Tuesday, August 11, 2015

I Scream, You Scream....Well You Know The Rest!

Americans are obsessed with ice cream. And not just during the summer. Plenty of us are willing to head out in negative temperatures to get some. A new survey by Yahoo dug really deep into America's ice cream preferences. That's just what happens when you're obsessed with something. Here are our 10 favorite things they found:

1. Ice cream is the most popular dessert in the country. 41% say ice cream is their favorite . . . 20% said cake . . . 11% said cookies . . . 11% said pie . . . 9% said fruit, PLEASE . . . and 7% said candy.

2. Chocolate is the most popular flavor. 16% say chocolate, followed by cookies and cream . . . vanilla . . . cookie dough . . . and mint chocolate chip.
3. 56% of people eat ice cream all year long, not just during the summer. Women are more likely to eat it in the winter than men.

4. 86% of us eat it at least once a week . . . including 11% of us who eat it every DAY.

5. Breyers is the most popular brand, followed by Ben & Jerry's and Haagen-Dazs.

6. When people go out for ice cream, 40% like a regular scoop . . . 22% like soft serve . . . and 21% want it in a sundae.

7. Dairy Queen is the most popular place to get ice cream, followed by Cold Stone Creamery and Baskin-Robbins.

8. 57% of people usually order ice cream in a cup . . . 43% get a cone.

9. Of the people who like cones, 67% say waffle cones are the best option. 16% go for a sugar cone, and only 8% go for the traditional cake cone.

10. And finally, 51% of people under 35 and 41% of people over 35 say they'd eat more ice cream if it weren't unhealthy.

So tell me: Cone or dish? And what's your favorite flavor? Drop me a line at john@kicks1063.com.

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