USA VS EUROPE (obesity) | Asmongold Reacts

[@N_G_M]

As a European, the concept of 'MacDonalds breakfast' or breakfast from any fast food place is absolutely wild to me.

[@Sk1tz092]

Agreed, its completely insane to have breakfast at mcdonalds

[@L233233]

As a European, I love myself a McMuffin Bacon & Egg.

[@augormasterson9312]

@@Sk1tz092you obvious haven’t had the tasty goodness of a McGriddle coupled with a caramel frappe. That burst of sugary explosion will set any person on a course to diabetes but boy does it taste soooo good

[@Strausburg]

You've probably never experienced a McGriddle then.

[@Adeptusmechanicus12]

McDonald's hashbrowns are legendary

[@lilyroze7489]

The most ironic is that most of the countries that are ranked higher than USA in obesity ranking are islands countries that have to import food from USA

[@lilyroze7489]

So yes USA is the problem

[@daridon2483]

Basically those countries aren't fattier than the US from their own volition. They are the results of the US' actions, so the US is the REAL top 1 obese country. Goddamn

[@eduardomacedo8937]

Yes, because their fishing based cultures were destroyed by nuke tests

[@axelbrackeniers5488]

Also those Island nations have a culture where weight is directly linked to wealth etc. Atleast for Samoa i know that its a part of their culture and that the islanders literally have a genetic predeposition to obesity

[@daridon2483]

@@axelbrackeniers5488 And that culture makes a lot of sense when their main source of food back then was from fishing, so being fatter means you were being successful with your food gathering. Then the US came and absolutely screwed over it.

[@fionamb83]

Subway was in a legal battle in Ireland because their bread can't be classed as bread here because it has too much sugar in it.

[@iLoveTheseRemoras]

In Finland it's classified as packaging cushioning material

[@Damaxyz]

If I'm not mistaken, Subway's bread is considered as cake due to its level of sugar.

[@DaKdawg]

Don't worry, the meat can't be classified as meat...or was that the tuna...or was that taco bell...I kinda just stick to chicken these days.

[@707upsidedown]

@@DaKdawg for subway it was the chicken, its something like 50% chicken, 50% soy. The age of fast food as "affordable" is long gone. Even by today's fast food standards, fast food of the 80s-90s was somehow more nutritious than than compared to now. There's no real reason to buy it anymore except for convenience, but we should all be aware the health detriments we receive from its consumption. Not only is it low density nutrition for its nutrition/calorie ratio, but its also packed full of preservatives and stabilizers nowadays. Time to get a-cookin.

[@fionamb83]

@@Damaxyz Correct. They lost the case so it's in the cake VAT category.

[@Iliasmadmad]

It's literally 9 small island nations with little to no population and then the US with 300.000.000.... u are first my man

[@AJ--212]

i mean even if the population was even, the US is directly the cause of their problem so i think their score should be added to the US score lol

[@Iliasmadmad]

@@AJ--212 yeah that

[@mxchump]

That logic also says America is way healthier because it has signifinally more healthy people than those countries 🤔

[@alessandrocastronovo9275]

@@AJ--212was gonna bring that up

[@MatyasFrank-bf7cv]

And they are first by a mile too

[@Blandco]

I love how Asmon looked up the most obese countries in the world only to have that list be a major payoff later in the video.

[@thenonexistinghero]

'Murica didn't want to be the most obese country in the world, so instead of making a useless attempt to get their own people to live healthier, they just made sure that other countries got even fatter.

[@Damaxyz]

Next up he'll learn about American imperialism and how capitalism really is harmless 🙃

[@AngelsLance]

The bomb testing had nothing to do with the obesity issue in the Pacific islands though and a 2 minute Google search will tell you Europeans are just as responsible for their obesity as Americans are.

[@Karl_Marksman]

@@AngelsLance the US is built by european rejects so it's all europeans fault really. Ok maybe not built by, that was the chinese. But "settled" by europeans

[@mikaelfalk6720]

The only people who were capable of colonizing these islands, by traveling long distances over open water on canoes and surviving on the islands where calories were hard to come by, had an exceptionally low metabolism. What was a useful evolutionary adaptation then sort of backfired when McDonald's set up shop, got nothing to do with nuclear bombs.

[@Psi-Op]

He really said domino's would beat real Neapolitan pizza, truly an American moment right there.

[@Tomatowormprince]

He's not wrong, the entirety of American history is just doing what Europe does many times better.

[@PPfilmemacher]

@@Tomatowormprince😂

[@ITBEurgava]

Keep telling yourself that.

[@adamhercik581]

@@Tomatowormprince Lmao, what for example?

[@karolpominski]

And the thing is, Domino's wouldn't beat any half-decent pizza place in whole Europe 😂

[@UltraAlex2000]

Asmongold: "i guarantee domino's clears neapolitan pizzas" Domino's LITERALLY FAILED in Italy. Couldn't keep a single place open because people didn't like their pizzas.

[@captain_context9991]

They failed in Norway too. They are still trying, but every single restaurant is heavily in debt and they are trying all possible angles to keep from shutting down the whole brand. Pizza Hut failed before, and the few McDonalds we still have over here, are no longer American. They are run by local people on a license. No American fastfood chains managed to establish themselves over here.

[@Шышыга]

@@captain_context9991 i think all those chains are franchised, like there no way they are doing it by themselves

[@whyparkjiminnotridejimin]

Only see very very few places in Germany too.

[@bourhinorc1421]

Its normal, people like the food they grew up with.

[@captain_context9991]

@@Шышыга Ofcourse they are franchised. But big american franchises have a way of operating in the US that rarely, if ever, works in Europe. Big fastfood chains survive and are a great industry in the US because they rely on an untrained, uneducated, unskilled staff that are willing to work on minimum wages with zero other prospects in life, no paid leave, no healthcare, no rights, no guaranteed pensions, no nothing. And the new thing now is to re-arrange their shifts and hours so that they will never quite qualify to be called "full-time employed" so they will never qualify for those couple of benefits and perks they promised you when you took the job. NONE of that works over in Europe where workers have rights regardless of what their employer likes to say and do about it. And people over here are used to better quality of food than Americans. 70% of American diet is salt, fat, palm-oil, and corn starch. Which is all borderline outlawed in the EU. Which is why you dont see American products in stores over here either. And when you take the CHEAPNESS out of American fast food, well then what youre left with is pointless. America only ever made sense because... Nothing was really that great, but at least it was cheap. Living was easy, and that American dream was at least visible on the horizon. Today none of that is true. So nothing American makes sense anymore.

[@delimiter2886]

Asmon: "We are only the 10th!" Video: "All the top 10 are caused by america, and then there's america"

[@thebreadbringer]

Also, the entire top 10 are small island nations, which means their population density is way higher than most countries, so they very often beat out other countries in things like this.

[@Bisstoro]

here to remind you 2 months later that america cant be in a top 10 countries because is not a country

[@whohan779]

@@thebreadbringer Still one could argue that the nations could be a whole lot healthier as they don't need any cars (basically everything is close to shore and can be reached by foot within two hours). But of course, Americans exported their car-centric lifestyle too.

[@Jacob-ec9og]

Amwrica didn't cause anything. Every human from any country has the ability to eat healthy & put the fork down.

[@jamescuttler8047]

@@Jacob-ec9ogthe video literally has hard data proving it’s Americas fault, what is the deal with people like you? Why are you so incapable of ever hearing any criticism of the US

[@InfernoTune727]

Hearing asmongold go "did we really test bombs" had me shook as a german. We literally get to hear all of theese stories about the bikini atol and britains stories with nuclear weapon tests and now hearing an American not know about this huge part of their history really shocked me.

[@fjorddenierbear4832]

Lol stacks of dynamite. Go look up the Tsar Bomba and compare that to Fat Man (Hiroshima). We are to believe the Soviets not only made the Tsar Bomba like 10 yrs or whatever after WW2 - we are also to believe they used fusion instead of fission etc.

[@MammalianCreature]

@@fjorddenierbear4832I believe that they fucked up and made it too big, yeah. Incompetence isn't hard to come by.

[@FuckGoogle502]

Cmon, he didn't know the backstory of Spongebob and Bikini Bottom? lol I hated that show and I knew what it was "based" on. The US committed horrific crimes against the native peoples and their lands.

[@FuckGoogle502]

@@fjorddenierbear4832 That was a hydrogen bomb. Different animal, much fiercer.

[@Bishox]

Except this video is so wrong , and the bombs had basically 0 radioactive effects because the ocean is so large it absorbs it all ? But no the DEMN BOMBS BLEW UP THE FISH

[@jessbellis9510]

As an Aussie most people here know about the weapons and nuke testing over there. They tested nukes here in Australia too. Also, if the USA _didn't_ know about how damaging nukes were, then WHY would they test them halfway across the world, instead of in their own waters?

[@kayleblang5081]

Well we did test em on our own country. There's towns in middle America that have been genetically affected by the tests back then who now have like a 30 to 40% higher chance of cancer because of it. That's not me saying nukes we're better set off in the land of Aus. Nuke testing on any place was a stupid idea.

[@Hackanhacker]

Really well said

[@Hackanhacker]

There are, then, way much more nuclear testing that Im sure you cant imagine ... it did happen ... The US didnt just do some Testing but did a lot of experiment as wild as trying to boost crops with the fallout radiation ... on there land near and far from other city or villages .... they did expose so much more people than you think The chain of event/The History Of the US and the nuclear testing or making bomb for wars is actually sooo interesting .... so much was going on

[@formdoggie5]

We knew they were explosive. We didnt know about ionizing radition effects. We also didnt know that ionizing radiotion effects break DNA as we didnt even really understand DNA. What you're doing is trying to go down the route of the smallpox blankets before germ theory existed and microscopes were even standardized and in wide use. To put it into perspective doctors used to do cadaver inspections and studies and then go deliver babies and give pelvic exams, and then wonder why newborns were being delivered stillborn and pregnat women were dying of gangrene and sepsis. When handsoap was invented, suddenly the successdul birthrate doubled lol. You have to remember to account for historical context before getting your panties in a twist.

[@jessbellis9510]

@@kayleblang5081 I meant specifically the massive water/ocean tests - like the whole Castle Bravo incident.

[@Doozy_Titter]

Asmon saying that Domino's pizza is better than authentic napolitan pizza is peak America moment 😂

[@anon7596]

Even funnier because Dominos is trash

[@PandemoniuM_123]

Fr fr dominos is disgusting, even my local kebab shop makes better pizza's. The ones from the actual Italian restaurant are heaven.

[@holczy0]

I'm not American but I'd take American pizza over Italian 9/10 times.

[@datboiashy2957]

@@anon7596bruv you’re talking about Little Caesar’s, Domino clears any pizza chain. I don’t know about authentic Italian pizza but any chain gets clapped. Mfs buggin in this comment section

[@fixo5132]

@@holczy0 please tell me you are trolling. Else you never went to Italy.

[@xuruiyu]

Fun fact, US also tried to "culinarily colonise" Vietnam, first through Makka's, then through Starbucks McD failed miserably due to the street food in Vietnam being cheaper and tastier, and Starbucks due to the Vietnamese having a vastly different coffee-drinking culture, and prefering local coffee shops Every single US attempt to conquer Vietnam has ended in a catastrophic failure xD

[@chazzx1018]

Culinarily Colonise is a stupid term. Corporations are inherently evil and spread all over the world. Of course their gonna try to bring fast food to the world. Even Americans see fast food as garbage disposal meals, just alot of people refuse to cook at home. I like Korean myself.

[@Abicated]

How is McDonalds attempting a restaurant in a country an attempt by the whole US to colonize said country? Starbucks didn't head to Vietnam with the intent of subsuming control of its culture or government. It's just a business trying and failing to enter a market due to conflicting cultural values. As an aside, in addition to being cheaper, one of the main failures of McDonalds to enter Vietnam was not understanding that Vietnam values eating together around the table, so the fast food style of grab and go directly clashed with the country's values, pretty much dooming them from the start.

[@xuruiyu]

@@Abicated Ah, you see, I utilised something commonly referred to as humor, or, more specifcally, a satirical simile But all sass aside, I fully agree with your addition to my comment

[@Abicated]

@@xuruiyu Oh. My bad. I misunderstood because usually humor and satire are funny.

[@-_-naab-_-]

​@@Abicatedit was funny to me tho its subjective

[@sami2503]

As a brit, we really shouldn't get on our high horse about other people's food culture, we are basically the US of Europe. Our diet especially in lower income areas is really bad, not as bad as the US obviously, but still really bad.

[@WayStedYou]

At least your baked beans arent pumped with sugar like murica. I wondered why rheh hated baked beans so much until I tried a tin of Bushes beans. Literally double the sugar of heinz

[@kralexprofill4571]

don't forget about the NHS being seen as a joke of a public healthcare system:D

[@gilltron9385]

Finally! I respect you for saying this. We Americans are definitely fat as a whole but I’ve gone to Scotland once a year to visit in-laws and there are plenty of fat people there too. The UK is always the first to call out the US but they’re slowly catching up!

[@Snack-Sized-Femboy]

This is the first time I have ever seen a European take a humble stance about the America bashing. Thank you. I really appreciate it.

[@pank3245]

I heard in recent years Brits have been going through their own obesity crisis due to the rise of convenience of Uber eats and other services.

[@ErraticThought]

As an Europoor I can tell you, my gf cooks. And she cooks well because her mother thought her and so on. So we eat so much cooked and mostly different cooked meals every day that we occasionally would have a fast food night where we order KFC or some sort of burger. My diet always contains a mix of meat and seasonal vegetables. We also eat fish. But what Asmon is mostly right about ... eat less = less fat.

[@grekerbeer948]

Thank God for patriarchy

[@thorwaldjohanson2526]

I think the two biggest things is sugar in everything and not walking. North America is build for cars. I live in Canada now, and I walk so much less in daily life than when going back home to Germany to visit family. I easily cycle 10k every day and walk 2-5k. When traveling the walking is usually 8-25k.

[@babyfaec]

@@suggondees4882 100% correct. So simple yet so hard to fix. Poor Amerifats :(

[@cIappo896]

I order quite often. But I order from restaurants that make actually decent food, not just McD 100% of the time. That's like once a month.

[@Philosjutsu]

Sounds like you're living a good life. Don't forget to count your blessings

[@Eener1000]

That country called Nauru that tops the obesity chart has a wild wild story! It's a small independent island that got extremely wealthy and destroyed their island through phosphate mining. Per capita each resident was slightly below a Saudi oil prince in wealth, but they squandered it all and their tiny island is litered with expensive car wrecks. Now they can't grow crops on their island and have to rely on super processed foods that they import. Now their income comes from imprisoning refuges for Australia and their next moneymaking hustle is to let a foreign company stripmine their surrounding ocean..

[@spacejunk2186]

There is also a circular road on the island and some people there do nothing but drive in circles all day.

[@tyronewashington230]

@@spacejunk2186 Driving in circles is so much fun. I could do it all day.

[@635574]

This and eritreya compete for countries that shouldnt even be allwed to exist

[@revilosmoth1101]

Sounds like Tropico :D

[@Abumustard6364]

Pretty much all of the countries ahead of America except for Kuwait are tiny island narions for some reason.

[@UmUs]

I liked how Asmon failed to recognised most of the fattest countries are former US colonies

[@cdgonepotatoes4219]

Even Turkey historically had close ties to the US, that's part of what sparked the Cold War.

[@bloemkoolendestreetgang450]

⁠​⁠@@cdgonepotatoes4219brother Turkeys obesity is def not caused by America, Turkey has had much closer ties with Europe over history Turkey just eats fatty food lol

[@BaconNationChannel]

territories* There is no slavery and/or natural resources extraction. Only military bases.

[@adrasthea17]

@@cdgonepotatoes4219Actually Europe had more influence on Turkey. I would even dare say, even Russia had more influence, at least culturally. In the late 18th century and trough out the 19th century the ottoman empire imported various different new crops, fruits and vegetables from North America. Like potatoes and tomatoes from Mexico. But culinarily, they followed european (mostly french and Italian) trends. I don’t really know the cause for obesity in Turkey, but one factor could be that we eat an abnormal amount of white bread. If I’m not mistaken we are the nation that eats the most bread per person and turkish bread isn’t even very filling. Of cause there is also the fact that most of our snacks are drenched in sugar. It’s also tradition to always serve your guests sweets and to eat them.

[@Chada-uNîzam-îCedîd]

​​@@cdgonepotatoes4219 as a Turkish nothing to do with that Our food is best in the world probably thats why ıts so damn tasty and oily even balkan is a Turkish word they steal our entire cuisine

[@vladolfputler5685]

In Finland we literally have food making and baking lessons from grades 7 to 9.

[@TheSolidSnakeOil]

You should know, we do too. Sometimes earlier in fact. I just don't what age I was in those classes.

[@meemdoggoriginallongdrink]

Those are optional tho

[@vladolfputler5685]

@@meemdoggoriginallongdrink Dont know how it today works but on 7th grade we had it mandatory and 8-9 it was optional. This was 10 years ago tho.

[@de_CracKer]

@@meemdoggoriginallongdrink Optional in 8-9 grades but mandatory in 7th

[@mallardofmodernia8092]

​@@meemdoggoriginallongdrinkin England ours often aren't for the first two years of those lessons and schools massively push extra classes for it for younger kids. I could make pizza from scratch to a home chef standard by 6.

[@TheGrmany69]

The American colonial cuisine lore is actually a study that also involve the UK in which "native" populations that got exposed to western food developed the same issues as most western countries after ONE generation, it's all about bone formation and lack of oily vitamins.

[@tyronewashington230]

It's not magic, it's called getting obese on carbs by filling up on meats. Eat a steak, don't need no study for the obvdious. Carbs are suppose to be the garnish, not the main meal.

[@habibainunsyifaf6463]

Like sugar, processed food and the sudden addiction to them. Oh and comparatively softer food to their usual diet.

[@jimmcneal5292]

It there a link to(or name of) this study. I feel like it's probably a bit cherrypicked

[@FuckGoogle502]

Yeah, in America I live off of soda. Real food is so expensive.

[@charlesbrown4483]

@@FuckGoogle502 America has some of the lowest food costs on Earth…

[@Ryy86]

''Alabama, Mississippi and Los Angeles...'' Dude actually made me spit my coffee out my nostril, well done Asmongold, fucking funny as hell even when not trying xD

[@baristemizoz3243]

A true American

[@Amyante]

Why would Americans need to know the States? They sure as hell aren't within walking distance.

[@morgen3369]

@@Amyante I believe it's more about the fact that los angeles is not even a state. Not knowing a state name is one thing. But not knowing that los angeles is a city and not a state is another;

[@methatis3013]

​@@Amyantesome damn common knowledge perhaps?

[@Amyante]

On a more serious note, i understand how this happened. He saw LA and was drawing a blank on what state it was, so his brain defaulted to the only LA he knew even though he knew it was most likely wrong.

[@absolutemalkavian4974]

"Where's the pepperoni" Me: *cringes in Napolitano (Italian)*

[@Omar-p9r3c]

ti capisco :(

[@absolutemalkavian4974]

@@Omar-p9r3c Santa Madonna🙏🏻

[@rrrealqueen]

No peperoni??? Or chicken toppings wheres the double cheesed crust😂

[@absolutemalkavian4974]

@@rrrealqueen 👁👄👁 Why?🤌

[@antoniogiangregorio9870]

Where is my alfredo fettucine? Ma che cazzo...

[@tired2471]

Fun fact: Domnio's closed in Italy due to lack of clients

[@Pedro_Ferrandi]

As an Italian, this was a major W Italian moment🗿🇮🇹

[@dacialogan6605]

@@Pedro_Ferrandi As a Romanian, major Italy W

[@Pedro_Ferrandi]

@@dacialogan6605 Thanks bro, shoutout to romanians you're awesome 🇮🇹🤝🇷🇴🗿🗿

[@followerofteaandspice1815]

as a belgian. went to an italian resto once, i don't want to eat at domino's or pizza hut anymore

[@Cu-Copper]

​As a dutch person i aprove this opinion. I would like to even mention that indeed its a​ fact @@followerofteaandspice1815

[@Fixti0n]

As a European, the only reason we have such a high obisety rate is because Turkey and England is pulling us down.

[@johnreedy9098]

Ahem, excuse me... give Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland some credit too

[@Lostouille]

​@@johnreedy9098deepfried people ☠️

[@Versace_sheets]

Bro the video says that not even 5 minutes in jit

[@DankMemes-xq2xm]

@@johnreedy9098 Wales trying not to be Whales (IMPOSSIBLE CHALLENGE)

[@roky7772]

Um, pretty sure croatia wins the battle with most overweight people lol

[@bullyborg]

He failed to acknowledge that the UK and France also tested nukes around those islands. France tested around 50 and UK tested around 20. USA still won competition with around 250

[@bandawin18]

Really thought 50 and 20 was a lot til you hit me with that 250 💀. Damn

[@mpondachongo1138]

the French also tested them in the ALGERIAN dessert

[@chrisdee7931]

@@mpondachongo1138 - The US also tested in the US!

[@kesatoria7176]

@@mpondachongo1138yeah but it isn't really important since it's a desert

[@mpondachongo1138]

@@kesatoria7176 yes it is. Alot of areas surrounding the Algerian dessert are still greatly affected today because radiation doesn't just stay in one place.

[@Frenck1995]

"Where is the pepperoni?" "On the Diavola sir, you ordered a Margherita. It says it under the ingredient list"

[@orsikocs]

Literally just don’t order a Napolitana order another one that has pepperoni 😂

[@RiskOfBaer]

I visited America, once. And I can confirm that your food simply tastes different from one in Europe. And not in a way I liked. The biggest difference was definitely that a lot of things tasted sweeter, even basic stuff like bread. I went to eat scrambled eggs with some kind of toasts, and both the bread and the eggs tasted slightly sweet, it was weird. Other things tasted really overpowering, like there was too much seasoning on it and I could barely taste the actual ingredients. I ate some ribs the same day and while I liked them, I could barely taste the ribs themselves, it was all sweet and smoky glaze and the rub. Even the ice cream I got from some place on the street was almost twice as sweet as the stuff I normally would get during summer where I live. It's no wonder so many Americans think food from Europe tastes bland. Your tastebuds are completely ruined and oversaturated by the kind of food you eat. When I make myself a traditional Neapolitan style pizza, I can taste each of the ingredients I used and appreciate how great they are, there is barely any need for additional seasoning (pinch of salt in the tomato sauce and leaves of basic for a finishing touch). Meanwhile, pizza in America was like being punched in the face from all sides with saltiness, sweetness, fattiness, everything. Don't get me wrong, it tasted good, but it's like when you eat a dessert that is so sweet after a while you just can't take another bite or you'll be sick. That's almost how this felt. And if you eat food like this all the time? Yeah, when you get something people from across the ocean consider "normal", like a simple "Cacio e pepe" pasta for example, you can't even taste it properly and appreciate it. I genuinely feel sorry for you!

[@bilalchiiino3423]

im from Belgium and i remember being addicted to cheerios as a child , but at one point it stopped apearing in the stores, as a grown up ive been searching for it for a long time , i finaly found it in porugal but it wasnt the same , than it came back in Belgian stores but it was so bland .. than i looked up that at one point european guide lines changed wich made tons of products illegal in Europe that came from the states , so all those companies either changed the ingredients for europe or stopped selling in europe , its definetly true that a lot of extra sweetners are added in their product especialy cerael products

[@simonmasset2238]

Tell me you're Italian without telling me you're Italian That said, you're 100% right

[@terradrive]

i remember my father bought some spam with "25% less sodium". Eating it feels like eating processed food filled with as much salt as possible. it was so salty that i can only ate like 30grams per meal

[@CapitanDePlai]

Well said! Cacio e pepe mentioned, one of the best and simple pasta out there.

[@gadsanchez4929]

I agree

[@xcenex479]

I live in Europe and I couldn’t imagine eating McDonald’s for breakfast. I think it would kill me. When I was a kid, going to McDonald’s was almost like a special holiday, since it happened so very rarely. The difference in lifestyles shocks me every single time

[@Snack-Sized-Femboy]

I couldn't imagine reacting like this to another culture's choice of breakfast. You are literally acting like it's a totally alien concept to get an egg sandwich and hashbrowns from a drive thru on your way to work.

[@LuDa-lf1xd]

I advise you to travel to other countries if you can afford it. The concept was alien to me for more than 20 years. I've never eaten breakfast on a fast food chain or being to a drive thru.

[@xcenex479]

@@Snack-Sized-Femboy I mean, to me it is indeed an alien concept. Because I simply make my own breakfast. I’m not shaming anybody for their choices, they can do as they please. The differences simply surprise me, that’s all.

[@MCH-23.Quintus]

​@@Snack-Sized-FemboyFound the mad american on copium.. 💀

[@oldtimergaming9514]

I have a peanut butter sandwich every morning at work on high protein bread with a cup of coffee. Keeps me full.

[@MeronM3ron]

Domino's clears Napolitan pizza? Poor people are fat because theyre lazy? BRO IS ONTO NOTHING 🔥🔥💀

[@vamvam7690]

I agree his take on pizza was trash lol but he kind of has a point with the other thing I wouldn’t call them ‘lazy’ per se but they are choosing convenience over health. You can easily eat healthily for cheap if you’re willing to put the effort in 🤷‍♀️

[@whohan779]

@@vamvam7690 Nah, I just think poor people in the US have given up on life. What is there for them when they fall ill but crippling debt? Might as well life a somewhat comfortable life while you still can.

[@vamvam7690]

@@whohan779 thats a terrible attitude which will only cause them more issues over time though because the poor diet they’re choosing is making them obese and causing health issues which not only lowers their quality of life even more but also increases the chances of needing medical treatment leading to medical debt. They are making decisions which make their own problems worse

[@Dude6978]

@@vamvam7690there’s a point however, when our son was born the easiest thing we could make was a 3 minute microwave meal in between the 30 mins he’d wake up again (we were lucky to finish a meal sometimes) If I worked two jobs or tons of overtime the idea of steaming some vegetables and cooking some meat then cleaning up etc… that would just be too tiring

[@vamvam7690]

@@whohan779 unfortunately someone having that ‘I don’t care’ attitude towards their diet puts them in a position where it’s way more likely they will develop health issues that could lead to medical treatment and crippling debt though so its quite a shortsighted outlook 😅

[@jonahp1127]

There’s a good video about the island nation of Nauru that he should watch, we basically mined their land for phosphorus to use as fertilizer and now nothing grows there so they have to buy processed food from Australia and U.S. and now they’re fat AF

[@fionamb83]

Well that's depressing... Jesus

[@voidbg7017]

​@@fionamb83it's American freedom they are happier now

[@bzs187]

@@voidbg7017 Isn't that comes with 7200 freedom/minute? (M61 Vulcan rpm)

[@Hamsterdam91]

yeah I saw a video. One single watermelon is like 70$US. Only long shelvelife items are affordable

[@Hhhh22222-w]

​@@voidbg7017it's mostly Australia's fault, US had nothing to do with Nauru, however the other pacific island countries..m

[@XWeedhunterX]

As a Finn having anything else than a black coffee, a cig and shot of vodka as a breakfast sounds unbelievable

[@MATCHLESS789]

Lithuanian here - black coffee & a black rye bread sandwich.

[@darkhorsedre]

lol reminds me of a meme for 'slavic breakfast': was a photo of ~5 cigarette butts and an empty espresso cup 😅

[@MatthiasDrinksH20]

As a german, I want, need and love my Brötchen, or Butterbrote.

[@szyksz]

​​@@darkhorsedre I'm polish and this is what i ate for breakfast for entire middle school so fax

[@dtimmm]

Ukrainian here, same. I just drink a cup of coffee in the morning usually

[@rovhalt6650]

An american guy came over to Sweden and wanted to buy me lunch at McDonalds, but I kindly declined. He said I needed the vitamins...

[@Daotha67]

Yeah, vitamins = cholesterol for them.

[@Nello.A]

💪🍔

[@itdobelikedattho8112]

You gay or what

[@MoldyOog]

Rude, you passed up on a free meal.

[@viktorepifanov7138]

Hey they used to have salads at one point 😂

[@thebreadbringer]

My fiancée is American, and she had an absolutely eye-opening experience when she came over to the Netherlands for the first time. It took a bit for her tastebuds to adjust to the lower amount of salt in our food, but once she did, almost every meal was a "wow" experience. She also got a pretty upset stomach when she got back because the food quality requirements are so much lower there.

[@marioharrer9999]

And sugar.. they have so much sugar in everything.

[@ruuddriessen8547]

​@@marioharrer9999their bread is almost cake compared to Dutch bread 😂

[@ThePresidentofMars]

Lower? You mean non existant.

[@Nagadirchan]

@@ThePresidentofMars Rather non-existent then snorting those lines like crazy

[@Naex__]

So Usa is top 10 only because they made the top 9, otherwise they'd be top 1 ? Yeah that about sums it up

[@antoschka-5065]

And say shit Like "wE aReNT MOsT oBeSE" while munching on burger

[@derekrequiem4359]

"We're only number 9, not number 1! That means everything is perfect and we are all healthy! *U-S-A! U-S-A!* 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸"

[@RealCodreX]

​@@derekrequiem4359But, but ... USA not number one!?🥺

[@teaganmitchell4458]

@@derekrequiem4359Trick is the fact that all the countries above the US are island nations in Oceania with maybe 12 thousand people.

[@defeqel6537]

the USA is fat compared to European countries mostly just because they got a head start with standard of living. Even Western Europe was pretty poor until the 70's

[@hugolopes4286]

Macdonald, where i live, costs about 20-25 euros a menu and desert. And you can eat an entire week for that much if you cook at home for yourself.

[@myannai9115]

If your country uses euros, then 20-25 is 100% not enough for a week unless you consider bread and water proper food, and if your country doesn't use euros then the menu isn't 20-25 euros.

[@dasturschloss8679]

@@myannai9115 depends on the country. In Germany, it's still doable since groceries are cheaper here.

[@Cashout95]

@@dasturschloss8679You would need like 1000 bucks per week here😂

[@jimlucas0]

​@@myannai9115I think he means supper/dinner. You can easily cook dinner for 3-4 euros per person, even in countries where groceries are a little more expensive.

[@vlk2395]

I Live in Slovakia and work in Germany , believe me , the groceries in Germany are Cheap as hell there . In slovakia its almost double and if its a poor country . Its fugged up . And I am not gonna even mention how healthy the german groceries are . But ofc downside for German people is , that barely no1 cooks there any home food . Every1 goes to restaurants and so on . Thats why when you see slim people in Germany Its like 85% Tourism or man other country working people .

[@VirheD]

Dominos had to shut down in Italy. They couldn't make a profit lol

[@beer9638]

Good if people had any sense the company would go bankrupt globally. Worst 'pizza' i ever tried. I'd rather starve to death slowly suffering than eat one bite of that garbage.

[@SuacoRV]

Makes sense. Italy is the land of pizza and Dominos looks and tastes like some mass produced factory pizza.

[@brandonguz]

Dominos is still all over the continent. They are everywhere.

[@PPfilmemacher]

@@brandonguzbut not in italy anymore In April 2022, ePizza SpA, the Domino's Italian franchise operator, filed for bankruptcy. The company was protected for 90 days after declaring bankruptcy, but when it expired in July of that year, Domino's was forced to shut down all operations

[@user-vp6cq4sv3d]

I feel like people that have anything bad to say about any food place pretty much just hate everything. Did I just not make the cut for being a three star Michelin chef whilst the rest of the Internet already got their credentials?

[@puffik1575]

Yeah I’m from Poland, and once went to Golden Coral also and i was shocked, my bodyweight is around 90kg lean muscles, and i wasnt able to spot a women who weight less than me even bro, it was a shock

[@thinking7181]

I am considered overweight by BMI but I am also a very fit bodybuilder with a six pack. There is one of me for every like, 50 unhealthy overweight/obese people. The people coping about "but bodybuilders are considered obese and are included in the statistic" are coping so hard because while this is true, the statistic is still useful because bodybuilders are so rare in comparison to a wheelchair bound obese person. It legitimately makes me mad when I see this point being brought up because it is so moot.

[@btchiaintkidding7837]

same here. i am cosidered overweight by BMI as well. i am a medstudent and soon realized that BMI is an absolute joke if you actually workout and try to build muscle mass

[@beer9638]

Bodybuilding takes a lot of work. I agree it's a stupid cope people saying that. Are you sure there is 1 of you for every 50? I'd guess it's one of you per 10k+ Most people do not even walk around the block let alone work out in the gym. What you do is on another level entirely, taking years and years of dedication...

[@CarlosAM1]

Mhm. BMI can be useful but def not in all cases. Also got into bodybuilding and I am approaching the weight range that would make me "obese".

[@thinking7181]

@@beer9638 I don't know, I'm just being charitable to demonstrate that even if it was as high as 1 in 50, it would still be a useless factoid to bring up in a debate

[@KaygeeFromNanotrasen]

BMI isnt a very useful tool

[@jaegertwo-one9867]

Here in the nordic regions of Europe, Dominos got shut down for health infringements in the way they stored their foods and the amount of salt/sugar that was in their ingredients. They then reopened a few months later with a new plan and get shut down by the health department again for the same reason after a few months. We haven't had a dominos here since.

[@Jack-jp6ki]

What country? I might want to move there .🥺

[@CEO_of_FISH]

@@Jack-jp6ki norway

[@Jack-jp6ki]

@@CEO_of_FISH oh wow nice. I have friends in Norway.😊 I've always wanted to go there some day.

[@ugn154]

I used to work at Domino's, and yes, their food storage is terrible and disgusting 🤢

[@thomgizziz]

@@CEO_of_FISH There are literally dominos pizzas in Norway... the internet is just full of people that lie to suit the current topic.

[@GottLemur]

Asmon has never eaten a good pizza in his life 😂

[@biteofdog]

He doesn't like fruits or vegetables as well, which is bizarre.

[@FueganTV]

Yeah, imagine shitting on Neapolitan pizza because it has no pepperonies. He doesn't even know that pepperonies aren't a thing in Italy.

[@Imperial_Lizardgirl]

​@@biteofdog Bizarre... maybe Asmon think he's carnivore instead of omnivore?

[@tyronewashington230]

@@biteofdog Asmon likes potato's on the side of his steak. Most people doesn't even garnish their Cheetoss with the tiniest bit of steak. Asmon seem to be the normal one here.

[@dorjjodvobatkhuu6457]

​@@FueganTVand it's not even the good kind of salami... Delicatessen meats have do much variety that sadly asmon doeadnt know and never will I feel like

[@silentdeath7847]

Unhealthy things like food, drinks, candy, beer, tobacco etc is taxed extra because it is unhealthy here in Norway. Same goes for things that is bad for the envirement, like gas, diesel etc

[@vamvam7690]

Same here in UK

[@thomgizziz]

Yeah regressive taxes to try and control your populace through coercion... that is so great. I mean punishing people to get them to act the way you want is way better than educating them.

[@thomgizziz]

Holy crap you aren't bright.

[@Ezzzyleerock09]

But gas being extra is shitty I mean it probably doesn’t matter with how small the country is but still

[@hugopodpalacz5226]

​@@Ezzzyleerock09how tf is Norway small 💀

[@pepita2437]

I live in Romania. Growing up we ate very little sweets. I remember we used to share a bar of chocholate between us after meals (we were four in the family) And somethimes that was the only artificial sweets we ate all day. Also, we have never been allowed to eat sweets in the morning (so no things like cereal, jam, or orange juice). When we visited my cousins in Texas, we had to drive around, and find a German bakery, because American bread was so sweet we literally couldn't eat it.

[@pepita2437]

@@dagerry There was actually a German bakery in the vicinity where my cousins live in Texas (Huston). We Romanians don't eat German bread, but our breads tastes very similar (we have a roughish type of bread too, not that extra white fluffy things). My aunt lived in Germany for a few decades, and she was the one who looked it up. :)

[@RisenOswald]

​@@dagerry mabye she did, but even the kids missed rye bread. Or so the text said... i never visit the US without my sunflower rye bread 😂

[@dankdill8286]

No OJ in the mornings? Pain…

[@pepita2437]

@@dankdill8286 We drank OJ after lunch. Also we drank very little orange juice. It's just not that popular where I live (Romania, Transilvania). We usually drank home made apple juice, since the area I live in has a lots of apple trees. ;D

[@DoguQ]

​@@dankdill8286 Dont want to make you rethink your life mate but, the OJ in America is not OJ. Its litteraly sugary water. When I visited America, I crashed into a big mall style Shop to get something to drink. And I Got a Orange juice. There was 1 big liter ones(Or 1 Galen? Galon? I dont know). And there was a Little one but smaller for the same price. So, I though smaller one would be better because its same. Price but smaller. Basic logic you know. When I Got that and drank it. I litteraly spit it. I expected like, A Little bit sweet/sour drink Like how a normal Orange Tastes, but NO. That thing was sweet as a Cupcake. I Gave that to a kid and Got water as a drink.

[@Metaljacket420]

Walking regularly, taking public transit, and having a physical job are definitely the only reason I'm not obese

[@Jebu911]

Same for me except I make my own food at least 5 times a week and maybe on weekends i get some takeout.

[@tyronewashington230]

@@Jebu911 Do you cook up donuts and cookies?

[@MidWitPride]

I am obese, and doing all that is the only reason i am not one of those stereotypical mobility scooter WALL-E people. Despite all that, i can at least move with the power of my own limbs. Thank you, Europe. Lmao. Had i been born in USA i would be so much fatter.

[@sethburleigh8967]

My physical job is the only thing keeping me alive I eat like complete shit

[@KyleKick909]

I've been at a physical job for 10 years and I ended up gaining about 60 lbs! I think a lot of the fat came from being mentally and physically drained working 50 plus hours a week for so many years. I'm a lot stronger now but also fat. I recently went part time because of stress/depression/weight and lost 20lbs and my blood pressure went from 176 to 130.

[@blumenbeet92]

I don't need a lecture In food from a guy that nearly died eating a grape.

[@aerickmon3350]

Then listen to the Brit with NIH evidence

[@just_HAZEN]

​​@@aerickmon3350whats NIH?

[@erronblack308]

Who?

[@fancyelk2373]

@@aerickmon3350 listen to a Brit? Not likely pardner

[@aerickmon3350]

@@fancyelk2373 I’m talking about that tea drinker who made the video Yea a redcoat made that video

[@Exilum]

Some important context for the cooking healthy part: ingredients that are generally labeled as "healthy" that you can find for cheap in the US are not actually that healthy from an external perspective for obvious production reasons. Meat, bread, milk produces and even fruits and vegetables are full of chemicals.

[@canbeone7277]

Water is a chemical. How do you suggest we avoid chemicals in our diets?

[@Exilum]

@@canbeone7277 Chemicals as in common use, not as a scientific term. Just like fruit and vegetable or battery and capacitor, the context is enough for anyone to know what is meant. That's the beauty of language: words can have different definitions based on context, and that's based.

[@canbeone7277]

@@Exilum No. you said our food has chemicals in it. I agree. Water is one of the largest constituents of any food product. How do you suggest we eliminate this unwanted chemical additive? That's the beauty of language it has a specific meaning.

[@fl1px]

I love the new rubber fruits, and the plastic chickens I been seeing on tv.

[@morrt8579]

​@@canbeone7277wow you are so good at trolling 😐

[@MRmoutoto]

In France it's pretty rare to run into someone that is obese, sure there are some fat people (usualy beer/wine belly) but never to the point where they can't even walk like you see in walmart

[@ladzerty]

It's happening more and more with the younger generation😢!

[@-DA-ONE-]

Baguette

[@kunilsen2519]

Same in Norway. It's not rare to see chubby people, but actual big fat obese - "American style" people (the stereotype) I have only started seeing in recent years, but even then it's relatively rare.

[@dahlgren23]

Bruh I’m technically obese, I weigh 235 and I’m 5’11”. The 41% is not all massive 400 pound people that you typically think of. It’s pretty rare to see those giant people. I don’t live in the south though so I can’t say if it’s a lot more common there.

[@stonearucard]

I recently visited France from school where I stayed at a host family, and I was absolutely shocked when I found out that you eat sweets for BREAKFAST??? like dont get me wrong, I ate some pun un chocolat or whatever it's name was, it was delicious but eating that shit for breakfast is insane.

[@CB-lw7ty]

I remember having a conversation with an American friend of mine about the availability of fast food, we did a little experiment where both of us lived in a cul-de-sac area, both 20 minutes drive to work and both had to drive around the outskirts of town to get to work. For me in the UK I would drive past 4 fast food places in that time, 1 of which I'd have to turn slightly off route to get to....his number was 26 and that wasn't including these pop up milkshake/coffee drive through booths you can get too 🤣

[@nomore7285]

Whats your point? The us has a higher pop density and a higher density of everything due to it

[@krknife]

@@nomore7285We should do one that compares the percentage of people that still have their teeth in the UK compared to US.

[@tylerstulz9453]

acually the population density in the US is 37 people per square KM vs the UK 270 people per square KM@@nomore7285

[@Namaster88]

@@nomore7285 The US doesn't have a higher population density than the UK.

[@Vengir]

@@nomore7285 What do you mean by higher population density? Both nations have areas of higher and lower density. In this little experiment, it could be that the UK citizen lived in a more dense area. We can't tell without more details.

[@ldptdogbone9334]

As someone who grew up poor in the UK, Beans on Toasts still slaps and carried me through many bad weeks of next to no money for food.

[@dakiler2028]

Disgusting. I lived in student dorms with Brits. Beans on toast is like somebody had post-Mexican food diarrhea on your bread. Also Heinz baked beans is the most fkin mid thing ever

[@Homerisnude]

Fun fact: beans are actually quite healthy, they have tons of fibers and protein, contain almoste no sugar (the hainz beans i get in germany though) and its a great hangover food. 10/10 love it

[@craftah]

@@Homerisnude kebab is a great hangover food

[@Sistik123]

I'll forego the toast part for more beans then.

[@TimusOminere]

@@dakiler2028 Beans on toast by itself sure but often that's not the case, most of the time cheese and L&P sauce is added which makes it tastier after grilling. I add chilis and guac to my beans along with various spices. Welsh rarebit is honestly the ultimate form of toast though and combined with good beans, it's so good.

[@denty95298]

Asmon saying dominoes is above proper italian pizza.... damn

[@DrRemuss]

Napolitan Pizza IS 10x better than any American pizza any day.... fewer ingredients, sure... but quality ingredients over quantity for sure too !

[@Ozraevun]

I'm pretty sure here in Europe we have a stricter standard on the sugar level food is allowed to contain, and it's ALOT less than the average USA same verion of the product. So our soda's have less sugar in them, our cereal does too and so on. Still not healthy to eat on a regular basis but then again too much of anything is bad for you.

[@MLWJ1993]

Many additives are prohibited unless proven safe in the EU. Unfortunately the FDA requires you to prove something is unsafe before it's prohibited to be put into food.

[@boodrowwilson1894]

Slave rations

[@Wanderer77777]

Yeah, the sugar content in AMerican food is outright insane. Also, don't forget the sodium count, too.

[@Daotha67]

Look up usa food ingredients vs uk or your country. You'll be shocked.

[@Wanderer77777]

@@Daotha67 I don't have to. My parents had the good fortune to be able to travel overseas, and i have a good idea of the nutritional value. It's flat out disgusting

[@Sandlchi]

I remember back during my english finals I had to basically hold a casual conversation in english with my teacher, and the topic was food. When I casually mentioned that ~a third of americans were overweight he sort of hand waved it as some anti-american stance on my part. Yeah this shit is literally unbelievable to most europeans

[@dbunik44]

as an american I can attest that if we could deep fat fry a shoe, we would do so

[@bighatastrea]

Our English teacher told us that, should we go to the US for 6 months for an internship, we should expect to gain 5 to 10 kg lmao. When I was finally there the only thing that stood out to me was that there's much more processed food everywhere (or the families and students used it much, much more often than in Germany - I saw lunchables and thought they were just memes before, or chocolate bread, while in Germany I knew bell pepper slices as snacks or an apple), and the portions where usually a lot bigger

[@Snack-Sized-Femboy]

What a weird, random thing to mention out of nowhere to your teacher. Imagine being this obsessed lmao

[@Sandlchi]

@@Snack-Sized-Femboy go dress a cross or whatever you guys do

[@Snack-Sized-Femboy]

@@Sandlchi Ooof. I must've hit a nerve :^( Enjoy your migrant enrichment haha.

[@Berserk-e7p]

As a french, i proudly say Dominos pizza is garbage. To us, it tastes like plastic dough. Too much processed flour. And your pepperoni is also disgusting. You all need to try italian pizza.

[@Jonathan-yd1th]

A real napoletana with italian fior di latte is the best pizza in the world.

[@AntonioMonsterH]

Here in México we have a really bad situation with coca-cola, in addition to the problem of potable water being sold, also by coca-cola and other companies, make us one of the fattest countries, but also with child obesity, I used to be chubby when I was kid, but with the time I start to loose weight and I also low my consume of soda, I know that in some communities the "curanderos" use coca-cola as a ritualistic medicine

[@tyronewashington230]

They replace milk with coco-cola for rituals. Feels bad man. Next holy water will be holy-cola.

[@AntonioMonsterH]

@@tyronewashington230 hahahaha don't give them ideas man!!!

[@DivinesLegacy]

Sorry but Mexican obesity is just due to genetics haha, only reason we were skinny in the past was due to malnutrition.

[@Katetengen]

@@DivinesLegacyThat’s not how it works

[@craftah]

@@DivinesLegacy loool "genetics"

[@brianj7204]

As a Dutchman, i'm glad taking a bicycle to go places feels perfectly normal to us. All these little moments add up, even if you don't realize it. The older i become the more glad i am that i am not born in America.

[@Dotalol123]

True, older i get i appreciate more im from Europe, especially when i found out that you can count walkable cities on the tip of your fingers in USA, its unthinkable to me that i have to start my car every time i need something from a store, because 9 out of 10 times i decide to take a walk since i cant be bothered to circle around like an idiot to find a parking spot!

[@laughingman630]

As someone who grew up in Germany and lived there for 21 years. Alot of Europeans don't understand that if you live in a small town or medium size town im the US, you have to have a vehicle as everything is so spaced out it would take you all day just to go to the supermarket and back.. it's hard to grasp. In the US one really have to take time out of your day to work out, if you have an office job.

[@rufiorufioo]

​@@laughingman630 USA is massive. Living in country area outside of Philadelphia need that automobile 100% I can't ride a bike like they do in EU here.

[@helicityboson]

​@@rufiorufioo of course, but unfortunately your cities are ALSO not walkable (anymore that is), and it's a real problem

[@StoneyMaloney1]

America isn’t so bad. There are a lot of bad things about living here, but also some really great things, too. Just like any place.

[@hayme212]

To quote a fat friend of mine "Golden corral is a human feeding trough."

[@games68775]

Piggies to the trough

[@JiminyCrickets]

@@games68775 Shitty comparison as pigs are actually very smart.

[@WritingNomad-PL]

​@@JiminyCricketsoften more clean too

[@user-vp6cq4sv3d]

​@@JiminyCricketsNo they're not. They've been domesticated to be more passive and fatter as livestock for a reason. Only good pigs are boars.

[@richardjamesclemo6235]

Toilet blocking factory

[@bamwestin]

My breakfast contains one cup of coffee and two roasted bread. When I hear that people in US first order their coffee from Starbucks, and then also order their breakfast, food etc. It really baffled me. It’s really not that weird why the majority of US is obese tbh. Like even all the menus are oversized af.

[@sathlasdalaraynidridlendar6875]

I don't live like the average American, but for most people here they just wake up grab fast food and coffee or sodas full of artificial sugars while driving to work

[@thomgizziz]

@@sathlasdalaraynidridlendar6875 No, most people don't eat breakfast in the US... you are living in a delusional fairy tale where you keep putting others down so you can feel like you are of a higher class.

[@dillonh321]

I hear of very little people actually picking up breakfast from fast food or coffee shops here in the US. I won’t argue that it is not more prevalent here than anywhere else because it probably definitely an American thing. But I really don’t know of many people that do that and fast food drive throughs are mostly empty in the morning. Mostly people here seem to eat cereal or eggs for breakfast. Maybe about 50% of people get coffee from a coffee shop/chain.

[@stavv222]

I was visiting family in Wisconsin, I'm not American, and the amount of times I was called too thin was ridiculous...I'm 5'9" and 71 kg (~156 lbs) Perfectly healthy. And the looks I got when I politely refused fast food or packaged pastries (the ones from the store and not a bakery). Like I love meat but I also love my veggies. Salads were almost always a caesar (which is just fat) and my body would just crave vegetables and fruit. It’s really a shame, because food is amazing and delicious and good for you when done right.

[@romainrondeau4242]

I feel you on that. Once you have a habit of eating vegetables and teaching your body to have some you start craving it and feeling unwell when you don't eat enough/any...or even after you eat a meal that you know and feel is greasy. Being stuck craving veggies must have been horrible.

[@Lefuhq3]

Actual fucking aliens right here

[@charlesbrown4483]

It seems like you're still stuck in the 70's with the "fat = bad" mindset. Science has come a long way since then.

[@stavv222]

@charlesbrown4483 When did I say fat? I mentioned my weight, packaged foods, and the need for veggies. I couldn't care less what your weight is, you still need a proper meal with all the food groups. It's about nutrition, and America is making it harder to access such nutrition. Also, the 70s were a couple of decades before I was even born, so I have no idea what their mindset was.

[@charlesbrown4483]

@@stavv222 ...Fat as in the macro nutrient, not an overweight person.

[@Godeias]

When I was homeless and on foodstamps, I bought a $20 butane portable burner from Walmart and a medium pan from Goodwill. I would stop at the store after work, buy fresh foods (mostly because you could make portions to last longer if kept in a cooler with ice). I'd find a deserted parking lot, or nice spot in some woods and cook a whole meal for about $8 a day. When you're broke, you've gotta learn how to survive and you know what taught me to think like this?- Video games.

[@TWEAKLET]

its even cheaper if you pad it out with beans potatoes and rice stuff is stupid cheap and keeps without a fridge

[@kujojotarostandoceanman2641]

crazy technique, bro be activating cooking skill mid advanturing

[@leosimon241]

How the fuck where you homeless if you had a Job ?

[@TWEAKLET]

@@leosimon241 some cities rent is very expensive

[@leosimon241]

@@TWEAKLET and your government do nothing, either to lower rent price so that anybody working can have a roof, or give you a salary that can permit you to have a flat, even if it's a small one ?

[@Voidsmoothie]

I live in Russia. Despite our salaries being similar to those in Serbia, our prices on everything are mostly European or American. Considering this, I somehow do well exactly on $300 monthly food budget for a family of three, and everyone's quite happy for my choice of ingredients and how I cook. If you order readily available food which only needs a microwave though, this could easily go up to a $1000 though.

[@frantisekfojt8688]

@@youtubeenjoyer1743 it's called vegetables

[@MidWitPride]

I really dislike this upper middle class idea of "Cheap food = junk food." Someone making that point is only revealing that they have never bothered to actually check what's cheap and what's not. If one eats a lot of seasonal vegetables and produce and buys rice/potatoes in bulk for easy calories and sticks to cheaper meats/eggs for protein, you can eat more healthily than 80% of the population does. Non-processed, low-sugar, vegetable heavy diet costs very little. It's just a bit more effort to cook them.

[@SuperDSJGaming]

Blessings to you and your семья, брат 🙏🫡

[@FakeEgirl]

""Cheap food = junk food." That is literally only ever said when it comes to actual fast food, junk food, nobody sees someone make a 5$ meal full of vegetables and other cheap produce and goes "its cheap so it must be junk food" that doesnt happen.@@MidWitPride

[@aster2790]

​@@youtubeenjoyer1743average american response when seeing vegetables lol lmao💀

[@notme8152]

As an Italian: our breakfast sucks in term of nutrition, but considering the rest of our meals are very healthy, we balance it in a way or another. The best thing for the morning, if you really have to eat breakfast, would be protein based foods like eggs or a greek yoghurt, but you can also skip it completely if you're not hungry.

[@notoriouspip84]

It's so much cheaper to buy fresh food and cook it yourself. Also, being in Europe for the year has shown me how much better their food products are than ours. The quality is so much better overall.

[@PPfilmemacher]

I watched several price comparison video between the US and Britain aswell as Germany and it seems that fresh non produced food in the US is horrendously more expensive in the US. Especially everyday products like vegetables for example bell-peppers & potatoes are double the price and Milk & eggs & meat are even 3 times (sometimes even 4 times) higher than the regular price in both European countries even bevor the recession hitting worldwide (groceries in Germany are generally cheaper as in Great Britain) On the other side the cost for fast food in Europe is way more expensive than in the US. So i wouldn’t say that its „much cheaper to buy fresh food and cook it yourself“ in the US

[@craftah]

even american fast food is better in europe

[@VortekXtiik]

The prices are almost comparable where I am, I can warm up pre cooked ribs, have veggies and rice for about $20, that will cover my dinner and lunch for the next day. If the ribs aren’t on sale I will end up paying $17 per rack, in total with the food on sale I will be paying around $17 per meal. You can get a Double Big Mac Meal for $13 so I can see why some people might opt in for the cheaper option.

[@courier6ix9ine95]

Vast majority of people in the us live where they can’t grow their own food, and fresh produce is 1.5x more expensive

[@windshipping]

​@@VortekXtiikDamn that's sooooo expensive. I cook and eat for less than 5€ per meal, McDonald's has become pricey and is around what you say, 11€ so it's not even a contest. Cooking is by far the cheapest option in France, I couldn't survive with 20€ a meal, that's like ordering uber each time.

[@FirstnameLastname-nm2ix]

(Sees euro) ”Why are they using fake money”-Asmongold

[@rubhan94]

8:49 I remember when they added the sugar tax in 2017 here in Norway. They also added it to any “sugar free” products.

[@dasnomaden]

Did you get the hot food tax too or is that just us? Extra fee for anything served above room temperature. Pasty tax, we called it

[@daniellarsson3453]

The meme that matters is: "America eats like it has Universal healthcare. and Europe eats like it has American Healthcare".

[@ChristinaMagma]

Oh-

[@LilliD3]

But there might actually be something to that. Countries that have universal health care have an incentive for their people to be healthy and use the healthcare less. So the country has an incentive to not promote sugary foods and so on. In the us the healthcaee industry gets more money if people use it more often, therefore they have an incentive to keep people sicker.

[@YouGottaShootEmInTheHead]

​@@LilliD3Nah,obama with his rework of healthcare caused the 3000% price hike, people defend him.and shit on trump to this day saying he didn't fix insurance, when by 2008, or more specifically by 2011, we were ABSOLUTELY fucked.

[@4Curses]

One would argue that any government that takes its job serious has an incentive to try and make it's peoples lives healthier. Especially if that means taxing the shit out of them or holding companies accountable.@@LilliD3

[@nonospot838]

Health insurance for a family of 4 is about 60% of my mortgage payment. Pre-obamacare healthcare was $400 a month for a family. Never let the government dictate the terms. If the healthcare in the UK was so great, why do they come here when they really get sick? Its because their government will refuse treatment and let them die. @@YouGottaShootEmInTheHead

[@graysheep47]

"We're at 40% obesity, so that's like every 3rd person you see" 😂

[@rekka6277]

"Is our country really this much of a joke?" Yes.

[@artonio5887]

I mean yeah, but there are a lot of other countries that are jokes in different ways. At the end of the day we are all a joke.

[@ELRIFL]

t. is a vassal of said joke country

[@rekka6277]

@@artonio5887 that's true. But the other countries don't poke their nose at everyone's business and call themselves "the greatest country in the world"

[@Imperial_Lizardgirl]

It's good actually! Jokes are really good thing! It's just not always good to live in them... bu-but it's not that's bad!

[@Imperial_Lizardgirl]

​@@rekka6277 Wrong, as funk. They all do it differently. But at time the same.

[@qlida4465]

As a Dane visiting America i had a hard time finding food i liked, as everything was so overly sweet, fatty or both. I was a fatboi at that time, and still i found it disgusting. I had to shop in specific stores to get i.e. soda with sugar rather than corn syrup. I remember the first time i had subway over there, i asked for a new one as i thought the bread had gone bad and was sweet tasting, nope just cake for bread in the US.

[@soulburner11]

My bad man we'll bust out the piss shark for you guys next time. 😊

[@k9px]

@@soulburner11 What? 🤣

[@KirilDimitrov86]

I'll take things that never happened for $500.

[@DunDeeoZ]

@@KirilDimitrov86 So visiting the US and buying a subway sandwich is something that you consider unlikely to have happened?

[@fkz0303]

​@@KirilDimitrov86nah man that sounds perfectly plausible

[@sigmundfreud7903]

I love how genuinely offended Asmongold was about finding out there’s a sugar tax in the UK.

[@Proxima_Livion]

I have heard the "ate the survey" joke so many times, but why is it so much funnier when Asmon reads it out in a serious tone

[@Rotrokas]

while nuclear testing did have deleterious effects on the Pacific Islands, directly connecting it to current obesity rates due to a loss of fish involves making several leaps that may not be supported by comprehensive evidence. The situation is more complex and involves a blend of historical, environmental, economic, and cultural factors.

[@Pun116]

While it may not be directly connected, testing nukes in foreign countries while selling them burgers goes together like a big American bowl of mac and cheese.

[@crusaderonabike8164]

This feels AI generated

[@aerickmon3350]

@@crusaderonabike8164prolly is based off the fact it never said an opinion just said the situation is tough

[@Not_CIA]

At the end of the day it's portion control. Not everything makes you feel full and not everything sticks with you as long. That being said, it's also okay to feel a bit hungry. Just bc youre not bloated 24/7 doesn't mean you're hungry either. Plus a lot of people eat out of boredom and don't realize it. I think portion size, frequency of eating meals, and snacking are the biggest contributors to weight gain.

[@eds7343]

I've noticed years ago that sometimes if I felt hungry, simply drinking water helped.

[@707upsidedown]

This is true but not the full picture. One example is how processed foods are typically very low in fiber (fiber is processed out). Fiber helps you feel full for longer, and greatly helps with digestion. Hamburgers, pizzas, meat, and typical American bread is very low in fiber. Eat these and you feel hungrier with the same caloric intake as something that has more fiber.

[@Akakiryuushin]

@@eds7343at work i was hungry all day till lunch, after it i was still hungry. im trying to eat less but damn its hard when youve been hungry for 8 hours straight also, im still hungry

[@bui3415]

Portion control. And a good diet. And being active.

[@707upsidedown]

@iminyourwalls8309 this is also true, but eating a steak with some vegetables will be even more filling than just eating meat. I was focusing on processed foods, although I should have also said processed meats* instead of just meat in general

[@close7228]

its all jokes until me a european, realized I had a coffee for breakfast this morning

[@r.8902]

the hormone therapy meme at the beginning made me spit out my highly processed, fake sugar syrup that makes my tea sweet without the extra calories but the overload of other atrocities its probably doing to my weak American body

[@r.8902]

​@@flaccgh8799 i may not fit in the casket and its not because im fat 💪

[@InnocentiusLacrimosa]

Just use (real) honey (most honey is fake). If you only use the sweeteners you intentionally put into foods, it most likely is not a problem. Most harm is done by just having hidden sweeteners in all kinds of foods from bread to drinks to meats.

[@r.8902]

@@InnocentiusLacrimosa but honey doesnt come in flavors like peach and blue raspberry! lol and anyways i dont use those syrups that often but then again im not really even using them for health reasons. i just dont like sugar in general so the syrups made with real sugar makes me sick lol

[@Snack-Sized-Femboy]

"Haha, America bad and dumb xD My country good and best!"

[@JiminyCrickets]

@@Snack-Sized-Femboy Holy crap, why are all your takes on here braindead? I mean, everytime I read anything you say, I hear braincells screaming. Impressive, really.

[@disgustedalien]

i just looooove asmon's food videos, cooking or commenting about food.. i just love hearing him talk about how he eats and discovering how non american places on this planet serve their foods

[@craftah]

non american places serve normal food

[@disgustedalien]

@@craftah i know bcuz am european.. but some americans don't get this concept very well as we see it

[@BtheLee11]

He makes a VERY salient point around @12:00 about making your own food at home. I've heard through the grapevine that you, as the chef, can't add as much salt to your own meal as some preserved/packaged foods add. I'm going to assume by that they mean however much you add to still make it palateable, i imagine all of us can pour a pound of salt onto a plate and attempt to eat it, but i'd hope no one would ever attempt that.

[@jackyichan4759]

I agree whole heartedly! However, it may not be a simple choice for some. Ever hear of a "food desert"? Imagine the only source of food for literal miles are fast food chains and gas stations with the nearest place selling anything resembling a raw ingredient being practically the next town over. And even then the amount of produce you can afford for the same amount of precious calories found in junk food is not worth your next paycheck, reinforced with aggressive marketing from those same junk food corporations to keep you and your kids consuming their products from an early age. I've met a guy whose never even seen an unprocessed peach before. It's a sad reality for many low-income/marginalized populations that was deliberately designed to deprive "them undesirables" of basic nutrition.

[@CptSweetCheeksJr]

​@@jackyichan4759 Obese people can't afford to eat healthy because they won't be able to buy the same amount of "precious calories" is a mind boggling point to make.

[@ALLOFTHEBOOST]

9:30 bro is seeing the future here.

[@Andrew-tf2hp]

I spend $250/week for me and my two kids; healthy food. They make it hard to be healthy in this country. But, it's possible. Where there's a will, there's a way.

[@MegaSim3]

As long as there's enough money to avoid debt

[@koolkoolkoopa]

150€\month 1 big adult in Europe. That's not fair for you.

[@Andrew-tf2hp]

Our country is run by people who want to make us sick; our FDA is a joke. They work in tandem with big-pharma. @@koolkoolkoopa

[@Andrew-tf2hp]

Brother, with the way this country is today, I'm on the cusp every month. @@MegaSim3

[@bnjkf9u3]

12:00 in poor communities you sometimes don't even have supermarkets with vegetables. Its not in all communities as easy as you think.

[@yellybeam2869]

If you can't get them fresh buy frozen ones. It's not great, but still incomparable to alternatives such as fried chicken wing bucket.

[@thememer9005]

As someone who's lost nearly 90 pounds (41kg for euro-bros,) the amount of coping someone does to blame the world for their own failures on being a land-whale is astonishing to me, but denial is the first step and possibly the hardest to get yourself out of. I've been called fatphobic, and each time I just say "Yeah, I hate fat people, so what?" I'm going to live to see old age and they'll die of heart disease, but at least then we won't hear them complain about the world failing them. Yes I am American.

[@zzygyy]

Perseverance dedication and determination to lose weight = lifestyle decision. Most Americans are spoiled living in a country of abundance.

[@DankMemes-xq2xm]

True, but you can't deny that the average person is too lazy to maintain a healthy diet in an unhealthy environment, and thus the better solution for the long-run is to change the environment into a healthy one. Sadly, some people just need to be forced to be healthy, to not be given alternatives.

[@jorgetinoco3574]

​@@DankMemes-xq2xm yep, that's pretty much for everything, people on average have poor self control, look at people debt and spending

[@etienne8110]

Of course there is a part of self will. But there is a reason there is more obesity in the US on a common management. Unwalkable cities, poor self restauration (school food...), access to fresh produces (hard to find and expensive) overuse of sugar and inverted sugar in american produces (bread is cake). Europe makes it easier to stay fit even if you don t have the will to.

[@HenryTitor]

It is precisely this kind of toxic individualism that cause these problem in the U.S. in the first place. It’s like saying you beat cancer, so anyone who died by cancer just didn’t work hard enough

[@digge2210]

"We are 10⁰ guys we arent that fat" The first 9 nations are microstates and literal utterly corrupt isles lmaooo

[@Sorcerer86pt]

And they import all their food from whom? The USA....

[@digge2210]

@@Sorcerer86pt ooooh say can you seeee

[@efb4051]

​@@Sorcerer86ptthat originated in Europe...

[@dubbyplays]

​@@efb4051 Europe didn't cause America to be what it is now, they did it by themselves. Otherwise EU would be like US as of right now, and it clearly isn't but there's still the risk America affects Europe with unhealthy habits and I hope it will not

[@qbeck11]

Biggest issue with American food is that you have the FDA that enables large monopolistic companies to mass produce everything as cheaply and unhealthy as possible while shutting down small businesses, local farms etc

[@andrionusthemage1016]

Not just that but if you look at companies who make food and drink in the USA and the same product in the EU use cheaper ingredients and banned in the EU , so they are doing this too you deliberately, also all facts can be checked always fact check and get annoyed at the right people not those pointing it out

[@BearTheCoder]

"America didn't know the risks an long term effects of nuclear bombs" "Yeah, we still would have done it anyways" So true, before the first nuke, scientists thought that a nuke would ignite the atmosphere and we still did it.

[@Hamsterdam91]

You never know until you try

[@roguis3451]

Igniting the atmosphere wasn't a real concern, it was such a small chance when they did the math just in case

[@chrisb.2028]

That's only partially thue, one or two half jokingly, half serioue raised the question, obviously nobody wanted it to happen, and most, based on their calculations, considered it wasn't possible, but, it is true that until they launched the first test, nobody knew for sure if that could happen.

[@insolencePL]

Soviets also tested their Nukes near populated areas, and also on minorities, area the size of Wales in Kazachstan is closed off google: Semipalatinsk Test Site. Don't want to do whatabaoutism, i think we can agree both things were bad.

[@CarlosAM1]

Either you got the wrong info or you are straight up lying. The risk was determined to be extremely low before the test, and that's why they proceeded with it.

[@Darthmufin]

Keep in mind people who have menial labor jobs do eat more because they need more calories. Asmongold might think a lot, but he doesn't do much physical activity so he only needs to eat twice a day and only small portions at that. Some people also could be in his exact position and need to eat more if they have a higher metabolism. It's a gradient that can change from person to person. The main point of the video regarding expenses is due to cheaper foods here in the US often being full of salt (like chips) or sugar (like snacks) which are packed full of calories but not a lot of actual physical food to make you feel full. Cheapest meal i can buy are packs of ramen, which are loaded with salt but one 5 pack will last me up to 3 days. $1.50. Ground beef? $6 a pound.

[@Krome08]

People aren't getting enough micronutrients in their diet (iron, magnesium, 13 essential amino acids), so even though they're eating plenty of calories, their metabolism shuts down because their body thinks it's starving. It's not just sodium and sugar. Europe's food is literally more nutritious because they use better farming practices and eat a larger variety of foods.

[@gaysfortrump2024]

well of course ramen will be cheaper than meat that has nothing to do with the u.s. flour, rice, and potatos are the cheapest foods you can get per calorie. and ramen noodles are made of flour...

[@gaysfortrump2024]

ignoring canola oil and sugar

[@Darthmufin]

Yeah i'm aware, my point is the cheaper option is what people will tend to go with regardless of nutrition. @@gaysfortrump2024

[@hypothalapotamus5293]

As an American, the cheapest meal I can buy is 8 lbs of dry soy for $20 (cattle feed) and 15lbs of calrose extra fancy rice for like $30. In terms of calories, that's like 120 ramen packets, but with higher nutritional content (protein, fiber, vitamins, and minerals). So that's like $0.42 per ramen pack equivalent. Now, assuming that you are a moderately functional person, you'd probably want to eat a can of sardines every few days to avoid B12 deficiency and maybe eat an apple or a tomato for vitamin C, but that would make this diet healthier than most Americans' so we can't have that.

[@CZpersi]

When I came to America, I was surprised, how big the American portions are. For an Eastern European low-middle class kid, who was taught to always finish the plate, the sight of so much food being wasted was heartbreaking.

[@OguraToasty]

Japan got all-you-can-eat sushi and yakiniku (grill your own meat, straight up protein, asmon would love) and they still not fat.

[@MilesOnTheCorner]

I was just gonna post. I was in Japan for a month and I didn’t see one overweight person. That I can recall anyway. Wild.

[@bzs187]

If I have to guess, they eat less sugary stuff, compared to Us. That's a big factor.

[@CryptidFlame]

@@bzs187 That and the walking. One of the best Public transportation systems in the world

[@sithija8650]

The food system there is set up to give the maximum level of service possible hence quality food. They actually care about the customer. Unlike in places like the states where the cycle is to push a product with explosive marketing, capture market share and then cut costs to make the shareholders money.

[@KingOfMalevolence]

Japanese people don't constantly go to those places and they also eat rice and fish pretty much every day.

[@ZZZzzzap12]

Domino's pizza is dog poo compared to freshly made real Italian pizza. It really is.

[@jacobthecool3000]

WHERE'S THE CHEESE?

[@cdgonepotatoes4219]

​​@@jacobthecool3000Just ask for it and it shall be given to you. Never heard of "quattro formaggi"? All Italian, and it's overall much tastier and easy to eat compared to putting the same amount of cheese but all mozzarella.

[@bollard918]

Italian pizza is horrible.

[@swooshwtf4017]

@@bollard918you must be joking

[@Ezzzyleerock09]

If I can have cheese I would eat it it definitely better I mean I lived there at like three so I don’t remember what the pizza was like but it seems like it’s better from what my parents say

[@rickypaynetube]

I am from the UK. We are fat as fuck too. Fattest country in europe with 30% of people being obese. I lived in holland for three years and during my time there I noticed two major things. The quality of takeaway food was way higher. Here in the UK, if you want a takeaway, it is usually a kebab or pizza and i am not talking resturant quality here. Every one of those fast food places that every turk or greek seems to open, they all get their supplies from the same rancid places. Pre-made pizza bases. Weird plastic cheese and low quality meats. In Holland it wasn't like that. The second thing was that they actually made their own meals. The UK and US are both guilty of oven meals and I saw none of that in Holland.

[@Jhaldmer]

I heard they sell garbage in europe as döner and put a bunch of sauces on it to make it palletable. Guess it was true? In Türkiye people eat a lot of bread with evey meal, soup with every dinner and buttered pasta or rice with the main dish, that is why obesity is so high.

[@snooks5607]

and all that cycling's gotta account for something

[@MW_Asura]

"Fattest country in europe with 30% of people being obese" - Obese or overweight? Big difference

[@rickypaynetube]

@@MW_Asura Obese. 40% overweight including obese. When people say "overweight" they usually picture obese. Obese isn't as fat as people think it is.

[@Anme96]

@@rickypaynetube?..no…overweight is when you are a bit over the weight you should be, while obese is when you are wayy over your normal weight. Overweight is orange zone and obese is the red zone

[@kewzeh8798]

In France Subway had to face a controversy as their Tuna sandwich was analyzed and the Tuna was not actually Tuna (zero trace of tuna in it).

[@JorickvM]

The problem is the portions and how often people eat, Im from the EU. I eat twice per day sometimes one time per day. I do snack a lot mostly cookies, about 1 bag of chips per week. And im 70-75 kg while being 185 cm tall. But the biggest difference im seeing when people buy a pizza or a meal in America they literally get double the amount of food than we do in Europe. Our pizza's are at least 3 times smaller, our burgers are half times smaller. When you get nuggets are the mcdonalds you pay an absurd amount of money for even a small portion of 6 chicken nuggets. Food in America is super cheap when you look at the amount you get, i would be eating pizza every day if i lived in America and of course i would be obese too if there was so much cheap food available.

[@yiin]

As for argument "poor people are just too lazy to cook their own food", it's usually the case of not having mental strength to spend time to prep and cook stuff after 12 hours of work every day. It's hard to meal prep when you are burned out by life.

[@saltminer4463]

Poor people in general just make poor choices which keep them poor

[@FuckYoutubeAndGoogle]

Basic meal prep is not so strenuous that it can't be done after 12 hours at work. No one is asking you to make a 5 course meal every night.

[@dennism4508]

@@saltminer4463 Ah right, the good old story about people choosing to be poor

[@saltminer4463]

@@dennism4508 no poor people just generally make bad life choices in general. It’d really hard to stay poor in the us without actively making bad decisions consistently

[@madmatt2024]

It doesn't even take prep though. You mean to tell me they can't boil some cheap, store brand, frozen vegetables in another pan while they are already boiling water for their Kraft mac and cheese? I mean, that isn't the healthiest meal in the world but it isn't the straight crap that it would be if you only ate the mac and cheese. The same is true with ramen, toss some frozen vegetables in the pot with it, and now it's at least semi-healthy. Hot dogs with a side of vegetables isn't hard either.

[@Existing_Echo]

As an American of English and Arab decent, Mexican Chilaquiles is the superior breakfast.

[@tlotpwist3417]

"You know nothing, John McSnow" Every european when talking food with americans

[@dracomalfoyvevo]

As someone living in europoor, I used to drink a lot of Soda but I never was "fat" necessarely. Idk if it's controversial to say but doing cardios, working out and having a balanced diet helps a lot. It's never too late to start, I mean that's just basic understanding tbh 💀

[@boatymcface155]

Too be fair, your soda is much better for you compared to the U.S. counter part since you don't have all the hyfructose corn syrup in it, and uses more natural sweeteners if I am not mistaken, your other points are also very valid.

[@charlesbrown4483]

@@boatymcface155 Your body doesn't know the difference between sugars. Sugar is sugar is sugar.

[@boatymcface155]

@@charlesbrown4483 There can be quite a difference. Since America uses high fructose corn syrup compared to natural sugar say in Mexico your body will handle them differently as one is much more processed and has a higher chemical amount.

[@charlesbrown4483]

@@boatymcface155 You have no idea what you’re talking about.

[@boatymcface155]

@@charlesbrown4483 Well then if you are the expert, please explain your point better than "sugar is sugar."

[@Norealtwe]

not sure if it's correct but i heard that if you look at the statistics, europe (or atleast germany) goes in the same direction like the united states. It's just that you guys are like 30-40 years ahead of us lol

[@derekrequiem4359]

I would've guessed closer to 10--15 years ahead.

[@spagzs]

There are over 10,000 “ingredients” in American food that are banned in other countries

[@Snack-Sized-Femboy]

And there are thousands of ingredients used in other countries that are banned in the US due to safety concerns. Your point?

[@bullettime1116]

​@@Snack-Sized-Femboynot really, stop defending this hill this isn't something you can argue about without appearing stupid

[@thenonexistinghero]

That doesn't say much. Thats 1 country VS the rest of the world combined. And have have countries banning stuff like beef and pork.

[@JiminyCrickets]

@@Snack-Sized-Femboy "And there are thousands of ingredients used in other countries that are banned in the US due to safety concerns. " Youre wrong but if you want, feel free to source your claims. The FDA is corrupted by lobbying interests here in the US to a point where I doubt its salvageable. Thats the point. An obvious flaw of the US. If you want facts about food then you should be avoiding anything the FDA tries to dish out.

[@Snack-Sized-Femboy]

@@bullettime1116 yes, really. just deny the facts i guess

[@Zerviscos]

As an Asian we have modest portions, so you can imagine my surprise when I visited the US and stayed there for months, about the gargantuan amount of serving size they have in any restaurant or fast food. To put this in perspective, here were some but not all, of my experiences: 1. One single meal of "Chinese" food I ordered from Panda Express with side dishes and rice, was enough to get me through both lunch and dinner and still have some leftovers. This was pretty much the same for a lot of these from fast food and also more mainstream restaurants. The only exceptions were some of the local-owned shops by non-US people, like multiple small Japanese restaurants I went, there portion sizes were pretty decent for their price. It's not a lot, but also not small. 2. McDonald's had a BOGO promotion, something I've never experienced in any McDonald's in any other countries I've visited. Which was Buy One Get One for 1$ deal, and the choices were a Big Mac, Quarter Pounder, Fillet-o-Fish, and a 10 pc nuggets. What's interesting here was I thought I buy one of them and get to buy an additional of any of them for just $1, but no, it was literally just buy any of them for like $10, and any other next purchase for $1 for like multiple times iirc. Like jfc, I was able to buy 20 pc nuggets, 2 Big Macs, and 2 Quarter Pounders for like $20 only, and it was so much I actually got sick of eating in in my hotel room I stored some of them in the fridge. 3. And don't get me started on drinks. Their Large, is just larger than the Large in any place I've been outside US. It's like a minimum 1 liter for large and 500 mL for small. And for some reason, McDonald's really want you just gulping down soda, because the prices for Small, Medium, and Large are all the same, which is why it doesn't make sense to not go for Large nor why even offer any other sizes. This is also a similar take for their McFlurry, it's actually larger than any McFlurry I've had outside US, and also the same with Dairy Queen plus they have a lot more flavors. 4. They have pretty great burgers ngl, and yes the portion size is also pretty huge for a lot of them. My main issue with their sandwiches and burgers is usually they come with a lot of fries or potato-based sides, and I just can't. There's just so many it usually just ends up overpowering my taste for the meat so I usually just not finish them. The only fries I didn't mind was Five Guys. Although In-and-Out I felt like was just the right kind amount of size. 5. I think what really sells the portion sizes are the prices sometimes. Because there are restaurants which just have this daily promos for some of their food. Like Red Lobster, first time I ate there, had like a $30 meal for Double Lobster Tail and a 16 oz steak iirc, like jfc, hol up my stomach can't keep up. Forget about calories being listed in menus, that's not gonna stop them if some midde-class family comes out having lunch/dinner and seeing all these prices fillin them up. But I guess that's also relative, to obese US people, $30 for that portion size might seem small. To me, that's both lunch and dinner. 6. There was a pizza place in Washington called MOD Pizza which I can dump any of my personal toppings to choose from on it. I usually choose every meat on their menu. It was decently sized pie for $12, and can definitely last me a day. It was better than majority of the mainstream pizza places like Pizza Hut, Little Ceasars, and Dominoe's I've visited, a lot of them were just greasy as hell. The only real disappointment was KFC. It just didn't live up to my expectations from the country where KFC came from. Honestly, KFC in a lot of Asian countries were far better. And the counter also told me they don't sell gravy with chicken, only with mashed potatoes, like wth is that? The gravy is for the chicken.

[@XADIENX]

In the U.S., no state currently has a statewide soda tax, though Washington state implemented an unpopular $0.02 per ounce soda tax in 2010. Several cities including Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Seattle levy local taxes on soft drinks.

[@deaj8450]

That's unamerican. Washington soda party when? That's how we used to deal with luxury taxes, dump their shit into the ocean.

[@SilverGamingFI]

​@@deaj8450fish don't need an obesity crisis

[@Big_Sway]

As someone who lived off of food stamps as well as a child. You can 100% cook with food stamps. My mom even made really good food (we got about 200$, it wasn’t easy, but it was doable)

[@k9px]

What do you mean? Isn't it cheaper to make/cook your own food at home than eating at a fast food place? That's how it is in Europe at least...

[@Arthur_Grey34]

​@@k9px I think it's more expensive now after inflation but years go I would get a meal + drink at Mcdonalds for 3 or 4 USD, depending on how hungry I was. Now that same meal is 10 to 14 USD if the prices I looked up online are correct, I don't buy fast food anymore so idk. Shopping in a store is pretty expensive too if you buy cheap low quality healthy foods let alone the better quality stuff. It depends on how much you eat really but you are still spending like 3 to five dollars a meal if you cook yourself and don't buy anything expensive. Much cheaper if you go for ramen and other realllly cheap stuff.

[@Fr00stee]

7:34 nah bro after going to italy and eating pizza there, american pizza just tastes like wet cardboard

[@Atzenfaktor111]

muesli for breakfast, spaghetti bolognese, bread with smoked ham. that's a nice day of meals. 1-2L water 1L Tea half liter juice.

[@metallboy25]

In the UK, for the exact price of a large fast food meal (about 7£). I can make a chicken soup with vegetables which is 5 Liters in volume (a full large pot). And I can eat off it for 2 whole days. Some people just dont want to cook.

[@harrypike731]

Fast food is just so insanely expensive, I don't understand the appeal of it. yeah, it *tastes* good, but so does going out to an actual restaurant and getting a proper meal, which in 2024 honestly isn't that much more expensive than getting a full meal from Burger King or McDonalds (unless you're going to some properly high end restaurant).