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Is this peak Vice? Editing to be more substantive: America's food culture is really terrible. We take 'celebration' foods from other cultures and then eat them

by csours 8y ago

Is this peak Vice? Editing to be more substantive: America's food culture is really terrible. We take 'celebration' foods from other cultures and then eat them like it's normal food. For one example, tamales used to be a Sunday or Christmas only thing, but now you get tamales any time you like. Also, corporations are there to make a profit, so if they can sell you a nothing burger, they will. It's really easy to make high calorie, high flavor foods, and it's also really easy to sell that food. --- As an aside, I've been going to physical therapy for my ankle, and a lady from Scotland was next to me one day - she said she gained 15 pounds in a couple months after moving to Texas from Scotland - and not from fast food.

watmough 8y ago
That's probably just portion size, which seems to be an American disease. I'm from the U.K. originally and I regard US portions as typically about 3 or 4 meals. Further, I've just managed to drop my weight from 188 to 168 lbs just by regarding this as a hard rule, and just generally eating a bit less than I need.
- csours 8y ago
  Portion size is probably a big (hah) part of it, but the lady also commented that the food here is more appetizing/indulgent than what she was used to. I do love the flavors and variety available in Texas - we seem to pull from a wide variety of cultures, at least in the big cities.
  - watmough 8y ago
    Yes, and I've had to limit myself pretty severely on eating out. Flip-side, is that I can put more effort into having good food. I eat enough bread that I like to bake a loaf every week, and having fresh home-made wholewheat bread available is pretty nice. I do enjoy 1/2 a banh mi, for lunch, a couple times a week, but otherwise I've had to pretty much stop eating Thai curry, as it's just too many calories, esp. when you consider a regular lunch special of soup and (small) dessert in addition.

by csours 8y ago

watmough 8y ago

That's probably just portion size, which seems to be an American disease. I'm from the U.K. originally and I regard US portions as typically about 3 or 4 meals. Further, I've just managed to drop my weight from 188 to 168 lbs just by regarding this as a hard rule, and just generally eating a bit less than I need.

csours 8y ago
Portion size is probably a big (hah) part of it, but the lady also commented that the food here is more appetizing/indulgent than what she was used to. I do love the flavors and variety available in Texas - we seem to pull from a wide variety of cultures, at least in the big cities.
- watmough 8y ago
  Yes, and I've had to limit myself pretty severely on eating out. Flip-side, is that I can put more effort into having good food. I eat enough bread that I like to bake a loaf every week, and having fresh home-made wholewheat bread available is pretty nice. I do enjoy 1/2 a banh mi, for lunch, a couple times a week, but otherwise I've had to pretty much stop eating Thai curry, as it's just too many calories, esp. when you consider a regular lunch special of soup and (small) dessert in addition.