.
The survey also found that 72% of Americans say they wish they ate more veggies than they do.
Top 5 Reasons Americans Don't Eat Their Veggies:
- They always rot before I get a chance to eat them -- 25%
- They're too expensive -- 25%
- I don't have convenient access to buying them -- 24%
- They take too much time to prepare -- 22%
- I don't know how to cook them properly -- 19%(SWNS)