Hamburger cupcakes. Awesome.
How much money would it take to get you to quit eating your favorite food? Would you give up pizza for $100? $100,000? A cool $1 million?
For many Americans, the answer is “No.”
According to a survey by the American Heart Association, cash is not king when it comes to our favorite eats. About 40% of us won’t take any amount of money to give up pizza (or pasta or cake or whatever). Other highlights:
- Nearly a third said it would take $1 million to give up their faves
- 21% said they’d do it for $100,000
- 10% said they’d do it for $100
It’s an interesting question. Because while I could see taking cash to give up, say, dark chocolate for some defined period of time (a month? six months?), I can’t imagine giving it up forever. So I see where these folks are coming from.
And hey, American Heart Association, what gives? I realize that you want to encourage people to eat healthily and lay off the alfredo sauce, but everything is fine in moderation. I have a suspicion that if you offered people $100,000 to eat pizza no more than once or twice a month, you’d have more takers.
What’s your favorite food of all time, and how much cash would it take to keep you from eating it ever again?
(Photo via smileys sweets on Flickr.)
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