Carolyn Kruse

It’s National Eat Your Vegetables Day! Here Are The Best Selling Veggies In The USA

Author Carolyn Kruse

June 17th, 2021 11:14 AM

Remember when your mother made you eat your broccoli first, before you could have the good stuff? Then you grew up, and learned to love the stuff that comes out of the ground.

Happy National Eat Your Vegetables Day!

Today (Jun 17th) is Eat Your Vegetables Day! #EatYourVegetablesDay https://t.co/SiM2vB3sCX
— Days Of The Year (@daysoftheyear) June 17, 2021

What’s your favorite? What’s a vegetable you still can’t stomach?

Here’s a list of the best selling veggies in the good old USA! (According to Supplement SOS)

Most consumed fresh and total vegetables (USA)

Vegetable	Availability (fresh retail weight) (lb per capita)	Availability (total farm weight) (lb per capita)	Availability (fresh) (kcal per capita)	Availability (total) (kcal per capita)	kcal per 100 grams
Potatoes	34.17	111.87	11935	39072	77
Tomatoes	17.73	91.90	1448	7503	18
Sweet corn	8.51	24.63	3319	9608	86
Onions	18.67	21.41	3388	3884	40
Lettuce (Head)	15.00	16.13	953	1024	14
Lettuce (Leaf and Romaine)	9.98	10.74	770	828	17
Cucumbers	6.23	10.49	424	714	15
Bell peppers	9.12	9.91	1282	1394	31
Carrots	7.38	9.81	1373	1825	41
Cabbage	6.94	8.31	787	942	25
Broccoli	5.14	8.04	793	1239	34
Snap beans (green beans)	1.76	7.54	248	1060	31
Sweet-potatoes	5.66	6.29	2208	2453	86
Celery	5.81	6.25	422	453	16
Pumpkin	4.04	4.49	477	530	26
Squash	3.88	4.32	282	313	16
Mushrooms	2.35	3.66	234	365	22
Spinach	1.62	2.57	169	268	23
Garlic	1.89	2.34	1280	1580	149
Cauliflower	1.23	1.71	140	194	25
Asparagus	1.24	1.58	113	143	20
Eggplant	0.81	0.90	92	102	25
Collard greens	0.56	0.64	82	93	32
Radishes	0.54	0.56	40	41	16
Artichokes	0.52	0.56	112	120	47
Turnip greens	0.36	0.41	53	60	32
Okra	0.34	0.39	51	58	33
Mustard greens	0.32	0.36	39	44	27
Brussels sprouts	0.28	0.30	54	58	43
Kale	0.26	0.30	59	67	49
Escarole/endive	0.22	0.25	17	19	17