Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Curious College Eating Habits

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In college, it seems that eating habits usually fall into one of two categories: a priority or a chore. Some students love to eat while others simply eat to live between study sessions.


Either way, most students don’t like to waste time thinking about their next meal when they’re hungry and, as a result, often resort to ordering takeout because, well, it’s easy.


So, what better way to learn about the majority of college students’ eating habits than through a food ordering company? After all, most students have ordered take out at one point or another, and GrubHub Inc. is the nation’s leading online and mobile food ordering company, encompassing brands like GrubHub, Seamless, Menupages, and Allmenus.


GrubHub teamed up with Spoon University to uncover some of college students’ most unusual eating habits.


Unsurprisingly, there are plenty of unusual habits when it comes to college eats – at least comparatively speaking.


Here’s what they discovered:


Top Five Foods College Students Order Most:




1. Pizza



2. Fries



3. Wings



4. Soup



5. Salad

Compared to Typical Americans,

College Students Order:




179% More Cookies



150% More Calzoni (Apparently, that’s plural, who knew!)



114% More Chicken with Broccoli



92% More General Tso’s Chicken



88% More Sesame Chicken



83% More Energy Drinks

Compared to Typical Americans, College Students Order Less…




• When it’s early. In fact, early morning orders (which take place between 6 a.m. – 9 a.m.) are 66% less likely. On the flip side, late orders (which take place between 10 p.m. – 2 a.m.) are twice as common!



• Students are less likely to order coffee – 15% less likely, to be exact.



26% less likely to order spicy foods.



• College students request healthy substitutions 23% less commonly.



• Order sweets or desserts 18% less than typical Americans.



• Students are also 18% less likely to use common manners like “please” and “thank you” in making their requests. Bummer.





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