A Brit & An American Swap Junk Foods For 24 Hours

Join Tom, a Brit, and Jeff, an American, as they swap food for 24 hours yet again - this time, their nation's junk foods. Who's will they prefer?
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[@ben-vt8yk]

For any Americans this isn’t a reflection of what we actually like or eat

[@58fcorley]

Same goes for Brits. All of that stuff is disgusting - except maybe the fruit loops, but those usually are just eaten when someone has a real urge for sugar.

[@halostudios]

Yeah who eats tinned pie or packaged burgers

[@ben-vt8yk]

@@halostudios exactly they’re grim

[@calum5975]

The title is literally 'junk food'.

[@sneakerhead6625]

yeah these are all disgusting. Pie in a can? is he ok?

[@RachelPallatin]

Who's going to tell Tom that Fruit Loops are all one flavor?

[@hahaahah7562]

nonononononononononono don’t ruin my C H I L D H O O D

[@RachelPallatin]

@@hahaahah7562 i’m sorry “Although the marketing side of Kellogg's misleadingly sold the idea that each individual loop color was a different flavor, Kellogg's has acknowledged that all share the same fruit-blend flavor.”

[@hahaahah7562]

@@RachelPallatin I know that I was just poking fun at how I used to think they were all different flavors 👍 LOL 😂

[@RachelPallatin]

@@hahaahah7562 lolll, we all believed their marketing team!

[@midnight_moona8514]

I've never had fruit loop flavored poptarts

[@sabz7473]

Can we just take a moment to remember the last time this video was done and Jeff got given Ribena and he necked it from the bottle without diluting it first😂😂

[@evkyriiaki]

that had me in tears 😭

[@aylawafi5310]

Lol that was hilarious doe

[@_JeffThurm_]

Oh, I remember it well.

[@shockArama]

We dont have anything like that here, all the juice is ready to drink

[@maddiejones3596]

I remember it like the back of my palm lol p.s that was scary

[@jodotstockdale]

this video is weird for me because my dad is scottish but i grew up in america. and i have such strong feelings about ALL OF THIS.

[@cakecakeasmr5716]

You literally just described me. My dad is scottish, i was raised in America AND i have duel citizenship🙂

[@jodotstockdale]

@@cakecakeasmr5716 YUP SAME

[@username9068]

said no one ever

[@wock6496]

Good for you ?

[@Sanrio_Slooot]

@@wock6496 you sound jealous.

[@de4830]

wtf were the british meals? as a brit i’m offended that’s what represents us

[@sabz7473]

He did it on purpose to wind him up

[@amityblight143]

They guy sucks

[@amityblight143]

At least the American choose decent food

[@samkstn231]

Like who in the uk likes rustler burgers

[@de4830]

@@samkstn231 in tesco the row of them is always full like i’ve actually never seen someone with one of them in the basket

[@lilmeowmeow667]

It's just hilarious that a children's cereal comes with a warning about how the colourings can have adverse effects on their attention span and learning abilities

[@SilvaDreams]

Yeah but those studies are done with amounts that are far in excess of what a person would ingest at any time. Just like many of the things that might cause cancer.. They tend to feed the mice or inject them with amounts no human could take in from any food or interaction.

[@NikkiLove9022]

We have cookie crisps in America, so I don’t understand. 😅

[@daninoneya8043]

I know it’s been around for like 40 years so why are they acting like it’s new?

[@bobprice9541]

Yes, and I like them. I always thought they were American.

[@dawnlord5901]

They are like little tiny cookies but less cookie like

[@missmeliss4352]

Yeah we have pop tarts and some shops do froot loops like wut? Lol

[@livywithane]

Yeah... he ain't American.🤨

[@christinagraham8605]

“it tastes like toothpaste” he says this as i’m sipping a root beer

[@tempest594]

What toothpaste tastes like rootbeer and where can i find it 😆

[@dmreddragon6]

@@tempest594 -and others have said it taste like mouthwash. Maybe Scope should introduce Rootbeer mouth wash in the US

[@natashadefoe8515]

I’m over here like, “ You need some vanilla ice cream” lol

[@JunaidWolf3]

Root beer taste amazing

[@parkerphillips8757]

Aw that’s unfair! You could have given the man a real pop tart like strawberry or brown cinnamon! And like name brand rootbeer it’s defunct supposed to taste like toothpaste

[@KS-ip5xn]

I think if he hadn't had the candy corn first the root beer may have tasted better.

[@goopguy548]

I'll stick with ginger beer lol

[@killianholm2283]

Yeah root beer is amazing.

[@sometoad4052]

I don’t know what brand Tom drank, but root beer from A&W is the best.

[@dmreddragon6]

I've seen a few of these where Americans have the UK folk try rootbeer, and they all associate it with dental hygene (mouthwash or toothpaste). So do they not use minty stuff?

[@serenity-lilacbradford-hal8525]

Out of everything tom could have got Jeff for dinner, he got him something that isn't really british and looks like dog food.

[@shazzycromo]

Tbf those pies used to be a staple in poor northern households! 😂

[@Emz597]

Those pies help a lot of uni students 😂

[@christinerobson]

@@shazzycromo used to be?? You should see my dad's pantry 😂

[@ended_ellipsis]

I love fray bentos bruh

[@imid3440]

fray bentos keeps my student ass alive

[@Ryujenini]

Tom was so cruel with the snacks he gave.....they were literally the most hated snacks the UK has

[@zaraqkhan7748]

Lol I love twiglets and party rings. Though for dinner I think a fish finger sandwich would have been great choice as a quick food.

[@Ryujenini]

@@zaraqkhan7748 party rings yeah but twiglets are rank

[@sophiedash4026]

@@Ryujenini What are twiglets? From the package I thought they were just pretzel sticks...

[@Ryujenini]

@@sophiedash4026 they're Marmite flavoured very hard crunchy things that look like twigs

[@sophiedash4026]

@@Ryujenini Ah, marmite... I haven't heard good things. Lol

[@lalamakeuprehab]

Why would you send him candy corn ? We don’t even like candy corn here lol

[@humen6744]

im in england, when i was like 10 someone gave me candy corn on halloween, i was so excited i was gonna have american candy. after i ate them i was so disgusted i couldnt even eat the rest of the sweets.

[@tacticalanimates2339]

@@humen6744 like if i ever move to England i would buy Candy Corn a lot of Midwestern love Candy Corn

[@nabkle]

speak for yourself i love candy corn

[@brook1718]

@@humen6744 yeah literally no one here likes candy corn, I’ve had it once and never again

[@symonec6187]

😂😂 Right

[@ChristianRamosTheKingSlater]

Its like they both reverted back to age 7 making these meals I loved it 😂🤣💀

[@Tyler_Mills26]

Okay I'm sorry but who cooks food in an oven without using a baking tray lol he's complaining about the gravy overflowing the tin and I'm like "where's your baking tray? What would you do if you had to cook chicken nuggets? Just put the nuggets on the rack without a tray?" xxx

[@SilvaDreams]

Even if you don't have a baking tray you can make one from some tin foil. (hell I do that with my baking trays just to make cleaning up easier)

[@HCR7S]

Why’d he pick such dead food for British

[@S_J_banana]

Ikr

[@vickytaylor9155]

Peperami’s and twiglets are delicious. Although I do love a jolly rancher and all it’s chemical flavourings and colours.

[@Ra111den]

@@vickytaylor9155 wells its candy, what are u expecting

[@Th-vs3ky]

They’re all nice but I’d rather other things Edit: apart from twiglets and licorice

[@gabrielho1874]

Welcome to the american speaking country where we're not super sweet

[@EESpoilers]

"It's like a mixture of Cheerio's and Skittles" . . . . had me gipping!

[@tamsinbirch2458]

why on earth did he not throw a dairy milk in there like?

[@macnchez7772]

I feel bad that Tom didn’t realize that u dip the wing in the ranch

[@fourslottoaster65]

To be fair, ranch sauce isn't really a thing here

[@macnchez7772]

@@fourslottoaster65 it wasn’t an insult I just feel bad that he didn’t know it and he couldn’t try it

[@fourslottoaster65]

@@macnchez7772 oh, sorry, I didn't mean for it to sound passive aggressive or anything, I was simply stating it, but reading over it, it does sound passive aggressive

[@alexbrown5926]

@@fourslottoaster65 yeah but its a dipping sauce not a soup lol. He was just eating it alone I was cringing so hard

[@user-mw2ne6oh7n]

“who’s gonna tell the americans that corn doesnt look like that”

[@pandapaw9815]

Came to find this comment before posting... He said that and i snorted 💀🤣

[@MandiLJ22]

Literally if you stack them it makes a corn cob sooooooo he missed it 😂

[@S_J_banana]

Idk who this British guy is but why did he pick such bad tasting food

[@SweetDreams9618]

It had to be a wind up lol

[@elysiasummer7103]

But wotsits do smash

[@elysiasummer7103]

To be honest I would give him a Pot Noodles

[@58fcorley]

Same goes for the American. I'm an American and I've never even heard of a peanut butter and fluff sandwich. Sounds disgusting.

[@jonevans6446]

He didn't probly pick any it was more than likely buzzfeed

[@Jemerick95]

Bruh that's the most Northern poverty ridden choice of meal you could have suggested for the British cuisine holy shit.

[@northernguerrilla3168]

Backdown man, theres nowt wrong with a fray bentos.

[@jesusisthetruth4497]

Oof

[@rebeccalbrecht9361]

I'm honestly surprised by the Cookie Crisp. That cereal was first sold in the US in the 70s; I had no idea it was even sold elsewhere until this video

[@msp9810]

Right it was my favorite growing up in the 80's. I had it about 10 yrs ago and it tasted completely different.

[@positivityleblanc5151]

Out of all the snacks to choose... But low-key love party rings tho

[@-Subtle-]

We have cookie crisp in the usa. Wtf?

[@two-face1041]

He probably didn’t know that

[@yaya101able]

Jeff's facial reactions were priceless 🤣 he definitely was given the worst British snacks...Tom you did him dirty 🤭

[@RunningThroughFire93]

Tom not knowing a pop tart is astoundssss me! considering I am 100% British and grew up eating chocolate pop tarts nearly ever day. They are literally in asda tommmm come onnnn. 😂

[@Lopal12]

the fruit loop flavour is horrendous looking, the best flavour is strawberry, then dip it it milk its better

[@delilalora1169]

They choose the weirdest junk foods

[@kates7277]

People don't eat like this everyday...that's why the video is called swapping JUNK food for 24h

[@dramionehottie667]

Tom got the dip packet and not the dressing pack which requires mayo and buttermilk with dill to make a thinner ranch dressing

[@jasonours6957]

Lol

[@iamshesheisme8954]

I like how Jeff doesn't seem to know that we have Cookie Crisp too, it is manufactured by General Mills in the United States.

[@msp9810]

From the US here, 43 and Cookie Crisp was my favorite cereal growing up. It tasted like real cereal back then. I had some about 10 yrs ago and the flavor profile is totally different now.

[@animedancerxtreme1]

Watching the horror from the pork scratchings was hilarious. I'm from louisiana and we call them cracklins or pork rinds and I prefer the ones with a lot of fat on them. The fattier the tastier!

[@nealgrimes4382]

I like them with a Beer.

[@niamhduffy2012]

In classic British style "if you threw some vodka in it I'll drink it" 😂😂😂

[@elimoore1195]

Is no one going to talk why he is eating ranche by itself

[@mariannamckenzie7854]

Candy corn looks like corn when you stack it a certain way, just so everyone knows ☺️

[@admiringchristina]

7:26 when you stack them together they look like corn, also they look like mini ears of corn.

[@KS-ip5xn]

I'm American and I can't stand candy corn - too sweet.

[@Ch3rryB10ss0m2]

I'm British, me and my mother love the stuff. My sister moved to america to be with her now husband and sends us some every year, we send her fave British sweets over too

[@DaNDmsIsgfP24S]

I’m English and the British food looks disgusting

[@bannanadude4017]

same and i strongly agree

[@EDOGG2112]

I’m American and more than half of the food they chose was disgusting

[@jamilchowdhury3218]

As a brit, THIS is not what ANYONE in Britain eats... I've tried something like those British snacks and I hate them the only one I like is Wotsits. :/

[@Chloe4656.]

Not all of it

[@tacticalanimates2339]

@@jamilchowdhury3218 I'm American Part British meaning i have English Ancestry i would eat Wotsits bcuz i would find them the same as Cheezie Puffs

[@zayb07]

For any foreigners, Americans *DO NOT* eat like this....for example I’m from New England, and we have a seafood diet. Clam Chowder. Lobster, shrimp etc. the south were I unfortunately live(southern US is nice but not to live in *FOR ME* ) and they are soul food and bbq and more Edit: I absolutely LOVE fruit loops Edit 2: WE DONT EAT THESE O LN A DAILY THATS NOT WHAT IM SAYING BUTBIM DAYING THAT DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE US HAVE DIFFERENT DIETS

[@sophiedash4026]

Don't get upset... This was a junk food challenge. Lol

[@tinatee6334]

From and still living in New England and while sea food is part of my diet, acting like we all eat lobster and chowder daily is ridiculous.

[@zayb07]

@@tinatee6334 yeah, I wasn’t saying that tho I’ll edit it to make it clearer

[@MicheleMartinJ]

@@tinatee6334 yeah, same. I live in greater Boston... I'm not eating seafood daily.

[@MegaCakeFan]

Yeah, America has a VERY diverse food culture for sure. Even in the south... Have BBQ,Soul food, Cajun,creole,tex-mex and so on.

[@_R-R]

9:52 I think Tom has discovered the colorful aftereffect of Fruit by the Foot.

[@jamiehayn]

the rustlers burger should've been a snack and you should've had a meal deal for lunch

[@sneakerhead6625]

yesss

[@tumi_1]

they had a meal deal in the last one you divvy

[@jamiehayn]

@@tumi_1 true

[@jasonbelknap3822]

Watching Tom eat the ranch dressing straight up made me gag lol

[@zoelundy5561]

Did Jeff not know sambuca tastes like liquorice.

[@mirjam277]

Isn't that Anise flavor instead?

[@sophiedash4026]

Black licorice is disgusting. Ty, I know now to avoid sambuca...

[@VivaCohen]

I've never heard the word "Sambuca"

[@MicheleMartinJ]

@@VivaCohen the alcohol.

[@58fcorley]

You tortured to poor Brit with candy corn. I'm so sorry. He should at least sent him good mac and cheese - like Kraft. Wacky Mac must be an off brand - never heard of it.

[@bigblue8527]

Bruh i kinda like candy corn

[@Morphoidism]

Candy corn is top tier

[@bigblue8527]

@@Morphoidism idk about top tier but it’s pretty good

[@MegaCakeFan]

@@bigblue8527 The candy corn pumpkins are better though

[@sinandcyanide7505]

I think they find the items themselves and but them or something. Otherwise wouldn't be have had actual ranch rather than the preferred stuff?

[@Lucy-sy2uu]

Tom should've given Jeff a pot noodle for lunch!!

[@m.montague5228]

Cookie Crisp can be found in the U.S., I remember it very well, my mom got it occasionally. Omg I LOVE peanut butter & fluff sandwiches!! I haven’t had one in years.

[@Lopal12]

yea although ive never had a peanut butter & fluff sandwich is that a yankee thing? im from Appalachia

[@NotABirb]

Hold up what type of toothpaste tastes like root beer? I mean it depends on the brand but still

[@maryavatar]

Euthymol - it’s vile nasty toothpaste, and the first time I tasted root beer I said the same thing.

[@NotABirb]

@@maryavatar that would explain it just looked into yeah I could see the resemblance

[@janethebluemouse]

And what brand of root beer is that? Or even the mac and cheese 😂? A&W or Bargs rootbeer is pretty good and kraft is the most known brand of mac&cheese.

[@Liverpoolarcool]

@@maryavatar same

[@quimmywuimmy4087]

Tom was absolutely BRUTAL with the snacks

[@marissamate]

That pork thing was probably just like pork rinds. It's definitely an acquired taste 😂

[@juanmakbfxf6433]

I mean Tom couldn’t have chosen any worse food to give you

[@themoviedealers]

Actually toasting the bread for the Fluffernutter is the preferred method. I do the same with PB&J (though I haven't eaten it in decades because I'm old.)

[@chloegodden7195]

Twigglets are a taste that certain people would like...Like. Even though I hate marmite

[@FirePhoenix15]

America has cookie crisps too 😂 Been around since at least the 80s. 😂

[@x.o.x.o.j.u.l.e.s]

I'm american, but I've never had a peanut butter and marshmallow fluff sandwich.... Ever 😂😆

[@MicheleMartinJ]

It is a New England thing. I grew up with them here and actually live in the city Fluff was created. When I lived in Florida and Colorado... no one knew about it. Very much a regional thing.

[@x.o.x.o.j.u.l.e.s]

@@MicheleMartinJ oh cool, I didn't know because I'm from Georgia

[@carriefrederick5280]

It’s so good!

[@user-oc7cz3ep6f]

I’m British and I literally didn’t like ANYTHING that Tom gave apart from Wotsits.

[@newleif9739]

Jeffs menu was literally the embodiment of a corner shop.

[@anrach579]

I LOVE when y'all collab! More, more, MORE!!! And I HATE Fruit Loops.

[@samuelpenn3378]

"Tom, F you!"😳😂😂😂 I've NEVER heard the taste of Root Beer described as tasting like tooth paste!🙄

[@macaelatice-loma1048]

a&w root beer diet tastes sweet with a hint of vanila... put that with a scoop of ice cream my god yes!!

[@donsX]

No I’m with Tom on that. I thought he actually described it perfect 😂

[@mayloo2137]

I like root beer cold. And it has to come from A & W. If you're going to buy junk food, please buy a brand name.

[@SNMG7664]

Root beer normally has wintergreen flavouring. outside of north america that's used basically exclusively in products like mouthwash and dental floss, so it tastes medical and inedible to a lot of foreigners

[@Lele-vu1bv]

Candy corn is a seasonal candy for Halloween. I don’t know any American who eats it.

[@dalliesherwood3501]

It’s amazinggggg

[@landon3573]

I eat it. I saved some from Halloween and I'm still enjoying it.

[@chloe8554]

@@landon3573 what does it taste like? Does it just take like plain sweets. (I’m British)

[@darkvapfalliomc2241]

@@chloe8554 that is exactly that, it is pure sugar and basically nothing else

[@Morphoidism]

@@chloe8554 candy corn isn't something that can be described, you'd really have to try it in order to fully understand it.

[@rosiex1102]

Honestly love that brand of pork scratchings 😂😂😂

[@user-xg2nc3vw3x]

For the Americans don’t try the liquorice it’s disgusting everyone I know hates it

[@thejenniferkingera9945]

Did Tom really just legit straight-up eat ranch instead of dipping his chicken in it? XD

[@kcoog9286]

Tom being confused my fruit loops me: "does America make sense ? no. so our food shouldn't either."

[@develie_btchxox4053]

I was so offended when he said IN BRU!!! Scotland is offended! 🤣

[@elliscody06]

How has American guy never had Cookie Crisp? That was every other TV commercial from my childhood.

[@catpalmer2093]

"What is Irn Brew?" It's made with girders, as every British person of a certain age knows. Mostly I agree with Jeff on the British 'treats', but Twiglets I will defend to the death! (May just have to get some next time I go shopping now.)

[@Ch3rryB10ss0m2]

It's the liquorice for me... 😂

[@clnfbh]

Wait...I thought we get pop tarts in England too I see them all the time in asda and tesco

[@sophiefrancis8295]

We do. I love them.

[@northernguerrilla3168]

We do....us stoners know all about poptarts.

[@SRMkay]

Cookie Crisp, prepackaged heat n eat burgers and pork rinds are all readily available in the U.S. You could also argue Wotsits are available here since they're just a brand of cheese puffs.

[@loveit7484]

I stumbled arcoss your channel and have watched four or five now. So interesting. Fun watch.

[@poppyb4665]

As a Brit these are British foods but absolutely no one likes them

[@Ch3rryB10ss0m2]

Well not necessarily. I like cookie crisp, peperami, rustlers, wotsits, party rings, liquorice 💝, fray bentos and certain brands of pork scratchings....... But that's just me 😊

[@sneakerhead6625]

the british guy is embarrassing. idk why he was surprised, we literally have froot loops in the uk and this man couldn’t provide a single good thing (except irn bru) for poor Jeff to eat. Do better

[@Tyler_Mills26]

Oh idk twiglets are pretty good xxx

[@lululemkowski5468]

And we have cookie crisp in America...I was like wtf?

[@sovietstan7269]

Pork scrachings

[@xoFemmeBeauty]

Actually Froot Loops taste different here, so bland! The American one is much sweeter and better in my opinion :)

[@northernguerrilla3168]

You can tell he doesn't smoke weed or he would know what a poptart is.

[@hitchmercedes1599]

love the series

[@carissawoolsey7809]

Incredibly funny, you had my laughing in tears! Great video

[@tiwainashanda]

Jeff looks so much like a young Robert Downey Jr

[@zacholiver3862]

Let me just emphasise the word ‘junk’ food for the people in the comments

[@suzawilo]

Ikr.😂😂😂😂

[@mariposaorofusionfoodchann7573]

Its funny how they loved each others cheesy snacks! The pork scratchings I think is more a northern thing, but I like them,especially when making a roast.

[@mr.imposta6018]

In Australia there’s no blue fruit loops and 80 % of the fruit loops are NEON yellow and blinding orange.

[@ktglick]

That stuff ALL looked gross, I don’t care what country you come from 😆

[@Ch3rryB10ss0m2]

And I value your opinion, but liquorice is still lush

[@romaniahaps7413]

Lol nobody: The comments: blowing up about the the men giving each other food they don’t like 😂

[@tacticalanimates2339]

7:25 We Americans know Candy Corn isn't real Corn but I'll tell you that most Americans in the Midwest love Candy Corn

[@inihos]

He ate the ranch WITH A SPOOON!!🤣🤣👏👏🙌🙌

[@rmlrl1971]

Hate ranch, prefer Blue Cheese on my wings.

[@Dzzylizzy6590]

Google candy corn stacked like corn... it looks exactly like a corn on the cob lol

[@PabloEscobar-ux6no]

IDK why I google that but I did and wooooooowwwww

[@1177kc]

Jeff, send that licorice to me. Someone gave me some for Christmas-yum.

[@aliem_gaming7662]

He sounded so disappointed at the rustler and stuff but like Americans are literally known for pre cooked TV meals so like

[@sharondeepsays3551]

It gets boring seeing America always the one against other counties.

[@hannahnock6894]

It bugs me that he thinks the microwave burger goes off on the 21st of November

[@cjmihkel8083]

Eishh yall be roasting each other's food. These are actually food I enjoy

[@VibrantlyDark]

I love how you can see the realization on his face when he says twig *Ding*

[@DJ-lp6bh]

I'm American and I hate everything Jeff chose except the Pop-tarts, goldfish crackers and chicken wings. I'd maybe drink the root beer in a pinch.

[@Footymad0501]

I’m British and only liked two of the things on Jeff’s menu

[@_80sbaybee62]

Love love love jeff expressions lol

[@jaemiebethein2460]

I love these videossss

[@nateorchard47]

21 November in the expiration date means November 2021 not 21st of November

[@ceruleandream972]

Both their meals were disgusting this is highkey fear factor...

[@jujub4553]

Lol candy corn = like eating little candles 😂😂😂

[@laurak-e8797]

I thought America had Cookie Crisp. I remember when I was in elementary school, I couldn't get them 'cos Canada didn't have them but a friend who went to the States managed to pick them up there.

[@skullheadlp7403]

Its an American brand and company. These guys are just seriously uneducated and dont do research

[@kateAkaGunner]

Personally as an American I don't like Ranch dressing.

[@ashashh1260]

trippin

[@kateAkaGunner]

@@ashashh1260 your opinion not mine

[@adenyoungin746]

fax, no printer

[@kateAkaGunner]

@@adenyoungin746 People have different tastes in things like food. Sheesh so my taste does not exactly match yours...big deal.

[@nathanbailey6735]

Whos gona tell him ranch is not a food it's a condiment my dude be straight up eating. Ranch with a fork

[@lalamakeuprehab]

It always amazes me how different food is from country to country! Lol

[@paulmckernan7518]

A mix of cheerios and skittles, what a perfect way to describe Fruit Loops, I wouldn't be surprised if that's what they actually are.