美国人一生平均花3万美元买零食

美国人一生平均花3万美元买零食

What would you do for a lifetime supply of snacks? According to new research, a sixth of Americans would completely shave their head.

你会做什么来获得一生的零食供应?根据一项新的研究，六分之一的美国人会完全剃光他们的头发。

The survey of 2,000 Americans found snacks aren’t the only thing to drive respondents to extremes — the same number (16 percent) would also shave their head for a lifetime supply of chocolate.

这项针对2000名美国人的调查发现，零食并不是唯一能让受访者走向极端的东西——同样数量的人(16%)也会剃光头，以换取一辈子的巧克力供应。

Respondents are truly willing to go above and beyond for their treats — 18 percent of those surveyed would forgo all of their electronic devices for one full month to snag a lifetime supply of snacks.

受访者真的很愿意为自己的零食做更多的事情——18%的受访者会放弃所有的电子设备整整一个月，以抢占一辈子的零食供应。

Conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Moonstruck Chocolate Co., the survey looked to see how much respondents would save if they took these drastic measures.

这项由Moonstruck Chocolate Co.委托OnePoll公司开展的调查旨在了解如果采取这些极端措施，受访者能省下多少钱。

At $9.22 a week, Americans’ beloved snacks add up to $479.44 a year — meaning the average respondent will spend $28,766.40 just on snacks during their lifetime.

每周9.22美元，美国人喜爱的零食加起来每年479.44美元，这意味着平均受访者一生中只会在零食上花费28766.40美元。

The survey also examined American’s snacking preferences and their favorite snack combinations.

调查还调查了美国人的零食偏好和他们最喜欢的零食组合。

When it comes to deciding whether to go sweet or salty, respondents were split — with 37 percent preferring something sweet and 34 percent preferring something salty.

在决定是甜还是咸的问题上，被调查者各执一词，37%的人喜欢甜的，34%的人喜欢咸的。

Sweet and salty snackers have found common ground through a classic snack — potato chips, with 80 percent of sweet snackers and 84 percent of salty snackers saying it’s a staple of theirs.

爱吃甜食和咸食的人通过一种经典小吃——薯片找到了共同点，80%爱吃甜食的人和84%爱吃咸食的人都说薯片是他们的主要选择。

Even though sweet snackers enjoy the occasional salty snack, their go-to is milk chocolate — at 83 percent.

尽管爱吃甜食的人偶尔也会吃些咸的，但他们最喜欢的还是牛奶巧克力，占83%。

Salty snackers also love their milk chocolate, coming in behind potato chips at 63 percent.

爱吃咸零食的人也喜欢他们的牛奶巧克力，排在薯片之后，占63%。

Respondents also seemed to be all for combining chocolate with other goodies. Four in 10 said the top chocolate combo is alongside caramel, with chocolate and nuts closely following at 39 percent.

受访者似乎也很赞成将巧克力和其他好吃的食物结合起来。四成受访者表示，最受欢迎的巧克力组合是焦糖，巧克力和坚果紧随其后，占39%。

“Each type of chocolate offers a distinctive tasting experience, allowing for a wide variety of pairing opportunities to create unique flavor combinations,” said Megan Jeans, Research and Development Manager for Moonstruck Chocolate Co.

Moonstruck巧克力公司的研发经理梅根·杰恩斯(Megan Jeans)说：“每种巧克力都提供了独特的品尝体验，允许各种配对机会创造独特的口味组合。”。

Results showed that Americans are willing to imbibe in some unique combinations for snacking as well.

结果显示，美国人也愿意在一些独特的组合中摄入零食。

Twenty-one percent of respondents said they’d try cheddar cheese and apple pie, 18 percent would try strawberries with balsamic vinegar and 14 percent said they’d even try chocolate and pizza together.

21%的受访者说他们会尝试切达奶酪和苹果派，18%会尝试香醋草莓，14%说他们甚至会一起尝试巧克力和比萨饼。

Some respondents are truly committed to their salty preferences as well — as 11 percent said they would try bacon with vinegar.

一些受访者也非常喜欢咸的，有11%的人说他们会尝试培根加醋。

When it comes to favorite food pairings though, nothing seems to beat the classics.

不过，说到最喜欢的食物搭配，似乎没有什么能超越经典。

Topping the list of favorite pairings was bacon and eggs (58 percent), followed by steak and potatoes (48 percent), potato chips and dip (44 percent), pancakes and syrup (41 percent) and wine and cheese (39 percent).

最受欢迎的搭配是培根和鸡蛋(58%)，其次是牛排和土豆(48%)，薯片和蘸酱(44%)，煎饼和糖浆(41%)以及葡萄酒和奶酪(39%)。

“With each bite, a delicious snack can take you to another world, creating a moment all your own,” said Joanna Hartvickson, Director of Marketing and Product Management for Moonstruck Chocolate Co.

Moonstruck Chocolate公司的营销和产品管理总监乔安娜?哈维克森说:“每吃一口美味的零食，你就会进入另一个世界，创造属于你自己的一刻。”