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Two-thirds of Yorkshire puddings are logged at the weekend
Key findings
Saturdays and Sundays were 23.7% of the days UK ParrotPal members logged food. For Yorkshire puddings they were 67.7%, for roast potatoes 46.8% and prosecco 44.1%.
The weekend has its own menu. 67.7% of the days members logged a Yorkshire pudding were weekends, nearly three times the 23.7% for food in general.
67.7%of Yorkshire pudding days were weekends
The most weekend foods
Weekend share of its logging daysThe roast leads, then drinks: black pudding (47.0%), gravy (44.0%), cider (41.3%) and lamb (40.7%) all lean to the weekend.
At the other end, the working week has its own foods: satsumas and clementines (15.2% weekend), couscous and quinoa (15.4%), tuna (15.9%) and pasta (15.8%), the packed-lunch and meal-prep foods.
Members log a little less at weekends, so weekend shares are, if anything, an undercount.
What this means
Weekday diaries are meal prep; weekend diaries are the Sunday roast and a drink.
The figures
| Food | Weekend share of its logging days |
|---|---|
| Yorkshire pudding | 67.7% |
| Black pudding | 47.0% |
| Roast potatoes | 46.8% |
| Prosecco | 44.1% |
| Gravy | 44.0% |
| Cider | 41.3% |
| Lamb | 40.7% |
| Other cocktails | 39.0% |
| Brussels sprouts | 38.5% |
| Wine (type not given) | 38.4% |
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. Weekend share = the share of all days a member logged the food that fell on a Saturday or Sunday. Foods logged by 50+ members on a weekend day and on each weekday.
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 do Brits eat at the weekend?
In ParrotPal food diaries the most weekend-heavy foods are Yorkshire puddings (67.7% of their logging days are weekends), roast potatoes and black pudding.
What is the most weekday food?
Satsumas and clementines, tuna and pasta lean furthest towards weekdays.
What would no difference look like?
About 23.7%, the weekend share for food in general.
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Source: ParrotPal food diary data, parrotpal.com/data/weekend-foods/
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ParrotPal (2026). Two-thirds of Yorkshire puddings are logged at the weekend. ParrotPal Data. https://parrotpal.com/data/weekend-foods/. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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