Kids Eat Their Fair Share of Veggies; Parents Don’t

A recent Meijer fruits and vegetables survey reveals that nearly six out of 10 adults feel they aren’t eating enough produce even though they clearly understand how much should be consumed on a daily basis. Approximately 1,300 Midwesterners were surveyed. Nearly half of the survey respondents (48%) said their kids eat more fruit than other children and a little more than one-third of respondents (36%) felt their kids eat more vegetables in comparison to other children.

People know they should eat vegetables but perceive them as expensive to purchase and difficult to prepare. Consuming at least five cups of fruits and vegetables per day can significantly reduce your risk of getting sick. Roughly one-third (35%) of survey respondents said their kids eat about the same fruit amount as other children and thirteen percent felt their kids eat less fruit than other kids. Four out of then felt their kids ate about the same amount of vegetables as other children and twenty percent said their children ate fewer vegetables than other kids. Sixty-four percent correctly identified the amount of daily recommended fruit servings compared to 70 percent stating the correct amount of daily vegetable intake.