Entry #9: Food sizes
Food sizes
Have you ever wondered how food organizations are different in the UK?
Whenever my family goes out to eat at a fast food restaurant we often share large drinks as it's something that we've been doing for years. Ive recent have learned that regular U.S. citizen often chooses the large drink to serve one person as they get their money worth as its the same price as the small or medium. Many big organizations do this to fool their customers into choosing the biggest option to make them think that it's the best deal. In reality, it is the best deal but this leads to many health issues that can impact you in the future. This fast food review between The U.S. and the UK shows you an idea of how big the food sizes and serving are between big food chains.
We are all used to our small, medium, and large servings in any fast food restaurant but the reality is that in the U.S. we serve way larger food portions and sizes to our customers than in other countries. This problem can lead to health risks in a person's life like obesity or diabetes. The smallest drink size in the U.S. is 473 ml, the medium drink is slightly bigger with 621 ml, and finally, there is the largest size which is a whopping 946 ml which is double the smallest size. In the U.K. it is a lot different as the smallest size is only 250 ml while the medium is 400 ml and the largest size you can get is only 500 ml which is only 27 ml smaller the the smallest drink in the U.S. This shows you the difference of sizes that the regular costumer is exposed to in these fast food restaurants between both countries.
Not only is the cup sizes different but also the quantity of food you receive. A large Domino pizza in the U.K. is 13.5 inches in diameter while in the U.S a dominos large is 16 inches. You may say that this 2.5-inch difference isn't a lot, but it is because that small difference is also a difference in calories, fat, and carbs that a person consumes. Not only is the size and calories different but also the price is cheaper to buy the food in the U.S. than in the U.K. based on that experiment.
Overall the food and portion sizes in the U.S. are way larger than the ones in the U.K. This means that in the U.S the calories, fat, and carbs are increased due to the sizes of each meal. This is why in the U.S. there are higher percents of health issues and problem like obesity or diabetes. This video and website give you a good visualization of how sizes change in different countries like the U.K. I suggest that instead of ordering the largest soda or the largest meal you should lower your portions and eat something smaller while you are lowering the calories and fats that you are consuming, this will help you in the future.
I agree that the food portions are way bigger. Thats also why obesity is higher in the U.S then the U.K. the 89% increase in cups is crazy to me now imagine the increase in the calolries and the portions in the food in the U.S and the U.K. The price is also cheaper so it is way easier to fat and lazy because of how cheap it is, then it gets you thinking of why is it so cheap , what klind of meat they are using.
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting topic and perspective you've provided here.
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