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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone who doesn't believe US food sucks v rest of world is in denial.  That is all.

The biggest factor among many is that culturally food matters in other countries more than in US.  As simple as this fact - in Asia and Europe and Islands and LAtAm, people take meals seriously.  Here in the US, most people do not.  Lunch is school for example is grossness for our kids.  In other countries adults would be eating better having school food than adult food in the US!!!

My kid in US knows chicken tenders, pizza and spaghetti.  Take any other country and their kid will eat a whole lot more variety and better.  This is 100% true.[/quote]

Yup, it's insane the garbage we feed our kids. Compare our kids' foods to South Korea or Japan where everything is freshly made:

[youtube]https://youtu.be/gEBDgXjI4Zk?si=UtTd66xzXyvMvOYU[/youtube]

[youtube]https://youtu.be/j9xYsUPoQVs?si=bILC5sRbAcPUmdQ_[/youtube][/quote]

Most American kids would not eat that food, even if provided/funded.  This is a cultural issue, unfortunately. [/quote]

I think you're missing the point.  Whether or not US kids would eat the lunches shown in the video is superfluous.  The point is that other developed countries have better food they feed to their population.  Look at the ratios of vegetables and fruits in the Korean lunches compared to carbs and sugars.  Most of the dishes provided to the kids that have meat are at most 2-3 bites. Nothing is obscenely portioned.  Everything is also freshly cooked.  You don't have to like the dishes or find them appealing, it's simply about admiring the quality, portions, and health content.

[b]As a matter of fact, it is actually Korean law that a licensed nutritionist who monitors salt/fat/sugar/protein/vitamin ratios be employed at all schools to design their lunches.[/b]

And look at the results - their people are nowhere near as obese and are simply used to eating far more fruits and vegetables by the time they become adults.  Meanwhile in the US, people argue over whether or not we should even provide free lunches to kids that consists garbage frozen pizzas and chicken nuggets.  We have no problems though soding over at trillion USD on F35 killing machines though.  [/quote]

The US also has dietitians in every school district that supervise the menus and they have to comply with specific nutrient guidelines. The problem is cultural and economic. There isn't enough funding to provide actual good tasting healthy meals, and kids are more used to eating processed foods because of what they get at home. Our district provides a salad bar in every school - I'm not sure how many kids choose it, but it's available. [/quote]

You are igniting the fact that industry lobbies to push unhealthy food to children.

Remember the cheese program in schools? So much for free markets.[/quote]

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