Food psychologist Dr. Brian Wansink has recently made the comparison between fruit lovers and veggie lovers to come up with these findings:
Compared to the average person, vegetable lovers:
- Like to try new recipes and entertain at home
- Enjoy spicy foods
- Think you cook nutritiously
- Enjoy an occasional glass of wine
Compared to the average person, fruit lovers:
- Often eat dessert with dinner
- Spend little time cooking
- Avoid new recipes and entertaining
- Enjoy an occasional candy bar
So what about you, are you a fruit person or a veggie person? And do the good doctor's findings resonate with you?
Thanks to user wackdoodle for the tip!

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i said both but I'm more of a fruit person
out of the characteristics you named I am equally split
Veggie characteristics: 2 and 4
Fruit characteristics: 1,2 and 4
1im a fruit person 4 out of 4
2ha ha. i have to force myself to eat fruit. i go to restaurants and always see if they can give me vegetables instead of fruit, when fruit comes with the meal.
except for the spicy foods, i am definitely a vegetable person, as defined above.
3I said both...on the veggie characteristics I'm 4 of 4 but on the fruit none fit me. I love to entertain, love to cook, rarely have dessert with dinner and except for the occasional candy bar mini I can't remember the last time I had a full size one!
4Why are psychologists always trying to group people in categories? People are NOT all the same, nor should we be!
I'm a fruit person and dh is a veggie person and the "findings" are kind of off for both of us.
5Def. a veggie person... I wish I liked fruit, but I don't (except for an occasional smoothie). Well I think these "findings" are hokey. I agree with HipMom...not everyone's has the same characteristics just because they are fruit or veggie people. However, I am none of the fruit listings... and two of the veggie.
6I eat a lot of fruit but I'm none of those things in the list. I am, however, all of those veggies ones so I picked veggies.
7I am both I think! I love both of them and try to eat as many as possible!
8I'm both, and I think this is ridiculous.
9I'm a fruit but 0 ou 4 of those are right for me and in fact all 4 of the vegtable ones apply to me.
10I definitely eat and enjoy fruit more than veggies, generally. In the descriptions, though, all 4 veggie traits apply to me, while only 2 of the fruit (I like dessert and I like candy bars - but aren't they similar?). I agree that this is flawed.
I would argue that fruit is often easier to eat than veggies, so that would be why they have #2. Still, it all seems kind of silly.
11I'm both.
12I'm slightly more of a veggie person
13both! i love dessert, and spicy foods! and wine.. and an occasional candy bar... haha
14slightly more veggie than fruit for me.
15I am 100% fruit person. I have to force myself to eat vegetables.
16I agree with Hip Mom, why must we all be put into categories and labels?
I love both veggies and fruits and the findings are off when it comes to describing me. A couple were right but most were wrong.
I do not like to entertain, I do like to try new recipes, I do not like spicy foods, I do cook nutritiously, I do not like wine.
17I do not eat dessert with dinner, I sometimes spend little time cooking - it just depends on what I'm making, I'm not big into candy bars. can't remember the last time I had one.
I suppose I'm a Veggie person I answered yes to the veggie questions.
18For me this all depends on how much time I have: fruit is great when I'm running out the door to class because there's no prep required, no cooking, and no mess. But I love me some veggies for dinner when I have the time to cook, make a sauce, etc.
19I love both, but apparently I'm a veggie person.
20I'm a fruit person- and I think they have a camera in my dinning room
everyone one
of them was accurate for me
21oops i hit the wrong radio button. i'm a veggie person by the description but love my fruit too. i love to try new recipes and entertain and definitely enjoy my glass of wine!
22i think i'm both. i do have desert like every night but i also like to try out new recipes...sometimes.
23Veggies for me, but the fruit description suits me better.
24Veggie description fits me, but I'll choose fruit anytime.
25i love both, but i eat more veggies than fruit.
26I used to be a fruit person now I've definitly morphed into a veggie person! How funny, everyone is always commenting on how my taste buds change so quickly.
27i'm both, but i have more of the characteristics of a veggie person.
28I'm a fruit person and went 4 for 4 on the comparisons
29i used to be a veggie person until this winter when i decided to lose some weight and eat more fruit. now i love fruit, but still have the characteristics of a veggie person. i enjoy more savory foods, so fruit is like a desert to me.
30I am both. I have some veggie lover and fruit lover characteristics. Me, personally, I think I am a fruit person more than anything. I am picky when it comes to veggies, I only really love broccoli, carrots, and potatoes, whereas with fruit, I'll pretty much eat anything. Oranges and Red Delicious apples are my two favs.
31Veggie all the way!
32oddly enough i am more willing to take chances eating veggies than fruit. i am very selective with which fruit i like
33I'm a fruit person!
34Funny, I eat more veggies than I do fruits, but I have the characteristics of a "fruit" person. This is kinda silly to me...it seems more like a way of categorizing people according to if they prefer sweet vs. savory.
35this is dumb. i LOVE fruits and only recently started liking vegetables. however, i definitely have more veggie characteristics
36I am DEFINITELY a veggie person...but I don't cook or try too many recipes! Other than Jamba Juice, I have to force myself to eat fruit!
37fruit person all the way. I HATE veggies...after i eat them i feel so sick...ewwwww. wish i loved em!
38i'm a Fruit person
39i live on fruit juice and black cofee diet,its works wonder for me.
40Much more of a fruit gal.
41both both both!! i love fruits and veggies : )
and as for those characteristics, i'm definitely half and half. I like spicy foods and wine, but I hardly ever cook and often eat dessert (which usually includes fruit!!).
42Ok, that is scary that the Vegetable person is RIGHT on for me!
43I kind of agree with Hipmom, it is silly to try and put everyone into categories. I am definitely both, mostly veggie but still fruit also. I eat both fruits and veggies in large amounts, love to cook and entertain at home, love spicy foods and definitely think I cook healthy but I also love dessert and definitely enjoy the occasional candy bar!
44I thought fruit at first, but after reading these descriptions, I guess I'm more of a veggie person.
45i like both fruits and veggies, but i eat more veggies.
46I like both my fruits and my vegetables .
47both fruits and vergetables are good for health!!
48Like both, I have to include a green salad everyday at lunch! And rather eat fruit for dessert.. or maybe for a snack atnight.
49I have a cousin who hates both! Weird huh
Veggie Person For Sure! I don't even touch fruits!
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