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Eggs are the most-logged food in UK food diaries
Key findings
Eggs were logged by 66.7% of UK ParrotPal members between February and August 2026, more than any other food. Bread and toast (63.1%), rice (50.6%) and chicken breast (49.1%) follow. Source: ParrotPal anonymised food diaries, more than 8,500 UK members.
Ranked by how many people logged them, not how often, eggs top Britain’s food diaries: 66.7% of UK members logged eggs at least once. Banana is the most-logged fruit (46.0%) and salad leaves the most-logged vegetable (47.1%).
66.7%of members logged eggs
Most-logged foods
Share of membersEggs held the top spot at breakfast too (53.8% of members who logged breakfast). At dinner the most-logged food was bread and toast (50.8%).
Greek yoghurt (43.8%) out-ranked every other yoghurt, and protein shakes and powders reached 39.3% of members. Members log by voice, text, photo or barcode, so we grouped spellings and variations (“banana”, “bananas”, “1 medium banana”) into one food.
These are patterns in what members chose to log, which isn’t always everything they ate. App members aren’t a random sample of the UK.
What this means
Britain’s diaries are built on staples: eggs, bread, rice, chicken and bananas. The foods people write down most are plain ingredients, not branded products.
The figures
| Food | Share of members who logged it |
|---|---|
| Eggs | 66.7% |
| Bread and toast | 63.1% |
| Rice | 50.6% |
| Chicken breast | 49.1% |
| Salad leaves | 47.1% |
| Sandwiches and wraps | 46.2% |
| Banana | 46.0% |
| Chicken (other cuts and dishes) | 45.6% |
| Tomatoes | 44.1% |
| Greek yoghurt | 43.8% |
Method in brief. UK ParrotPal members’ anonymised food diaries, 1 February to 31 August 2026 (members whose app is set to UK time; internal accounts and deleted entries left out). A share is the share of members in the group who logged the item at least once, so it counts people, not entries. Spellings and variations are grouped into food types; every food shown was logged by 50 or more members.
Aggregates only: every group shown has 50 or more members and no share rests on fewer than 10. Patterns in what members logged, not causes. who’s counted · the 50/10 rule · logged isn’t eaten · how foods are named and counted.
Full report: What Britain logs.
Questions people ask
What is the most-logged food in the UK?
In ParrotPal members’ food diaries, eggs: 66.7% of UK members logged them at least once between February and August 2026.
What is the most-logged fruit?
Banana, logged by 46.0% of members.
Is this what people eat?
It’s what members logged. People tend to log less than they eat, and members aren’t a random sample of the UK.
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Source: ParrotPal food diary data, parrotpal.com/data/most-logged-foods-uk/
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