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Non-Americans who have been to the US.. What is the weirdest thing about America that Americans don't realize is weird? (lemmy.world)
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[–] 58 points 2 years ago (4 children)

The amount of sugar in any food of yours! It's incredibly sickening and I'm not sure how you deal with that.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    I've started noticing that now that I cook 100% of the food I eat. No more processed anything, no more prepackaged anything, no more eating out.

    Mostly because of money and my location, but I'm better off for it.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm assuming fast food or restaurant food? Some of us definitely agree with you.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Even just snacks, it was hard to find something that didn't taste toxic, sadly.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Here’s what is crazy to me. It’s cheap to buy a Payday candy bar which is peanuts and a shitload of sugar. But if you want an equivalent number of peanuts in a small bag without the sugar, it costs 3x more.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Let me just say I love an effing Payday. And recently I discovered this, which is kinda like a Payday if the center part was hollwed out into a tube and filled with peanut butter. So damn delicious.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    I’ve had those! They are pretty tasty as a rare treat. Ironically, I used to treat myself to a Payday candy bar every payday when I was in my early twenties. That was my big splurge for the week, a Payday, a small bag of jerky, and a 32 oz Gatorade. Then it was back to bagged lunches, beans and rice for the rest of the week to make ends meet.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    EZ, don’t eat processed food, and don’t go to fast food restaurants. Don’t give a restaurant that uses excessive sugar a repeat visit.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Even so, its still difficult to avoid sugar in normal foods like bread. Even the nicer bread brands still have some amount of added sugar and I can taste it

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Have you tried whole grain breads from brands like Dave’s Bread? Those don’t seem sweet to me. That said, my friend who grew up here and then moved to Europe told me that our sandwich bread would be considered cake in Europe.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yes I have tried whole grains and they still taste sweet to me

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    As an American who has only eaten bread in the USA, Canada, and Mexico, I can’t really relate. I always buy the breads with the least sugar in them, and that’s good for my pallet, but I haven’t been to Europe yet - unfortunately - so I can’t compare. I do agree with you though that sugar usage is excessive here, which leads to me being meticulous about reading nutrition labels for both myself and my dog.

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