Uber Eats Reveals America’s Food Delivery Habits And They’re Embarrassing

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It’s no secret that Americans love food delivery. Especially when it feels like negative degrees outside and you have a comfy couch and Netflix, why get up if you don’t have to? On behalf of Uber Eats, Harris Poll conducted its first “How America Eats” survey within the United States between October 26 and November 6, among 1,019 adults, 18 and up. When it comes to food delivery habits, some of the findings make us feel slightly embarrassed.

Forget Netflix and chill, it turns out that 57 percent of all adults in the United States overeat at least sometimes when watching TV. Watching TV is also the biggest trigger for overeating with Millennials compared to other factors like being alone, or feeling sad or stressed. 78 percent of young adults overeat while watching TV.

Food delivery can also cause conflict between couples, according to the research. 23 percent of couples argue over which restaurant to order from and 24 percent order from different restaurants if they can’t come to a compromise. Harsh.

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There’s often a certain stigma associated with ordering in. You don’t usually hear people bragging about ordering delivery and hanging on the couch. You’ve probably heard all kinds of excuses when your friends order in, like “well I went out last night” or “I’m just so tired” or “I have no food in my apartment.” It looks like there are actually statistics to back this up since more than two in five adults say they feel guilty when they order delivery.

Another interesting statistic from the Uber Eats survey shows that brunch seems to be dying with Gen X. Eating late night meals is now twice as common as going out for brunch for the demographic. With food delivery being so convenient these days, it makes sense that young adults aren’t waking up, getting dressed and heading out to brunch as much as they used to.