Why do Canadians live longer than Americans?

ttystikk

ttystikk

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blu3bird said:
Thanks mang, yeah I know the farmers markets are seasonal, but if you're using a food card, every dollar is worth two dollars there. JACKPOT!!
People could stock up on vegetables and can them and eat real good, plus they'd be supporting local farmers, that is win/win in my opinion.

Sometimes I don't uderstand how less fortunate/poor folks haven't figured out how to make the most out of their limited resources. I'm not implying they all don't know how to though.
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I'm not going to imply it; I'm going to come right out and say that the difference between poverty and lower middle class isn't income, it's knowing how to best use your resources. So many poor people have absolutely no damn clue how to feed themselves well, no matter how much money they're given.
 
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schuylaar

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blu3bird said:
Eating somewhat healthy isn't that expensive though. A bag of frozen chicken breasts and a bag of brown rice doesn't even cost $10 where I grocery shop, I can have supper for a week straight from those two things.

I know where I'm at also, the farmers markets accept food cards or ebt or whatever they are called, it's 2 for 1 on everything, that is a killer deal.

People need to learn to shop smarter with their money.
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I know but $1 Ramen and .50 Little Debbie's goes farther on 30 days of $290.
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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schuylaar said:
I know but $1 Ramen and .50 Little Debbie's goes farther on 30 days of $290.
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...with 2 liter bottles of Mountain Dew.

And we wonder why Americans, especially poor ones, are the fattest people on the planet?
 
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vostok

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HAF2 said:
Portion size has to have a lot to do with it too.

If you compare the restaurant portions from an American and Canadian restaurant, the American one is often double the size. I have to assume that these huge and excessive portions also carry over into someone's at-home cooking.

When eating out in the states, I often can't get through half of what they serve.

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This is so true

Whenever I'm in the US I have to order kiddie portions

often I'm drilled by the locals

in truth the corn in US food makes me fahrt

and

when over feed I feel like shit

Often I get attitude from the babe or the waitress

to which I must lie

'I'm dieting'

that satisfies her

but often ask myself

why I must lie

to keep the peace
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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vostok said:
This is so true

Whenever I'm in the US I have to order kiddie portions

often I'm drilled by the locals

in truth the corn in US food makes me fahrt

and

when over feed I feel like shit

Often I get attitude from the babe or the waitress

to which I must lie

'I'm dieting'

that satisfies her

but often ask myself

why I must lie

to keep the peace
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I'll often take half my meal home and eat the other half later.

Corn is just the beginning of bad American food.
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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Nugachino said:
If everything wasn't fekkin deep fried or single serves being enough for two people. Maybe there wouldn't be an obesity issue.
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This is true. Unhealthy food is everywhere and it's usually cheap to make so restaurants tend to push it.
Nugachino said:
Sorry. I don't conform to the societal norms. I don't feel the need to use kid gloves on every subject.

Also. I'm fat.
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Cooking at home from scratch is no longer an American societal norm, believe it or not.

So put down the soda bottle and eat your fucking vegetables, fatso!

Just kidding!

But raiding the fridge after I burn one is a hard habit to break, lol
 
Nugachino

Nugachino

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Heh. The thing is. I do eat veggies and quite often at that. I just a stagnant lifestyle. I don't do anything unless I have to. Or feel like doing it. Which is hardly ever.
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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Nugachino said:
Heh. The thing is. I do eat veggies and quite often at that. I just a stagnant lifestyle. I don't do anything unless I have to. Or feel like doing it. Which is hardly ever.
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Recent studies have pointed to the idea that weight loss is more about calorie restriction than exercise. I'm not sure I buy that completely, cuz when I'm working hard I tend to lose weight. Maybe it's just because heavy exercise shrinks my appetite, and maybe I get the extra boost from not being in terribly good shape myself so it does me more good, lol
 
blu3bird

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I know it sounds weird, but to lose weight, you have to eat. Gotta keep that metabolism going, working and burning calories. This doesn't mean gorging yourself with garbage food, you have to eat sensible portions of healty foods.

Can't just starve your body and expect to shed fat, starve yourself and the body starts burning/losing muscle. You need muscle to lose fat.
 
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fdd2blk

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blu3bird said:
I know it sounds weird, but to lose weight, you have to eat. Gotta keep that metabolism going, working and burning calories. This doesn't mean gorging yourself with garbage food, you have to eat sensible portions of healty foods.

Can't just starve your body and expect to shed fat, starve yourself and the body starts burning/losing muscle. You need muscle to lose fat.
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Your body "stores" fat to burn when needed. Such as, times when you don't eat. If you stop eating you'll lose weight.
 
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