This is Why Americans are Fat
A while back (September to be exact) I introduced you all to a hilarious website called This is Why You’re Fat. It pretty much highlights the ridiculous foods and recipes that can be found out there that are the definition of fat fails. Ever since discovering the website, I’ve really started noticing the highly unhealthy foods that Americans consume on a regular basis. For us, it’s the norm to eat preservative-filled, sugar-loaded meals.
I often find myself judging such foods with the thought, “this is why we [Americans] are fat”. I had one such moment on Sunday when I was waiting in line at the grocery store. Already bored with the usual tabloid magazines, my eyes started scanning the candy that I avoid like the plague. As I perused the rows of deliciously sinful candy bars, a coupon caught my eye. It read “Buy any three (3) Mars Single Candy Get 4th FREE!”. I laughed to myself because not only is this coupon giving you the incentive to buy multiple candy bars (3 to be exact) but it’s throwing in an extra one in for FREE!
I wonder if you see coupons like this in Europe where they emphasize quality and not quantity (or so I hear). They may eat real cream, butter, and other non preservative-filled foods, but they know when to stop. The reason we Americans can’t seem to do that is because of promotions such as this one where we are constantly encouraged to eat more. How about putting a coupon like that in front of the bananas instead?
