According to a new government report, that's not the case, the majority of Americans just say no to vegetables.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that last year about one-third of U.S. adults consumed fruit or fruit juice at least twice a day. That's down slightly from more than 34 percent in 2000.
Only about 26 percent ate vegetables three or more times a day, the same as in 2000. The statistics come from a national telephone survey of hundreds of thousands of Americans.
No state met federal goals of three-quarters of Americans eating enough fruit, and half eating enough vegetables. California ate the most fruit and Tennessee was best with vegetables. Oklahoma was at the bottom for fruit and South Dakota had the lowest vegetable consumption.
The most popular vegetable is the potatoes. (one of our favorites)
The first lady and health officials have been trying to promote fruits and vegetables but the data is discouraging, said Dr. Jennifer Foltz, one of the study's authors.
"We aren't making progress, that's for sure," said Foltz, a CDC epidemiologist.
Reminds us of the old saying, "you can lead a horse to water, but you can make it drink."
Same goes for fruits and veggies, you can't force it down our throats...
