If 2025 had a flavor, it was whatever came in a bowl.
Americans this year spent their lunch breaks shoveling in salads, burritos, and grain bowls, according to new data from Uber for Business. Consider this roundup your Slop Bowl Wrapped — the definitive look at what workers actually ate between Zooms, commutes, and creeping existential dread.
Residents from more than half of the US ordered healthy bowls and salads more than anything else, Uber found. In particular, diners loved lunches from Sweetgreen, which was the most-ordered-from spot in cities such as Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, and Washington, DC.
"The office desk salad is nothing new, and for good reason," Ash Kebriti, Global Head of Uber for Business, Health and Transit, told Business Insider. "Bowls and salads make for lighter lunches that are easier to digest and leave workers fueled to tackle the rest of the workday."
Read more about what Americans ate for lunch in 2025 at the link in our bio.
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