Wait, hasn’t she been claiming her campaign has been a resounding success?

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fewer Americans reported that they ate healthily all day “yesterday” in 2013 than did so in any year since 2008. However, the percentage of Americans who reported eating at least five servings of fruits and vegetables four or more days a week held steady in 2013.

Gallup and Healthways ask at least 500 Americans each day about their eating habits. Specifically, respondents are asked to report on whether they ate healthily all day yesterday and in how many of the last seven days did they “have five or more servings of fruits and vegetables.” While these self-reported responses may not be as accurate as observing eating habits in American homes, it does produce valuable year-over-year comparisons of how Americans assess their own eating habits.

In 2013, 63.8% of Americans reported they ate healthily all day yesterday. This is more than two percentage points lower than reported in any year since Gallup began asking this question in 2008. The previous low was 66.1% in 2008 and 2011. This decline in healthy eating last year is perhaps not surprising given that the U.S. obesity rate rose to a new high of 27.1% in 2013.