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> I mean it is literally the holy grail of dieting.

Slightly related but I have recently visited the US and I have been shocked how supercharged high sugar (ie addictive) high calorie foods are everywhere, like desserts above 1000kcal alone. It takes much more effort than in the other countries to manage caloric intake here, even eating random junk food where I live it’s hard to go above 3000 per day.

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There's definitely an obsession with a good value in America, so everything you find in a restaurant is ultra high in calories. Even seemingly innocuous foods are probably sauteed in pounds of butter and made as criminally unhealthy as possible. It's like they're engineered to make you fat.

That being said, if you're looking to stay inside your clothes while visiting America, avoid eating at restaurants entirely.

While kind of you to say, we Americans don't put butter on everything because we're looking for a good value.

What I meant was, fat adds to the flavor, and blows up the calories, in turn making you fuller and thus you think you got a good value for your dollar.

I know, I was like wait where are these restaurants? I think most places use cheapo oil and margarine.

how so much more effort? unless you’re in the worst parts of town there are plenty of food choices. choose the good ones.

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