Millennials Love Lettuce, Tomatoes, Apples, and … Oreo Milkshakes?

Explaining treat trends among millennials

Millennials are into both vegetables and over-the-top desserts. L-Instagram screenshot of a ‘I Bet You Can't Sundae’ from Dylan's Candy Bar (Courtesy of Dylan's Candy Bar); R-Salad special, with king crabmeat and tomatoes (top) and Georgette's Salad, with kale, quinoa, and blueberries at L'Escale restaurant and bar at Delamar Hotel in Greenwich, Connecticut, on July 31, 2015. Samira Bouaou/Epoch Times

NEW YORK—Millennials are willing to spend more on vegetables compared to their parents and grandparents. At the same time, ironically, millennials are also the ones spending more on sweets than their predecessors, according to a USDA study.

Why did the study also find an increasing preference for sugar and sweets as millennial income rises?