WHAT IRELAND HAD FOR DINNER
AT HOME LAST NIGHT...
MAIN MEAL
CARBOHYDRATES
(% OF ALL MEALS CONTAINED)
MEAT & TWO VEG 18% (63%)
CHICKEN DISH 12% (51%)
PASTA & SAUCE 11% (50%)
COLD DRINKS
11%
18%
34% 32% 17% 13% 12%
TAP WATER
MILK
SOFT DRINKS BOTTLED WATER FRUIT JUICE
12%
FISH OR SHELLFISH DISH
10%
(44%)
CHINESE / ORIENTAL DISHES
5%
(27%)
DINER-STYLE CLASSICS
8%
(39%)
LIGHT MEALS (EG. BEANS, TOASTIE)
4%
(16%)
ITALIAN CLASSICS
7%
(34%)
PIE OR PASTIES
4%
(18%)
STEW / CASSEROLE DISH
6%
(27%)
VEGETARIAN DISH
4%
(14%)
40%
27%
17%
POTATOES (BOILED
ROASTED ETC.)
RICE, NOODLES
& PASTA
CHIPS, WEDGES
& WAFFLES
VEGETABLES WITH MAIN MEAL – 85%
(% WITHIN VEGETABLES EXCLUDING POTATOES)
( ) = Specific Dish Any Time Over Past Week
NO
DRINKS
FAVOURITE DISHES
WINE BEER
TEA 65% INSTANT COFFEE 29% FRESH COFFEE 15%
HERBAL TEAS 9% ALCOHOL BASED 3%
STARTERS
ADULTS 9% / KIDS 7% HAD STARTERS WITH DINNER
6%
5%
5%
STIR FRY WITH MEAT
3%
CHICKEN FILLET DINNER
FISH & CHIPS
CURRY
52%
48%
24%
24%
23%
CARROTS 52%
ONIONS 48%
PEAS 24%
TOMATOES 24%
PEPPERS 23%
4%
DESSERTS
PIZZA
16% 8%
MEAT &
TWO VEG
65% 29% 15%
18%
FISH WITH
VEG/POTATO
ADULTS 6%
KIDS 3%
SPAGHETTI
BOLOGNAISE
ADULTS 27% / KIDS 5% HAD HOT DRINKS WITH DINNER
ROAST
CHICKEN
HOT DRINKS
(17%)
BURGER & ACCOMPANIMENTS
3%
3%
(15%)
STEAK & ACCOMPANIMENTS
2%
(13%)
3%
(19%)
CHICKEN CASSEROLE / STEW
2%
(10%)
3%
(17%)
LASAGNE
2%
(11%)
ICECREAM 41%
(20%)
41%
( ) = Specific Dish Any Time Over Past Week
19%
48% 29%
SOUP
SALAD
9%
FISH / SHELLFISH
9%
BREAD
7%
FRUIT BASED
FRUIT SALAD 19%
BREADS 25%
29
% GARLIC
BREAD
11%
YOGHURT 14%
25% OF ALL EVENING MEALS INCLUDE BREAD
21
% WHITE
PAN
13
% ROLL
13
% WHOLEMEAL
BREAD
HOMEMADE PIE/TART 15%
15%
14%
HOMEMADE CAKE 11%
10
9
3
8
THIS MENU PROVIDES YOU WITH A SNAPSHOT OF
THE RESULTS OF OUR EVENING MEAL STUDY
WHICH UNDERSTANDS WHAT IRISH CONSUMERS
ARE EATING FOR THEIR EVENING MEALS
4
7
5
6
WHAT TIME DO WE EAT OUR EVENING MEAL?
6%
15%
37%
27%
11%
5%
4–5
5–6
6–7
7–8
8–9
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
AFTER 9PM
Sample: 1002 adults across Ireland
Method: Online October 2011
Research Partner: OI Research
OTHER TIDBITS
19% OF EVENING MEALS WERE EATEN ALONE 46% OF
MEALS WERE EATEN WITH A PARTNER PRESENT 36% OF
EVENING MEALS INVOLVED ADULTS AND KIDS 84% OF
FAMILIES ALL ATE AT THE SAME TIME 19% KNOW WHAT
THEY WILL HAVE FOR TOMORROW NIGHT’S DINNER 35%
OF MEALS WERE EATEN WHILE WATCHING TV 46% OF
MEALS ARE EATEN IN THE KITCHEN , 28% IN A DINING
AREA AND 25% IN THE LIVING ROOM 9% OF EVENING
MEALS ACROSS THE WEEK ARE EATEN OUT OF HOME
(15% SAT AND 12% SUN) 49% OF ADULT MEALS WERE
PREPARED FROM SCRATCH WHILE 24% OF KIDS MEALS
WERE PREPARED FROM SCRATCH
What
Ireland ate
last night
A RESEARCH REPORT INTO
LAST NIGHT’S DINNER
The results represent all days of the week, with the
following samples achieved per day:
MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN
488 567 610 593 548 497 470
FURTHER INFORMATION
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full results in greater detail, for more
information please contact
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