How do your protein habits compare?
How often do people in the U.S. eat beef? What factors into their supermarket choices? What about you? What motivates your decisions? Answer the questions below and see how you compare.
To get a better understanding of Americans’ food habits, The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research conducted a survey, digging into what motivates people’s diet choices.
Answer these questions to see how you compare.
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While many people think about cost, nutrition, taste and convenience, other factors can drive food choices too.
Agriculture takes an enormous toll on the planet, and our protein preferences are a major factor in that.
See how your protein choices compare with people in the U.S.
Consumers are barraged with messages about what to eat and what to avoid. And it’s not just about nutrition or health effects. It can be hard to untangle the environmental effects of our diet choices.
As you can see, few people think about the environment when deciding what to eat.
With climate change and population growth pressuring Earth, the AP wondered if we can keep feeding the world without starving the planet. Read about what we found.
* The poll of 1,247 adults was conducted Feb. 16-20 using a sample drawn from NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The margin of sampling error for all respondents is plus or minus 3.7 percentage points.
