Food Theory: How to BEAT the Buffet (Food Theory's Lost Episode)

[@octomanuno2700]

"There is a 41% chance that you are wearing sweatpants." Me, wearing sweatpants: *s o r c e r y*

[@justinbuergi9867]

Jokes on him…I’m not wearing pants at all

[@josethethinket9819]

@@justinbuergi9867 Jokes on you i'm not wearing anything

[@MarvelEnjoyer7]

@@justinbuergi9867 😳

[@HashknightGaming]

I am a civilised man I am wearing shorts as it's summertime here.

[@octomanuno2700]

@@HashknightGaming its summer here too....in the uk

[@DarthArachnious]

If you want to hurt them, take a group of pre-teens. My nephew and his lacrosse team ate everything, including the fake parsley in the ice display. They ate all the expensive octopus trying to gross each other out. One kid ate a whole platter of dinner rolls and still had room for 3 whole chickens. They're animals.

[@Quetzalcoatl-Dragon_97]

I like you

[@ManiA.427]

I can confirm that. I myself am 13 and after 5 minutes of digesting, I'm up and ready to go again.

[@DarthArachnious]

One Way buffets recoup their money is through the soft drinks. Because it fills you up & cost like $.03 worth of syrup to make one drink. Each of these kids can drink a gallon of soda. And my girlfriend pounding Diet Coke like it's going out of style. Slowed them down not at all.

[@Isaac-hi2lh]

I’m literally going to a buffet tomorrow with 3 friends and we are all 13 or 14 I expect the restaurant will go under soon😂

[@XzTS-Roostro]

Chaotic Neutral

[@Tavinhu6446]

“The plates are smaller to make them take less food” Me making a food pyramid in the plate : *i have no such weakness*

[@spillthetruth5898]

Me making a mountain of food bigger than mountain Everest...

[@honolex]

Me just putting mountains of spaghetti on my plate

[@davidgoldrock7264]

you need a reverse food pyramid with water and carbs at the top, and meats on the bottom

[@sansthememe5316]

@@davidgoldrock7264 ah yes, lemme just balance my glass on top of my chocolate fudge real quick, what could possibly go wrong😂

[@davidgoldrock7264]

@@sansthememe5316 XD

[@ryanhiggins8869]

I ate so much crab leg at a Chinese buffet that they kick me out.. I said “but it’s all you can eat” and they told me “yes, and that is all you can eat”

[@thinhduong8552]

Wow, what a scam

[@leilaturner3749]

homer simpson-?

[@ohrats731]

So like 3 crab legs, right?

[@ryanhiggins8869]

@@ohrats731 like three of those buckets they put them out in

[@jordancruz6609]

"The sigh says all you can eat. And I can eat more"

[@jadenbree2263]

My dad is a state trooper and one time he and a bunch of his work friends had a competition of who could eat the most at a Chinese buffet…the owner came out and said “it’s all you can eat, not eat til you die” 😭😭

[@ramonpena557]

Hilarious

[@CaseyWyantRemer-y3v]

💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@AyoDen]

My mom's way to beat the buffet: Stuff food in plastic bags and smuggle it out

[@EntyFu]

i remember having our pockets filled with pastries lol

[@captsige1140]

Asian way

[@KittAnimations]

As an Asian, I can confirm this

[@ShiestySki]

My mom just makes us pretend we are younger so we can eat for cheaper

[@Jen_TheSnail]

Yes

[@OfficialBurrow]

I was actually the "meat bouncer" (actually a specialty cook) for 4 years... There wasn't any boss telling me to do or don't do.. anything. You can come and get as much meat as you want, at the end of the day, we weren't thinking about you at all, also we weren't allowed to refuse the customer of another slice. I actually used to pre-slice them so anyone could have as much as they want. My boss never told me I wasn't allowed to do it. I worked at a local buffet though, this might not be the same elsewhere, but I actually enjoyed when people came to my specialty bar because I am the one who cooked the steaks and ribs and I always got compliments for my cooking which made me smile instead of being overbearingly grumpy like most of all my coworkers there.

[@thelonelywoodstock674]

My dad was a "meat bouncer" as well (carving station, cook 1) at a casino buffet. He was told give a person a certain amount initially but if they asked for more, then give them more. He'd also precut the meat and was only discouraged by a higher up who just didn't like him. My dad and his coworkers also didn't think much of people coming to the station. I only remember one time he mentioned a person getting a crap ton of food and he was just impressed by how much they could pack away. Other than that, people were mentioned cause they were rude.

[@freddykrueger8076]

The funniest thing is, based on how Restaurant Workers are treated by Management and Customers, that Management telling them to watch portions would probably backfire into “Meat Bouncers” serving larger portions more often.

[@candypower9988]

But that's why the boss puts them there, they obviously won't tell u

[@2ndpartycrasher954]

Ahhh! So what you are saying is compliment the meat bouncer so that they give you more meat. Nice...

[@incredibleflameboy]

As a meat bouncer do you play a special type of basketball where you use meatballs?

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

I wouldn't be surprised if there's an equivalent to an FBI's most wanted list for buffets and MatPat is their public enemy number 1.

[@turgutbababalm9981]

replying to you untill you reply me , day 1

[@godsnintendog]

FBI: Federal Buffet Investigators

[@VPZealouZ]

Finish 👏 watching 👏 the 👏 video 👏 then 👏 comment 👏

[@russiancat]

@@JenFootR7 rlly?

[@strawber3seal_77]

eyyy its you!

[@Antonio_Ortiz]

I've had several occasions where the staff looked in disgust as I stacked my plate with 50-60 pieces of sushi (which I always finish) and have once had a hostess suggest other food options when she realized that I was only going to ask for sushi rolls, and I firmly declined and ate 11 rolls total.

[@cozyeden]

as you should

[@LeTtRrZ]

Sushi is super expensive and not very filling. Their mistake for putting it on an all you can eat buffet.

[@CaptainPikeachu]

Good for you

[@wobblysauce]

Some people stack the plates with seafood, but i avoid it

[@ParaplegicKeanuReeves]

​@wobblysauce Yeah I dint understand the obsession with sushi......I think something went wrong with kids in the mid 2000s

[@ChengTeoh]

I'm going to assume that the other 59% of people are just wearing no pants ... fight me on that!

[@VenomQuill]

PJ's! :3

[@courier-ec6zj]

Shorts

[@pyrotempestwing]

Jeans for me.

[@miriams.4341]

Can confirm!

[@rob.3143]

Shorts here too. It's hot outside.

[@DamonNomad82]

When my dad's brother was a kid, his parents didn't like taking him to buffets. The reason for this was that my uncle was a typical geek, complete with the thick-framed glasses with tape above the nose and dress shirts with ink stains on the pockets. He developed a formula to "make sure he got his money's worth" at the buffet, but overestimated the capacity of his own stomach. The result was that he would eat until he couldn't keep the food down. He also stubbornly refused to accept the fact that his "perfect equation" had this fatal flaw to it, and got sick every time he went to an all you can eat buffet.

[@Quetzalcoatl-Dragon_97]

Smart stupidity

[@KhangNguyen-qn4bh]

@@Quetzalcoatl-Dragon_97 ironic as it’s finest

[@Santor-]

Sounds like how most people do it.

[@pleaserespond3984]

That's adorable.

[@logandillard122]

His stupidity XD

[@togas_nightcores]

Rewatching all my favorite theory videos right after Mats announcement is bittersweet nostalgia

[@AverageTeenageYoutuber]

Same bro

[@Hiya1212]

Same 😔

[@Only-Footy-Edits]

Real

[@raychwagner3657]

Glad I’m not alone ❤

[@lavendersage29]

"The meat bouncer is judging you for your gluttony" is the best sentence I've ever heard 😂

[@black97_0]

Meat bouncer: "dude, this is like the 10th time you're here. You still not full?" Me: "the implication, I'm suppose to care about what you think about me has been noted, and discarded. Now will you give me another round, or do I have to cut myself a slice?"

[@mounne13]

I've seen carving stations put limits on how many servings one can get per admission.

[@black97_0]

@@mounne13 ah. Well I'm sure to remember that next time I give a dam. Now would you stop looking at me and give me another round? I've been standing here for 5 minutes. Under food and safety act of 1990 page 47, article 14, subsection Z paragraph 2, row 7, I have the right to consume as much food as I can take.

[@endertobias1908]

Meat bouncer

[@ama_cactus]

Lol😅

[@KyrenShat]

When I was younger I went on a cruise ship and the buffet there had really good pancakes for breakfast, I remember having so many pancakes (like over 12 times going up for 3 pancakes per plate) the server just started calling me the pancake king and would refer to me as it whenever she served me food. That was pretty cool

[@papyrusskeleton2331]

All hail the pancake king ! May he eat pancakes by a dozen every morning 👑

[@brohuh]

All hail the Pancake King🙏

[@ACreative_name]

All hail the pancake King 👑

[@KyrenShat]

aint no way 😂 people hailing me thank you guys!

[@trolltoyourheart9051]

@@KyrenShat u shall be hailed. "ALL HAIL THE PANCAKE KING!"

[@april4657]

Honestly, I don't go to buffets for the "all you can eat" factor, I go for the variety

[@rapperbucks3203]

Then go to a diner

[@april4657]

@@rapperbucks3203 do I tell you what to do? Lol

[@zurrie7341]

@@rapperbucks3203 tell me the diners you go to that let you eat like 10 to 20 different items of food for the price of a buffet

[@sunshine-kb7rv]

​@rapperbucks3203 still not the same you have to pay for each dish vs a buffet where you pay 1 fee

[@ironman2885]

I agree, went to Golden Corral for breakfast last weekend and didn't leave stuffed, I just had a really nice variety of breakfast foods that would have cost $50 to order together anywhere else.

[@bushidobrown9857]

As someone who's buffet friend group is called the Buffet Mafia, we appreciate yall spreading the truth

[@adenhickman5780]

Where can I join this. My humming bird-like metabolism will make any buffet pay

[@electron2601]

Omg this had me laughing so hard that my wife made me leave the bedroom so she could watch her show in peace.

[@boiledbean]

Do they kick you out if you eat too much

[@connorparsons5523]

@@boiledbean, my uncle got kicked out of a restaurant because he ate too much when he was a kid.

[@miauBLEACH]

@@connorparsons5523 i mean, don't be greedy but they are supposed to feed us. We are the one who pay them to give us food, what else do they want?

[@lolgetrektnojutsu]

There’s Markiplier and Darkiplier There’s Jacksepticeye and Antisepticeye And then there’s MatPat and Pre Saint Judes Haircut Green Screen MatPat

[@Vintage_XO]

So PSJHGSM

[@dominicmitchell4014]

@@Vintage_XO sounds like I'm beat boxing

[@fernyaicrag2745]

When I read the title I thought it said food theory's last episode and I was like noooooooo but then I re-read it and saw it said lost episode

[@panzerfaust3828]

Golden Corral will probably send a hit squad to silence Matt after this

[@James-ne9gy]

Bruh😂😂

[@esanderyb4638]

Don’t give them ideas, don’t

[@brycelearmonth777]

Cramming breads a pasta down his throat, "THIS IS WHAT YOU GET!!!"

[@charlesgline519]

Lol true

[@tommyraines8968]

Don't give my boss any ideas lol

[@momentswithmccoy]

I usually eat beef alone at buffets, if the waiter complains or “suggests” I eat something else, I refer them to my extensive allergy list which keeps me from eating a lot of cheap foods. Which is both true and keeps them from “so far” kicking me out 😂

[@nata6025]

has this ever happened? I've never seen or heard of buffet staff discouraging certain foods.

[@mikaelacash3791]

"Hello, yes, I have iron deficiency anemia and that lovely steak you have there is just packed full of that glorious iron I need to stay alive. Thank you 😋" Having a medical condition that requires you to eat the more expensive food and skip the cheap food is always real nice while at a buffet. Especially when I pull out the fact that my doctor literally tells me to eat as much iron-rich meat as possible. Lol

[@leonardoljdb]

​@@mikaelacash3791I'm curious though, is it possible you have chronic anemia? There may be an underlying disease that is the instigator of your low Hb and Erythrocytes 🥺

[@Tim.Stotelmeyer]

A not so subtle hint from a buffet that I had eaten enough: They cleaned off my table and gave it to another person while I was getting another plate of food.

[@Sunnylyndis]

That’s when you find an empty table and sit back down :)

[@MrShadic999]

I'd just sit down with that person and challenge him/her to keep up with me

[@somerandom8281]

a good idea is to go with another person. rotate getting food and eating between the group.

[@theweirdochannel8735]

@@MrShadic999 lol

[@meep7025]

What did you do after they did that?

[@ahmadpickett]

It's crazy to see matpat actual talking and moving his body

[@aceeduventures]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXK5dJqZqqqceKs

[@thornesong_alchemist]

Beating the buffet did a number on his body just like he said, and that's the real reason the green screen idea got scrapped. 😂

[@flying5634]

@@thornesong_alchemist But look at him at the recent gtlive 👀

[@tomnadoyeet6225]

@@flying5634 it was a joke

[@Mantosasto]

That was a puppet.

[@bearbee5438]

My mom would always joke how I would ironically (as an asian) never eat rice at a buffet. 7 year old me with 4 slabs of prime rib on my plate was apparently just way ahead of the game

[@HANKSANDY69420]

Lmao

[@aur9035]

Oh my god thats so cute to imagine, just a little 7 y.o with slabs of high end expensive meat on their mini plate 😭

[@HANKSANDY69420]

@@aur9035 yea

[@notnotalwen4891]

Yup you are asian all right

[@andyrew1670]

same here bc whenever she'd say "we have food at home" the food she meant was rice

[@hardstarboardradio]

One time in 1986 at the now-defunct King's Table Buffet in Moscow, Idaho, I visibly ate so much (because instead of making endless trips, I would get all that I could eat at once, because i knew how much I could eat) that the restaurant manager actually came to my table and asked me to put some of the dishes back. As that sounded like a health code violation - and because I was, you know, hungry - I just stared at him incredulously until he sheepishly walked away. It's one of the highlights of my entire life.

[@cristlewrite7944]

How strange, I've read lots of comments of people being judged or asked to leave, but being asked to put the food back is just gross wth

[@queenellie1104]

Matpat: Here is how to beat the buffet- Doofenshmirtz: I give you the “All-you-can-eat-inator”

[@atharvsharma2539]

YES!!!!!

[@mall9782]

I heard his voice in my brain

[@AnanimatorTheChannel]

So true

[@MDelloso54]

@@mall9782 same

[@grayson9124]

Doofenshmirtz built a buffet designed to beat you.

[@bonkville5766]

He looks like a 90's commercial Matpat, and I'm dying

[@imstupid880]

The green screen actually wasn't a terrible idea, it's a good way to take up screen time when you don't have much to show. Also, it's fun seeing how you move when you talk.

[@kingslushie1018]

I agree!

[@matthewlinker7138]

I'm rewatching this 2 years after it was posted, and all that I'm thinking is I'm glad I didn't have this when I was younger, bc I could eat 7-8 plates of pastas and breads at golden corral and still be eating and my family was telling me I need to stop we need to go home. I use to have a "bottomless pit" for a stomach.

[@juliana2379.]

Imagine just enjoying your meal and you see Matt measuring plates at a buffet restaurant

[@mentaya11]

I'd say hi and offer to help with the research.

[@TristisNomani]

@@mentaya11 you probably wont be of much assistance

[@mentaya11]

@@TristisNomani It's possible, but it seems strange to assume that of someone you don't know. I have an extensive scientific background and know how to conduct research and experimentation. Besides, I like to eat! I'd be enthusiastic if nothing else. I think it would be fun to work with them.

[@nbria4688]

@@mentaya11🤓

[@mentaya11]

@@nbria4688 Pretty much.

[@josephbiddle1637]

I actually really liked the detail of the sweatpants slung over your shoulder. After seeing the same cutout figure for years, it was nice. Also, it gave a fun, more casual feel. Not sure why, but it did. Anyway, I loved this episode. Keep up the awesome work, Team Theorist.

[@TruthBehindTheLies]

I miss Ponderosa, I actually completely forgot about that place but once I heard the name it flooded my mind with tons of great memories

[@Excalibur-Sonic]

Same

[@jFar920]

I didn’t realize they were a dying breed, there’s two near me (one in my hometown) that have been there my entire life

[@FrugalGarden]

Same

[@lisahenry20]

My family went to Florida when I was 6 and we went to Ponderosa so many times for breakfast over those two weeks.

[@arthurlam751]

My parents would always take me and my siblings there on the rare trip to an outlet mall.

[@beatresca]

the plate size study is really interesting, when I moved out and had my own dishes, they were smaller than the ones my parents own and I kept losing weight just because of that

[@jonathanwang8547]

"Asian's don't eat till they're full, they eat until they recuperate the cost of the buffet" - Uncle Roger

[@ombricshalazar3869]

they also bring the closest few branches of the family tree to help

[@flameofmage1099]

I smacked that like button like my parents smack me

[@alicorn3924]

@@flameofmage1099 sadge

[@formalrabbit6020]

@@alicorn3924 sadge?

[@circa134]

You see if you drink water before eating after your full you can go to the bathroom and then you can eat more

[@luggilu7864]

As someone who works in retail: don't ever feel weird about going to a store several times. We don't remember. Sure if you speak to the cashier a lot, he'll possibly remember your face, but probably only if your a regular customer. Can't te you how many times i had people buy something to immediately notice they forgot something and be back at the register in 2 minutes and by the time they are back it's like I've never met them. Retail workers don't care. Edit (2 years later apparently cause I just found my comment again): of course you do remember SOME people. Theres always a few nice and chatty folk, so you make an effort to remember them. But 95% of people you see when you work a job where you see hundreds or thousands of people a day, you don't remember. Retail workers do not care if you buy embarrassing stuff, or if you had to run back into the store 6 times because you forgot a bunch of stuff. They're simply waiting for their break 😅

[@wnxdafriz]

??? this confuses me... when i ran an electronics department my store manager was wondering why the store was getting calls for me personally.... honestly.... i felt pride if i kept seeing the same people.... meant i was doing things right.... too bad store gets bought out by some investment group and they ran the store franchise into the ground.... left when it was obvious where it was heading

[@ViolosD2I]

It's not really about the server remembering you, or caring. It's that you THINK he might.

[@Esterfox1987]

@@ViolosD2I IKR

[@musgodness]

But what if I'm handsome? 🙁

[@ami96984]

@@ViolosD2I and what would him seing you twice do?

[@sepphoris8463]

Potential theory: What cereal is actually the best best cereal for an active day?

[@joshthomas1423]

I actually would LOVE THIS because I need this. I love cereal but I won’t know which ones best

[@jagerbluetooth43]

None. Eat fats and proteins. Eat sugar/carbs after activity, not sleeping for 8 hours.

[@LeileyWow]

Old fashioned oats with fresh fruit and nuts (I also like to add brown sugar & peanut butter to mine)

[@biancabrooks280]

Theory: Are Wheaties _actually_ the breakfast of champions??

[@jagerbluetooth43]

@@LeileyWow adding fiber lowers glycemic index. Why not limit glycemic load?

[@trolley01]

It is actually interesting that they have calculated the amount they save by having a scary guy cutting the meat for you in order to make you eat less of it is enough to justify employing a whole extra person

[@soosizei3973]

Here in Germany, they are being a bit more sneaky with it. The meats you can take yourself are almost always fried in batter, so already saving on that. And the normal meats you pick out from a selection raw, and then they get grilled for you by a dedicated chef, and of course, that takes time, and not just a bit, to encourage you to get something else while it is getting prepared

[@FallenAngelHiroko]

Honestly, we don't worry about the cost too much. We go during lunch when it's fairly cheaper and not as busy, get our favorites then try something different. We also take our time to eat instead of scarfing it down (a lesson I learned the hard way) because we could "always get up for more". Funny side story, my mom and dad went to an all you can eat seafood and essentially forced the restaurant to stop buying crab legs since they'd be there for ours eating it all. Since they couldn't be kicked out as they weren't doing anything wrong (against policies or law), to stop them, they stopped serving crab legs.

[@samueltesta1558]

I find the whole “Bigger plate, the more you eat.” Stat to be hilarious considering that whenever I go to a buffet I just stack all the food up into a mountain.

[@comandercrypto1318]

same, for breakfast buffets my plate is an entire meal stacked 6 inches high

[@comandercrypto1318]

then 2 more plates after that(the 3-4 plates are main, extras, fruit/corned-beef hash, dessert, second plate of dessert)

[@Quetzalcoatl-Dragon_97]

I admire your actions

[@Santor-]

If you put a plate on top, like a burger, you can stack higher if you push down on the top plate to stabilize. Alternatively, you can do what I do, just bring a bag, cart or wheelbarrow.

[@kathoden]

Veritasium's next video title: The Simplest Most Efficient Math Formula For Packing A Buffet Plate. Thumbnail: Buffet companies can't solve it! *shock face*

[@quelorepario]

If you want to ruin a buffet, bring a bunch of friends into competitive eating. If you _really_ want to ruin a buffet, select competitive eaters that has the same birthday as you.

[@minecraftgamer2474]

Omg I'm doing with my friends when were older!!

[@ssheepps8199]

@@minecraftgamer2474 OMG YES I'LL PROBABLY DO THAT ONE DAY

[@mercster]

Why would you intentionally ruin a business offering a fair service. It's one thing to get the most for your money; it's another to think it's awesome to "game the system" and hurt innocent people.

[@astupidlylongnamethatstoolong]

@@mercster Oh boohoo.

[@abcxyz6606]

So you people want to ruin buffet, drive them out of business? U know all business need to cover their cost, right, so if people greedily and purposely only go for expensive stuff and being wasteful, buffet will either have to increase price for EVERYONE or go out of business. Is that what you people want? You people are so Smart 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️

[@LifeWithMatthew]

20:13 - Speaking of psychological tricks, nicely done on the Merch pitch. Presenting both a "buying this makes you part of the community" and a limited time offer to get you buying it right now!

[@44RisingSun44]

Anyone actually really love the green screen/actually seeing MatPat set up? This video was pretty awesome!

[@Stefan8u]

Please do an episode on Satiety Index, that does actually look really interesting

[@rufus2.028]

My great grandpa always said: "I would rather pop my intestial than letting a buffet get the best of me" Now he doesn't have to. Thank you.

[@legosans926]

Wait what

[@killian114]

Is great grandpa.....dead?-

[@Musical_gamer69]

hol up

[@_maddiezs]

Um

[@UrbanBricks]

@@killian114 No... He doesn't have to because of the video...

[@michaelluu7469]

the trick is to eat a big meal in the morning, knowing that you're going to an all-you-can-eat at night. Apparently apparently it stretches out your stomach wall making you able to eat more food

[@alicon852]

I've literally skipped the meat section because of my social anxiety and now I learn they're doing that ON PURPOSE?!

[@nguyenduyphuc3924]

That’s how they get you, lol

[@monhi64]

I mean it is a good idea, just to prevent massive waste. We just gotta get more bold lol

[@manatakamiya4589]

@@monhi64 Bring a friend and challenge yourselves to see which of you two can ask him for more. Sounds stupid, but the more of you there are, the more the group effect and peer influence will negate this kind of social pressure.

[@roystondaniel2849]

@@monhi64 yeah they want to prevent waste lol

[@chriswhite4408]

@@manatakamiya4589 lmao I love that your solution for peer pressure is just have more peer pressure in the other direction, honestly that's genius

[@annisaurus]

I read the title as "last episode" and my heart skipped a beat.

[@Overlord1289_]

My dumbass also thought the same thing except I still thought it said last so I started looking for comments about it but no one was talking about it being the last episode then I found your comment.

[@thomashost272]

Turns out it was the opposite, being the first ever episode, it just went unreleased until now. (I get that everyone knows that, it's said in the episode, I just had to finish the sentence.

[@adityajindal49]

Lol you are not alone, I did the same thing 😂

[@bachtiarwardanaalwansyah6871]

Omg me too

[@lifeofafarmer1281]

Same

[@the_roguelogue1491]

Still waiting on that “popcorn is the most valuable currency” theory

[@Geoffjun13]

Big buffet is getting real angry. They can't let us know. Mat Pat is risking his life

[@aspendespain4606]

Me: eating lunch while watching this "Looks like I'm ahead of the game."

[@aceeduventures]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXK5dJqZqqqceKs

[@Idkmikeal2789]

Facts

[@Johoony17]

😂same

[@stellanovaluna]

@ik ur cool I’m a Christian myself but cool it down and don’t spam like what the freak is this

[@gasolinewhat]

Bro me too

[@mustachio2]

"Mom, why is that man measuring a plate?" "Oh don't worry about it, he's a youtuber."

[@octomanuno2700]

_covers childs eyes disgustedly and hastily speedwalks away_

[@Claude_from_cincinnati]

@@octomanuno2700 LOL!

[@milky9602]

@@octomanuno2700 LOL!

[@microwave911]

@@octomanuno2700 LOL!

[@turtlemine4613]

@@octomanuno2700 LOL!

[@aidanjackson5084]

"People who eat while distracted tend to eat more." Well, that would explain why I had so many servings of burgers, fries, and other things when I was in the college dining hall. I was busy watching KZbin and Anime.

[@xyzzy64]

literally though lmao. I would just sit there watching youtube for like an hour and then boom i've eaten several servings of lunch

[@TMS0615]

I have eaten all my ramen i have to stop watching anime all the time lol

[@madisonmartinez8320]

Forget buffets, this is how I'm going to prepare for Thanksgiving dinner

[@Nguyen763_Zack]

"Social stigma" "Meat bouncer guilt tripping" I paid for the all-you-can-eat imma take all-i-can-eat

[@nathanswagnl6659]

Yea, and also, the so-called meat bouncer literally couldn’t care less, unless you’re rude to him/her

[@prussianowl233]

this lol

[@TheBeesies]

@@nathanswagnl6659 lol my local buffet has no meat bouncer. And no fancy meat. And no fancy food. Yeah my local buffet kinda sucks.

[@maestrulgamer9695]

@@TheBeesies-At least you have a local buffet!

[@cleopatraonlyfans]

What’s stigma

[@meep7025]

"There are children dying of hunger" That isn't gonna make me feel bad about gluttony, the food isn't going to them anyways.

[@Rambo-lv9hu]

HAHAHA! Yes!! I just tell him hurry up and put it on my plate.

[@vinny9868]

They'd rather throw it away than try to donate it.

[@toonasag]

Ya true

[@dckrell]

i'd just say 'well fun fact you guys throw away food rather than donating it so even if I eat more there's still a lot of food in this restaurant which mean you are trying to guilt trip me over something that doesn't matter alright now where's my food'

[@birgio1363]

absolutely ruthless goddamn

[@Zorgdub]

MatPat: "They force you to make more trips to trick you into eating less, because the more you go, the more you feel the social stigma." Me who is literally proud of getting as many servings as I can and challenge myself to make as many trips as I can : " You have no power here!"

[@rachaelwade675]

I’m the person who, even when they art a lot, does not gain weight so my eating ability is very impressive

[@Egghead012]

Me: *You fool, mat... I have no care for bullshit social norms that nobody even likes, That social stigma holds no power.*

[@Nguyen763_Zack]

@@rachaelwade675 AND, getting up helps allleviate the pressure on my stomach. I once camped an all-you-can-eat for 3 hours just to get the juiciest meat everytime the cut some more of those paper thin slices.

[@Justheretowatchvids365]

Another tip: pick your buffet place wisely. I have been to really good (local Chinese restaurant) and really bad (golden corral ironically). The food quality and the environment really makes a difference. The cheaper and grosser the place, the less you are gonna eat (as you probably should for your own health haha).

[@add9319]

10:57 Oh MatPat, it's bold of you to think that I have any shame at the buffet. If I'm shellin out $25 per person, Ima eat my money's worth and so is my family. We're making a profit using our stomachs.

[@Am_Cookie2436]

I ate so much at one of the buffets I had been to before, that I nearly ate 4x what I paid.

[@codyandrew1196]

Be an adult. Go to a high quality restaurant and get a good meal for $16 and be full, don't eat 5000 calories a day.

[@DemonSlayerSucksAss30]

@@codyandrew1196 There is no correct definition of an adult, It's only what society stereotypes if they want to eat 50009000 calories a day, Let them do that THEIR BODY THEIR CHOICE OF FOOD

[@codyandrew1196]

@@DemonSlayerSucksAss30 gross.

[@justNrtic]

@@codyandrew1196 dunno about you, but I eat around 1.5k calories per meal, which is about 4.5k in just meals, not accounting for food outside meals. Been like this for almost 2 years now, previous years I ate about 3k calories/day. Result? I weigh 45kg, look malnourished, and based on my bmi, am underweight. Some of us have to eat more than average, because our metabolisms require us to.

[@jaxbell3326]

Golden Corral: Sir for the last time, you aren’t allowed to bring tape measures in here.

[@Naoise012]

MatPat: "How to Beat the Buffet." Me, after my 7th plate stacked 8 inches high: "You mean I can eat more?"

[@ethanworks9917]

😂😂🤢

[@trinitech6868]

Lol

[@bvdf84]

Wait... You can get more than 1 plate of food in buffets? What have I done

[@malexthegreat]

well i mean one of my local buffets was permanently shut down because ONE PERSON ATE TOO MUCH IN ONE GO

[@malexthegreat]

@@bvdf84 i have had 3 plates full since i was 10, and no that isn't an exaggeration..... unfortunately

[@JBabyLeather]

Love this video. Because I do love a Buffay. But also, I actually really liked green screen mat. I think it was a really cool experiment to have you in the video more. Not that the usual game theory editing isn’t wonderful, but it was really cool to actually see you talking to us more

[@gojiboy69]

"Put food on smaller plates." Me: Stacks the food on top of each other and balances it to my table no problem.

[@paisleesheppard5629]

Efficiency is you

[@starplatinum2414]

Buffet employee: That's got to be the best pirate I've ever seen. Buffet manager: So it would seem. You: *Balances a Tower-of-Babel-sized plate of food back to your table*

[@WorldinJeopardy]

People like me who do not like their food touching do not synergizer well with buffets lol

[@Egerit100]

@@WorldinJeopardy I don't care about that at all. In fact most of the time I prefer to cram it all together so it's easier to mix. Although every once in a while I grab things that I don't like to mix

[@XL.Pumpkaboo]

Sort of same. I don't pile it higher than I can easily balance.

[@SolSister10596]

This is a great method, but I personally like my own way better. Whenever I go to a new buffet for the first time, I focus on getting very small portions of as many different foods as I can fit on my plate, and make a mental note of the ones I enjoyed the most. On the second visit, I get larger portions of my favorites, and small portions of foods I still haven’t tried yet or I’m not quite sure about. On subsequent visits, just repeat Step 2. This method doesn’t maximize the amount of food you’re able to consume or the getting the most expensive stuff, but it gives you the most enjoyment.

[@jonathanodude6660]

It maximises it for me because repetition kills my appetite more than anything.

[@aguyontheinternet8436]

Well, you made your method for a totally different reason than he did. 18:41

[@wendy645]

This is exactly how I do it! 🙂

[@CarelessForce]

Perfect example of different priorities, value for money comes down to what is valuable to you. It could be actual cost of the food like in this video or it could be enjoyment like it is for you, it could also be calories so you can save money on food for the next week or so, maybe even nutrition in the form of lots of different fruits and veg etc. Figure out what's most important to you then build a strategy around that. Regardless of what you choose it's useful to know how these places work so you can avoid falling for the tricks.

[@beckst3r]

gang. i get fomo if i don't try everything.

[@billj8968]

As a Physiology prof - I really loved this episode - so much so that I'm going to have my students watch it as part of my summer course! Keep up the great work - stay safe MatPat!

[@doomzdew]

Summer course? Tf is a "SuMmEr CoUrSe"

[@周宗禾-l5f]

ah yes a chad teacher

[@vakuArt]

Eating at a buffet restaurant would be a great finish for that course xDD

[@plorabare]

@@doomzdew summer school

[@SbaDefender]

All I know is smaller plates DEFINITELY didn't stop us growing up. If you weren't still hating yourself and in overstuffed pain 5 hours later you were doing it wrong. Better luck next month kid.

[@slimyboixd]

I have two older brothers that were kicked out of an all you can eat buffet and as the youngest brother it is my duty to carry on that tradition. Thank you for helping me to achieve my destiny, green screen Matpat

[@bagelman4963]

Fun fact: The Golden Corral in the city I live near was shut down because the owner was found guilty of murder

[@thekitmi9156]

Woah

[@markszakallas6677]

i guess they found that out piece by piece :)

[@Idkwhattoputttt]

Hopefully that was acctually steak

[@Kiev-in-3-days]

Well. That's actually also the case for all other Golden Corrals shut down.

[@Lutefisk445]

My local one was finally shut down after years of back and forth health violations. Now it's an animal hospital, so I'd say things turned out for the better

[@The_hunter0905]

“They give you smaller plates, they give you smaller bowls” Me stacking food on top of the food already on my plate.

[@iasomnium919]

Me and my little sister when we were little: "See, all these trips back and forth let us burn more calories to get hungry again and we can eat more! GENIUS!")

[@banman0725]

That’s how you beat the system

[@siege824s8]

I dual weeild plate on each hand

[@aidenlosee]

*Tetris music starts playing*

[@armadillolover99]

My dad would always stack plates. One plate for meat, one for salads, one for miscellaneous items

[@davidh0610]

18:38 Imagine how intimidating it must be to watch a video about eating as much as you can at a buffet, at a buffet.

[@eduardoquevedo7004]

Doing this right now at China

[@TheBusyJane]

The most comprehensive guide to buffets since Strictly Dumpling.

[@nickrios823]

Food Theory Idea: Does love actually affect the way food taste?

[@legendofzeldarules44]

Yes! You'll subconsciously rate food higher from people you love, and having loved ones around you can make restaurant food tastier.

[@msmaria5039]

I second this idea!

[@l0rdharbing3r__]

this one is so good yes

[@spamtong.spamton8416]

That's a really good one.

[@cameronhuff5170]

It doesn't. Love isnt a substance it's connections and responses in your brain. Love could, however, affect the way the chef cooks (although by very little). And via human psychology, if the customer knows (or thinks they know) that the person who cooked their food 'cooked it with love' then they are more likely to enjoy it i suppose.

[@sea3363]

Theory: best brand of bubble gum for blowing bubbles

[@mel-uy2lw]

Yessss

[@m_artroom]

Y eS S

[@late-start-vlogs]

That would be awesome

[@ithankfuldudes915]

Everyone comment this so MatPat can notice it and do it

[@Little_Hickory_Stump]

Hubba buba

[@potatoslayer7002]

gosh its been almost 6 years sense i first started watching matpat's vids my first time watching was back in 2019ish i stubbled apon GTL while it was live and got to hear steph do the voices for the kindigarten 2 charecters and that day will probably stay with me for a long time

[@binaryburnout3d]

"The bouncer of the Meat?" Yah, who ever came up with that one, give them a raise.

[@thatonetrashyoutuber1198]

💀

[@AnnoyingMoose]

This lost episode makes me think of an idea for a crossover between Food Theory and Film Theory: What is the best snack to get at the movie theatre? Does it make a difference what movie you watch? MatPat could even do an ultimate crossover with GameTheory by studying how best to sneak food into a theatre without them noticing!

[@ratlawyer4954]

@ik ur cool stop

[@samhank]

Please do that

[@domomitsune5920]

I would say if you're going to theater with your own snacks, grab the box candies from the supermarket for a dollar. I'm thinking Thin Mints, Hot Tamales, and Sour Patch Kids. Most theaters have these as an option as a concession. So when you pull them out when you're sitting, it doesn't look suspicious. The only thing I might splurge on is getting the large Coke with unlimited refills. And by the time I leave, that cup is been filled about six to eight times. The popcorn is a scam. You're not getting enough popcorn for the price you paid for it. You'll get filled up on popcorn refills before you ever get to making your money's worth of that.

[@comandercrypto1318]

@@domomitsune5920 also, if it's winter, sneek in some chik fil a under your coat, and then a pound of candy in the pockets

[@domomitsune5920]

@@comandercrypto1318 I still say the cheapest way to get snacks into the theater is, go to the local supermarket, in by the box size candy that's usually a dollar or less, and put it in your pockets or your coat. Once you set down in the lights go out, you can pull them out and the staff will be no wiser that you didn't purchase that candy. Or you can do what I did, and bring in your old cup and after a while When the Crowds Are in their respective theater room, you can walk into the lobby and ask for a refill. It doesn't work so much with a large popcorn. But sometimes they will refill it for you and you'll get away with it. Worst case scenario, you have to buy a new cup and popcorn.

[@Drecon84]

Also: the smaller plates mean that you spread your meal out over a longer time, which means that your body gets more time to give the signals that you're full.

[@ralexandra1058]

Golden Corral really knows what they’re doing with their sweet rolls.. those Hawaiian style rolls are unbelievably good… and hard to resist.

[@JoNJoShY]

This is what goes in my head when in a buffet: “I paid to be here, and everyone else paid to be here, We all want to make the most of this, We won’t judge each other for going for fifths.”

[@lucethedoormat81]

mood

[@eclecticsoffy]

The perfect mindset to beat the business and get maximum profit

[@siege824s8]

I go with a u gon learn today mentality

[@blck4333]

Same

[@jennytaylor3986]

I DO however judge the people at my previous town's buffet who would hang around the shrimp like vultures before proceeding to pile their plates high as soon as it refilled so that unless I was also watching like a hawk I never got any.

[@kinsbeans]

Restaurants hate him! Eat the whole restaurant with his one simple trick.

[@jakelater596]

No

[@blepinator7847]

I love this green screen version of food theory, if only because Mat just oozes out charisma

[@monhi64]

My only complaint is I wish it had less “network tv vibes” the intro feels a lot like something you’d see on food network or something lol

[@aguyontheinternet8436]

@@monhi64 Why is this a bad thing?

[@joerosario3755]

Imma gonna make you regret those words - Matpat

[@Turtle_Man-bt9nk]

I’ve been kicked out of the same Buffet restaurant 3 times. I feel amazing!

[@LogogoFromKeron]

I can't believe this channel almost a year old. I really like this channel.

[@ukgang3916]

What it felt like yesterday

[@LeTushie]

I can’t believe I a watched a whole channel on KZbin lol

[@burnt-toast7411]

Ikr, it felt like the first videos were just uploaded.

[@Summer-fv9eq]

Same, time just flys by!

[@crimson5pider]

I can't believe it actually works

[@HenryCartaya]

Lets take a moment to realize THIS ICONIC MAN took a TAPE MEASURE to as Golden Corral🥴🤯

[@jazberrybear]

“Hey uh why do you have tape measurer?”

[@garrettbrunner8425]

To measure how longs they slept

[@emyron1843]

My therapist: “Green Screen Matt Pat isn’t real, Green Screen Matt Pat can’t hurt you.” Green Screen Matt Pat: 0:54

[@morning_flower05]

😭

[@lord_ozymandias]

love how this implies GSMP is going after the therapist and not the patient

[@lego_the_cat]

21:18

[@lovestarhazelangel6600]

"I am gonna make you regret those words!" - Green Screen MatPat

[@garrothhogonokami]

@@lord_ozymandias EXACTLY XDD

[@prof7304]

Bro I never Had any Problems with going 4-5 times. I pay for the whole Buffet - I eat the whole Buffet!

[@daimianadrien2643]

“Like a modern day Oliver” and on that day of recording they discovered what to name their son

[@curlyboicyrus]

This is hilarious but also THAT PROFILE PIC!!! Barry’s one of my highest comfort characters!!

[@JenFootR7]

*"I'm ˢᵘᵇˢᶜʳⁱᵇⁱⁿᵍ ᵗᵒ ᵉᵛᵉʳʸᵒⁿᵉ ʷʰᵒ ˢᵘᵇˢᶜʳⁱᵇᵉˢ ᵗᵒ ᵐᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ˡⁱᵏᵉ ᵗʰⁱˢ ᶜᵒᵐᵐᵉⁿᵗ".,

[@Wishy.]

@@curlyboicyrus I agree 100%

[@KittyNinjaYT]

LOLOLOLOLOLOL Is that Barry???

[@wolfiegames1572]

This was recorded in 2019, so Oli was already born

[@renabastet5339]

Here in Sweden, while the setup is similar, there is never a guy cutting the meat for you! Its already sliced up and you can fill up your plate! And plate sizes do vary here. From medium to large plates. Also the price of a buffé here is roughly the same price as ordering ala carte so buffés here are actually a decent deal.

[@mozzarelladoggo8984]

Lucky

[@holynightwingfan4510]

Don't the slices get cold? In barbecue buffets we are served in our own tables and we can get any number of slices we want

[@trialbruh6063]

Here is the same way, and I live in arkansas.

[@macsnafu]

See, I'm not all that concerned about getting my "money's worth" when I go to a buffet. Instead, I just like the variety they provide. Instead of getting one entree and a couple of sides, I can mix it up with 2 or 3 entrees, and half a dozen different sides.

[@SomeGuy-ty7kr]

this is probably how they are intended to be used, but they quickly had to lay on the psychological warfare in order to keep costs down low enough regular people would actually eat there.

[@TomyDayos]

I agree.

[@chexwarior]

I can't blame MatPat because it's certainly easier to quantify "how much did my meal cost the restaurant" than "how much joy did my meal add to my life" but that is a common mistake people make with buffets. The way to "win" at the buffet is to eat the food you enjoy the most, because costing the restaurant doesn't actually benefit you and if you get indigestion it can actually reduce your benefit/cost ratio. Edit: realized that I had reversed my meaning with the ratio.

[@moondust2365]

True. One thing that also keeps you hungry: variety. Get different meals in one plate or in subsequent servings.

[@aslandus]

Indeed, though I do find it amusing how Matpat mentions multiple times that that this strategy is a terrible way to enjoy a buffet and actually doing it would basically just be an act of spite against the restaurant owner...

[@Mullet-ZubazPants]

*The World:* "Let's enjoy a nice meal, relax, unwind" *America:* "I will defeat this restaurant!"

[@mapuga1302]

"There is a 41% chance that you are wearing sweatpants" Me: Jokes on you, I'm not wearing pants!

[@Distraction_hsl]

Power move

[@VPZealouZ]

Gigachad move

[@Chronicler9]

yep. i picked it up from younger Markiplier years ago and never went back. FREEDOM!!!!

[@hologaster]

wait what?

[@caliek25]

and I'm wearing PJs

[@indoshonstudios1893]

This makes me want to go to a buffet just to mess with a restaurant.

[@NitroFlux07]

Matpat: how to beat buffets Audience: why? Matpat: cause f*ck them, that’s why!

[@shikoshiko1210]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWS1mJ2eg8qmpZo......

[@flying5634]

Want green screen matpat meme template? I got you (wait for Monday lol)

[@EveryoneElseIsWeirdImNormal]

Alright Mr popo

[@flying5634]

I was done making it just wait until Monday. Y'all redditors just wait.

[@rugbytimezone5480]

@@flying5634 just gonna reply as a reminder don't mind me

[@sparkislost]

“Bouncer of meat” was something i didn’t want to hear matpat ever say

[@JessicaPropagated]

I have worked with MANY professionals to help with my obesity, and they all said diet soda makes you gain weight. The way you explained the soda thing makes me realize WHY it makes me gain weight, it makes me hungry

[@IraessRanza]

How did things end up going? personally I never noticed an increase of hunger from diet soda I got ravenous for more soda, so essentially I went for more drink than food, and did they have any suggestions?

[@gelatinousandfree8133]

That’s interesting, for me diet coke helped me lose 40 pounds

[@nathanielmohr9622]

@@gelatinousandfree8133 Switching from regular soda TO diet soda, assuming you don't compensate elsewhere ("I'm drinking diet soda, so getting a 20-piece nugget instead of 12-piece would be fine"), you will lose weight over time. However, diet soda opens most people up to a lot of dieting traps, and people that drink diet soda that never really drank normal soda are much more likely to gain weight than people that don't drink soda at all.

[@kiktik2413]

No it makes u gain weight because it has the same amount of sugar

[@mr.someoneudontkno698]

I believe it being the same amount of sugar that is a false generalization of all 'zero sugar/diet' drinks. Its keeping note of ingredients and what it converts to in the body. A good amount of them do not have sugars in the sense of normal sodas. I have lost plenty weight substituting it from the high fructose loaded sodas I loaded on as a teen. At the end of the day everyone should be aware of whats in what they drink or eat.

[@LtLeo]

Food theory idea: "If you could only eat one dish for the rest of your life, what would get you the most years before malnutrition kills you?" AND NO CHEATING BY SAYING SOMETHING LIKE, "Salad! I can put anything in a bowl and call it-" NO! Pick ONE salad. One dish. Be specific. Edit: since multiple people pointed out how vague, poorly defined, and difficult to answer the question is, I have a list of more specific ideas in the replies. Feel free to leave your own.

[@brandongreenland9632]

This actually sounds really interesting.

[@jaydashnine]

That would be neat, but since there's so many different foods out there, they would probably need to narrow it down to a number of options to make it feasible.

[@emmethefangirl8785]

Potato salad. It has potatoes (which if I remember that one film theory correctly you can live off of those alone for a long while) it has peppers and onions, so you'll get some veggies, and there's some eggs for protein. Also relish, pimentos, mayo, mustered, salt, and pepper.

[@elarapostol4598]

It's potato salad, or mushroom salad. It contains amino acids, proteins vitamins and minerals to keep you running but I'd love to see matpat do an episode about it.

[@jeromeshalom9250]

Chicken fried steak extra gravy. Prove me wrong.

[@mayk_eyron]

Therapist: "Green Screen MatPat isn't real, it can't hurt you" Me: "No, you don't understand it"

[@roofogato]

u got thr meme wrong

[@flying5634]

Heh want green screen matpat meme template? Wait until monday :)

[@extraterrestrial8888]

Easiest way to make a buffet go bankrupt: Have a teenager's birthday party at whichever buffet you want to lose money.

[@1NICK23]

golden corral brownies fill you up instantly and like 20 minutes later, you're hungry again

[@Exclusive1011111111]

U mean u are hungry.

[@knalb_]

Conspiracy theory

[@Calebsnaz]

"There is a 41% chance you are wearing sweatpants" Me who isn't wearing pants: My power is beyond your comprehension.

[@herowither12354]

So.. You're wearing a skirt?

[@KlrKurt64]

no he wear short

[@greason]

Im english, u could just not be wearing pants and still be wearing sweatpants lol

[@herowither12354]

@@greason Sweatpants are a type of pants, tho.

[@ty21000]

@@herowither12354 i think they meant they arent wearing anything on their lower half of their body except maybe underwear.

[@Cough_ez3931]

“There is a 41% chance that your wearing sweatpants” Me: *what is this witchcraft* “59% of the people watching aren’t wearing sweatpants but shorts or jeans, *CHANGE MY MIND!”*

[@DParkerNunya]

Just changed a little before watching this video lol

[@Althedemonking1076]

I am still wearing my sweatpants

[@MichaelHomsi_]

I’m wearing shorts ha

[@craigrobbins2463]

You guys wearing pants?

[@patrickbohlen2668]

Im not wearing anything ha

[@macciatocappuccino]

i have a very difficult time falling asleep, but this man's voice puts me to sleep right away