To help us understand the popularity of common holiday side dishes, Field Agent recently asked 250 moms to tell us their all-time favorite Thanksgiving side. So grab a plate, place that napkin in your lap, and enjoy the results. Happy Thanksgiving from Field Agent.

1. Moms Talk Turkey 2:
TOP 10
T h a n k s g i v i n g
SIDE ITEMS
We used mobile technology to survey
250 mothers with children living at home and asked them:
“What’s your favorite side item on Thanksgiving? Choose one.”
This is what they said.
1 Given that 51 Million turkeys are sold during Thanksgiving,
DRESSING wins as moms favorite side item by 25%.
2 MASHED POTATOES were not part of the original
Thanksgiving meal, but now, they’re favored by 23% of moms.
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9 1% of moms chose simple GREEN BEANS as their favorite
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GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE comes in third with 13%
of moms in favor. With Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom soup
as a key ingredient, 40% of this canned soup sold in the U.S.
goes into making the casserole.
10% of moms chose STUFFING as a favorite side item.
Some families actually choose to make it by scratch, others
choose the Stove Top version. In fact, Stove Top sells about
60 Million boxes per year!
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10% of moms chose SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE
as their favorite. The U.S. produces about 2.7 billion pounds
of sweet potatoes each year.
9% of moms favored good ‘old SWEET POTATOES.
Actually, North Carolina produces more than sweet potatoes
than any other state at 1.3 billion pounds.
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As a necessity for a lot of American meals, 3% of moms
chose BREAD as their favorite side item on Thanksgiving.
CRANBERRY SAUCE is favored by 2% of moms. Each
year, Wisconsin leads all states in the production of cranberries
with about 450 million pounds produced. 5
choice. Wisconsin also leads all states in snap (green) bean
production with 309,000 tons.
SALAD came in last with only 0.5% of moms who actually
favored the fresh choice.
REFERENCES
U.S. Census Bureau, MSN, July 13th, 2014
“The Celebration of Thanksgiving: Fun Facts and Statistics,” The Momiverse
“The Origins of the Mysterious Green Bean Casserole,” The History Channel
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