Keep your bougie meals — Americans would rather eat comfort food than fine dining for the rest of their lives. That’s according to a poll of 2,000 U.S. adults which revealed that Americans are more than three times more likely to opt for comfort food (70%) over gourmet meals (16%) if they could only choose one for the rest of their days.<br /><br />According to the results, the perfect forever meal (a meal that you’d eat for the rest of your life) starts with chicken wings (45%), mozzarella sticks (33%), Caesar salad (30%) or even cheesy garlic bread (28%) to round out the top four.<br /><br />Conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Noodles & Company, for entrees, pasta dishes reigned superior, with spaghetti (23%), fettuccine alfredo (17%) or mac and cheese (16%) all landing in the top 10, along with classics like pizza (39%) and burgers (29%). <br /><br />Stuffed pasta (14%), such as tortellini or shells and penne vodka (8%) also came out as fan favorites. Americans love pasta so much that mac and cheese is also a favorite side dish (34%), along with french fries (39%), mashed potatoes (36%) and baked potato (35%).
