National Ice Cream Day Is Sunday, Here Are Some New Stats on Our Ice Cream Obsession

National Ice Cream Day is Sunday.  But in a broader way, isn’t EVERY day National Ice Cream Day?  Here are some results from a new survey that shows just how much we all love ice cream, probably a little TOO much.

 

1.  40% of people have eaten an entire pint in one sitting.

2.  24% eat ice cream to feel better when they’re sad, 22% have eaten it to feel better after a break-up, and 9% have CRIED while they were eating it.

3.  16% have gotten sick from eating too much ice cream, and 13% of people say they’re lactose intolerant but still eat it.

4.  9% have used ice cream to end an argument.

5.  And finally, 7% have canceled plans to stay home and eat ice cream.

 

Here Are the 10 Most Popular Ice Cream Flavors

 

We all love ice cream, but we sure are BASIC about it.  A new survey asked people to name their favorite flavor of ice cream in honor of National Ice Cream Day, which is on Sunday.  And there aren’t a whole lot of wild or unexpected results, pretty much the opposite.  Here are our 10 favorite ice cream flavors . . .

 

1.  Chocolate, 14%.

2.  Vanilla, 13%.

3.  Butter pecan, 11%.

4.  Cookies and cream, 8%.

5.  Mint chocolate chip, 8%.

6.  Chocolate chip cookie dough, 6%.

7.  Strawberry, 6%.

8.  Pistachio, 5%.

9.  Rocky road, 5%.

10.  Chocolate chip, 4%.

 

(National Today, YouGov)