We have poutine. US: What's your excuse?

[Red Squirrel]

Americans are fatter than we are apparently. :biggrin:

http://eaves.ca/2008/07/08/fatness-index-canada-vs-united-states/

I figured we were just as bad here, though.

 

[Mixolydian]

i can think of several restaurants in my area that serve poutine.

i've personally never had it tho

 

[PenguinPower]

Seriously? Have you been to the South? We have deep-fried butter, deep-fried coke, deep-fried Oreos...name it, and we deep-fry it. Hell, we probably have deep-fried poutine.

Edit: Yep...we have deep-fried poutine

 

[gorcorps]

are you seriously just now discovering the US has a weight problem?

 

[unokitty]

Americans are fatter than we are apparently. :biggrin:

http://eaves.ca/2008/07/08/fatness-index-canada-vs-united-states/

I figured we were just as bad here, though.

OTTAWA — If you’re happy and you know it … eat poutine. It appears other nations might need a dose of fries, curds and gravy in the wake of the UN’s International Day of Happiness.

Wednesday marked the worldwide campaign that aims to reclaim happiness through progressive measures. So far, all 193 nations within the UN have adopted the high-spirited resolution.

Whether it’s our love forgreasy cuisine or the great outdoors, Canada is said to be the second-happiest country in the world, according to a recent life satisfaction study. The winner: the equally cold, Denmark.

In fact, the study shows that between 2003-2011, nine out of 10 Canadians (or 93.2 per cent) reported that they were satisfied or very satisfied with their lives.

This 'poutine' that you have in Canada is it a legal substance?

And congrats on finishing second in the UN's happiness ranking.

Uno

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Good fries should not be hidden by tons of crap. By all means cover the bad ones.

 

[It's Not Lupus]

I love it when fat people think they look OK and when they make fun of skinny people.

 

[poofyhairguy]

Mexican food is way fattier than Canadian food.

 

[waggy]

we have chili cheese fries. hmm oh yeah

 

[mrjminer]

Well, at least we have progressed past the great vowel shift

 

[KMFJD]

fries drenched in a spicy peanut sauce and mayo!

 

[kage69]

fries drenched in a spicy peanut sauce and mayo!

Repent or GTFO.

 

[rudder]

fries drenched in a spicy peanut sauce and mayo!

I got the runs from just looking at that pic.

 

[KMFJD]

Repent or GTFO.

Nah.....and i hate peanut butter

 

[Red Squirrel]

are you seriously just now discovering the US has a weight problem?

I knew there was a weight problem just did not realize it was THAT bad. I see quite a lot of fat people here, so to think that it's actually worse in the states.

 

[sactoking]

If my diet consisted of poutine I would be rail thin; poutine is revolting.

 

[ZaneNBK]

Americans are fatter than we are apparently. :biggrin:

http://eaves.ca/2008/07/08/fatness-index-canada-vs-united-states/

I figured we were just as bad here, though.

Shit, Arkansas is fatter than Texas, when did that happen?

Don't worry, I'm doing my part (in keeping us fatter than Texas).

 

[kage69]

Nah.....and i hate peanut butter

As much as that confuses me, that is the mark of a good dish. When it gets someone to enjoy items they normally steer clear of.

 

[Fritzo]

We have these:

 

[nickbits]

Fwiw, the fattest people I know personally are Canadian

 

[Red Squirrel]

We have these:

We have McDonald's too, but I had no idea they sold buckets of McNuggets. I don't think we have that here. At that point do you just eat them like chips while sitting on the couch? :biggrin:

 

[Chaotic42]

 

[FelixDeCat]

 

[mmntech]

If my diet consisted of poutine I would be rail thin; poutine is revolting.

It's delicious if done right. Though nowhere outside of Quebec seems to be able to grasp the technique.

The problem with the North American diet is the high intake of saturated fats and starches. That sort of diet makes a lot of sense if you're living in a northern climate with little to no access to fresh foods for half the year. Not so much today.

Combine that with a sedentary lifestyle and an instant gratification culture, and that's why there so many lard asses. Though apparently Mexico is now the world's fattest country so 'Merica has some catching up to do.

 

[Imp]

We have these:

Holy.

Shit.

Since when could you order tubs of 50 nuggets?