vale9001 Posted July 5 Author Posted July 5 italians don't live on big cities, so around 75% of the population, go to a fast food once every 3 years and you stop when children became adults (in some way a fast food is seen as somehing for children, not a "serious" restaurant). When you don't have children anymore you don't know what a fast food is until you die. In the same way italian adults don't drink super alcohol. Drinking vodka and cocktails is in the same way something "young people does". It's not in the culture. You can drink some of them when it's summer and it's an holiday but adult people don't drink that at parties, only wine (and italian wine is very natural). And you don't drink after the meals but only during. So it's a digestive, not things full of sugar you eat after you have already ate a full meal. one of the most crucial things for me is breakfast. I make dinner at 8PM. Then you don't eat anything until the next morning but you just drink an expresso or a little cup of milk. The you eat again at 1-2 PM. So basically it's a semi- fast of around 15-16 hours. We invented the intermittent fasting centuries ago (which brings your body to burn the fat) before some american doctor acted like he invented it 15 years ago. 1
ariananext Posted July 5 Posted July 5 22 minutes ago, vale9001 said: italians don't live on big cities, so around 75% of the population, go to a fast food once every 3 years and you stop when children became adults (in some way a fast food is seen as somehing for children, not a "serious" restaurant). When you don't have children anymore you don't know what a fast food is until you die. In the same way italian adults don't drink super alcohol. Drinking vodka and cocktails is in the same way something "young people does". It's not in the culture. You can drink some of them when it's summer and it's an holiday but adult people don't drink that at parties, only wine (and italian wine is very natural). And you don't drink after the meals but only during. So it's a digestive, not things full of sugar you eat after you have already ate a full meal. one of the most crucial things for me is breakfast. I make dinner at 8PM. Then you don't eat anything until the next morning but you just drink an expresso or a little cup of milk. The you eat again at 1-2 PM. So basically it's a semi- fast of around 15-16 hours. We invented the intermittent fasting centuries ago (which brings your body to burn the fat) before some american doctor acted like he invented it 15 years ago. True - I only eat at McDonalds when I'm abroad, last time I've eaten at McDonalds in Italy (other than KFC there's like.. 0 fast food chains in my region) was probably like 4 or 5 years ago we do have a lot of Aperitivi which are often alcoholic, but I guess that's still not comparable to what other countries drink. I don't know how people who only drink coffee/milk in the morning can survive, I need a greek yogurt + muesli at the very least, but yeah, most of adults don't have breakfast at all or something really small to drink.
RoughOperator Posted July 5 Posted July 5 On the flip side, is it just me or there are also way less buff men around here compared to, say, the States (at least from what I see on the internet)? Fit guys I see are usually toned but very skinny... But Idk, it might be an european thing in general. The last time I went to a greek island famous for the big presence of british tourists tho guys my age were just massively bigger (either in a muscular or slightly overweight way), so it could be you anglosaxons in general lol.
Namie-Knowles Posted July 5 Posted July 5 (edited) 4 hours ago, tost1 said: Then why are Americans obesse? YES LASH EACH OTHA. Lemme watch the cousins fight. Edited July 5 by Namie-Knowles
ICLDXU4HS Posted July 5 Posted July 5 7 hours ago, tost1 said: Because pizza and pasta are good for you, big pharma and the food industry have been lying to us all this time! This is why Ariana looks so unhealthy and malnourished now. Quote My nonna is the best cook in the world. We had Sunday sauce—the best marinara sauce ever. We had the Italian cookies and all that good stuff. Every Christmas she'd make zeppole and spiedini and everything Italian. Then I grew up and changed my diet completely. I only eat salmon, vegetables, and fruits—super healthy…When I was a kid I was raised to believe a bowl of pasta was healthy and good for you. Then I was like, 'Wow, I've been killing myself all these years.'
MatiRod Posted July 5 Posted July 5 5 hours ago, RoughOperator said: On the flip side, is it just me or there are also way less buff men around here compared to, say, the States (at least from what I see on the internet)? Fit guys I see are usually toned but very skinny... But Idk, it might be an european thing in general. The last time I went to a greek island famous for the big presence of british tourists tho guys my age were just massively bigger (either in a muscular or slightly overweight way), so it could be you anglosaxons in general lol. Brits are massive in general. Just big, bulky bodies. Every time I walk around london I'm amazed at the size of the shoulders and thighs on every other guy. All the beer and walking goes to their thighs lol 1
Pendulum Posted July 5 Posted July 5 7 hours ago, kataraqueen said: I actually think what I see here in the Netherlands, people are so much more conscious of healthy food. It's the insane beer culture that holds the Netherlands back for example. girl where when Dutchies are force fed bread and cheese since babies? Stamppot and the frituur **** is not healthy either. The smaller portions are a result of the Dutch frugality
Batsy Armada Posted July 5 Posted July 5 11 hours ago, ChooseyLover said: Carbs are not the enemy. I've been saying this It really puts things into perspective, yes. It all comes down to ingredients; they probably don't eat all of that processed food. 2
kataraqueen Posted July 5 Posted July 5 2 hours ago, Pendulum said: girl where when Dutchies are force fed bread and cheese since babies? Stamppot and the frituur **** is not healthy either. The smaller portions are a result of the Dutch frugality omg tea actually I forgot their only actual cultural cuisine is FRIED SNACKS xd
harwee Posted July 5 Posted July 5 Like most europeans i think, italians, french, and definitely czechs, those czech girls are skinny skinny
Capris Groove Posted July 6 Posted July 6 Can any Italians here answer if you guys have a better work life balance than us North Americans? I find we're often so tired at the end of a work day to cook much of anything. Is that an issue for you?
Gesamtkunstwerk Posted July 6 Posted July 6 23 hours ago, kataraqueen said: Italian boys eat a metric ton. Italians will let food sit overnight. I actually think what I see here in the Netherlands, people are so much more conscious of healthy food. It's the insane beer culture that holds the Netherlands back for example. Coffee and hard liquor play a huge role in Italians staying skinny. True, but I feel like a lot of people in Northern Europe are more conscious of "healthy" food in the manner that people care about not eating too much sugar and fat, going to the gym, doing diets like keto, paleo and such, but at the same time are more willing to order take out, eat fast food and eat ultra processed food than Italians There's a strong beer culture here, but it was even stronger with the older generation, yet it's us that are getting fatter and fatter 1
Princess Aurora Posted July 6 Posted July 6 (edited) Here's why: 1. Fatphobia is very normalized in Italy (luckily it's changing) 2. Smaller portions 3. A lot of use of vegetables, fish, and olive oil 4. Fast food chains aren't that popular over here, we have bars and restaurants Many Italians also love going to Chinese and Japanese restaurants. 5. Pizza is not like that disgusting flatbread it is in the US 6. Italians drink more wine than beer or just water. 7. Outdoor activities are pretty common since it's mostly sunny most of the year, especially in the South and the coastal areas. Also, I noticed I tend to walk a lot more than compared to when I was in the US. 8. Junk food isn't popular at all in Italy. People prefer going to bars and restaurants or having their version see San Carlo skinny chips and Kinder products. 9. Cooking at home is much more normalized or you bring your stuff to work. 10. Italian food is the only Western excellent food along with Spain and Greece and you all better deal with it Edited July 6 by Princess Aurora 2 1
єѕℓαм Posted July 6 Posted July 6 Because they walk a lot No matter young or old they are always walking everywhere and i love that
Leptine Posted July 6 Posted July 6 Fast food culture is simply not a thing in here, people rather cook for themselves with fresh ingredients or going to Restaurants where the food is fresh. People don't get the issue is not eating pizza or pasta but how those things are made, we don't have for example in here those trashy Kraft mac and cheese prepared with fake chemical cheese. 1
Leptine Posted July 6 Posted July 6 16 hours ago, Capris Groove said: Can any Italians here answer if you guys have a better work life balance than us North Americans? I find we're often so tired at the end of a work day to cook much of anything. Is that an issue for you? I mean aside that it really depends from the job but nobody is really looking forward to stay prepared food after working, I don't think it's a factor in eating more healthy because you can still eat healthy even with you don't want to cook something elaborated.
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