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I'm convinced this meme persists because tourists trying to save a dollar get the absolute dirt cheapest bread they can find in some random gas station, that no

I'm convinced this meme persists because tourists trying to save a dollar get the absolute dirt cheapest bread they can find in some random gas station, that no normal person would eat unless they were dying. 13g of sugar is absurd and is not normal bread in the US. Even Bimbo, the poster child for "cheap nutrition-less imitation bread" caps out at 4g

INTPenis 4y ago
Yeah I was just going to say that even in Sweden there is sweeter bread. I just get the bread that is in the range of 4-7 grams so I spoke from personal experience. It ranges from 3-10 grams iirc. Maybe even higher. Let people get unhealthy food, that's not what we need to focus on, we need to focus on proper and correct labels on food so people can make an informed decision.
switch007 4y ago
To be fair, they did say 'as much as'. First cheap looking bread I found at Wallmart at $1.32, just over 4g sugar/100g https://www.walmart.com/ip/Great-Value-White-Sandwich-Bread-20-oz/10315752?athbdg=L1200 https://www.walmart.com/ip/Great-Value-White-Sandwich-Bread-... Another one, but with honey added, 8g sugar/100g https://www.walmart.com/ip/Nature-s-Own-Honey-Wheat-Sandwich-Bread-Loaf-20-oz/10450000 https://www.walmart.com/ip/Nature-s-Own-Honey-Wheat-Sandwich... The closest I found was Cinnamon Bread, with 15.7g sugar/100g, which is expected as it's basically a dessert (though oddly, they list all of the sugar as added sugar ! What are those raisins made of??) https://www.walmart.com/ip/Cinnabon-Cinnamon-Bread-Bakery-Inspired-Sliced-Bread-with-Cinnamon-Bursts-16-oz-Loaf/864702169 https://www.walmart.com/ip/Cinnabon-Cinnamon-Bread-Bakery-In...
- AlecSchueler 4y ago
  And, to be fair again, you can buy comparable bread in Europe. Here's a Dutch raisin bread with 23.2 g: https://www.jumbo.com/producten/goudeerlijk-rozijnenbrood-half-304655STK https://www.jumbo.com/producten/goudeerlijk-rozijnenbrood-ha...
  - switch007 4y ago
    Oh god I have to not buy that stuff otherwise it just disappears instantly!
    - BoorishBears 4y ago
      ... and that's exactly how it's viewed here. You won't find many families with Cinnabon as their bread provider.

INTPenis 4y ago

Yeah I was just going to say that even in Sweden there is sweeter bread. I just get the bread that is in the range of 4-7 grams so I spoke from personal experience. It ranges from 3-10 grams iirc. Maybe even higher. Let people get unhealthy food, that's not what we need to focus on, we need to focus on proper and correct labels on food so people can make an informed decision.

switch007 4y ago

To be fair, they did say 'as much as'. First cheap looking bread I found at Wallmart at $1.32, just over 4g sugar/100g https://www.walmart.com/ip/Great-Value-White-Sandwich-Bread-20-oz/10315752?athbdg=L1200 https://www.walmart.com/ip/Great-Value-White-Sandwich-Bread-... Another one, but with honey added, 8g sugar/100g https://www.walmart.com/ip/Nature-s-Own-Honey-Wheat-Sandwich-Bread-Loaf-20-oz/10450000 https://www.walmart.com/ip/Nature-s-Own-Honey-Wheat-Sandwich... The closest I found was Cinnamon Bread, with 15.7g sugar/100g, which is expected as it's basically a dessert (though oddly, they list all of the sugar as added sugar ! What are those raisins made of??) https://www.walmart.com/ip/Cinnabon-Cinnamon-Bread-Bakery-Inspired-Sliced-Bread-with-Cinnamon-Bursts-16-oz-Loaf/864702169 https://www.walmart.com/ip/Cinnabon-Cinnamon-Bread-Bakery-In...

AlecSchueler 4y ago
And, to be fair again, you can buy comparable bread in Europe. Here's a Dutch raisin bread with 23.2 g: https://www.jumbo.com/producten/goudeerlijk-rozijnenbrood-half-304655STK https://www.jumbo.com/producten/goudeerlijk-rozijnenbrood-ha...
- switch007 4y ago
  Oh god I have to not buy that stuff otherwise it just disappears instantly!
  - BoorishBears 4y ago
    ... and that's exactly how it's viewed here. You won't find many families with Cinnabon as their bread provider.