We all need to get five portions of fruit and veg a day but no matter how old you are and how good you know they are, there’s always something you can’t stand.
A new survey by Higgidy asked 2,000 adults about their least favourite veg and revealed (the not all too surprising information), that Brussels sprouts topped the list as the most hated, but other unfavourable veg includes artichokes, celery and aubergine.
Beetroot, celeriac, fennel and okra, otherwise known as lady’s fingers, also made the list.
And even broccoli wasn’t popular, with the average Brit having not eaten the green veg in over one month.
Britain’s least favourite veg
The study also revealed that on average, adults eat just two pieces of fruit and veg a day, a far cry from the recommended five portions daily.
And nearly half of the adults surveyed (47%) confess they rarely or never eat five portions a day, with nearly one in twenty (three%) confessing they do not eat any vegetables.
Excuses for skipping the five portions include not finding veggies exciting (39%) and not liking the taste of them (37%).
One third also admit they think it takes too much time and effort to prepare salads and vegetables daily.
When it comes to vegetables we do like, carrots (30%) emerged as the nation’s favourite, followed by potatoes (30%), even though the NHS doesn’t count the starchy food as one of your five portions.
Camilla Stephens, Founder of Higgidy and author of ‘Higgidy: The Veggie Cookbook’, said: ‘As a nation we’re falling far behind the recommended five portions of fruits and vegetables a day. I was really surprised to find that Brits think veggies taste bland, boring and unexciting, while admitting their dinner plates are on average 40% beige.’
Higgidy has also launched its #EatTheRainbow Challenge on social media, encouraging the nation to get creative in the kitchen and eat as many colours of the veg rainbow as possible.
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