Things you do not see a lot of ....

[Stan]

Thin folks at all you can eat buffets. Was at one yesterday, I observed that.

[Gail]

They do go, but they pile their plates differently, I've noticed.

[phkrause]

My favorite place, if I go to a all you can eat, is the Sweet Tomato, when I visit my mom in Florida. I'm not over weight nor thin, but like you dgrimm I pile up the salad stuff, get pizza, soup, ice cream (I think its yogurt), no meat (they don't do hamburgers, steak, chicken) I think they do have bacon, etc. I take nothing with those items in it. But load up on everything else.

pk

[jlbyrd]

If you go to a buffet, you know you're going to overeat, continually telling yourself "I'm just getting my money's worth!" I try to avoid them as best I can. Although I am a sucker for the Pizza Hut buffet :)

[carolaa]

So, Stan, if YOU were at the buffet, then that means.....

[Stan]

It means, that even though I am "thick" I felt thin there...

[Gail]

Was this a Canadian buffet or an American one?

I've heard people say, people from both sides of the border, that Americans tend to be heavier. I think there is a difference in the types of food served but I could be wrong. I just don't go enough to know.

[Beryl]

And feeling thin really does something for a person's self esteem!

Beryl

[Gail]

HEY GAIL

IS THERE a difference in Canadian food bars and U.S.A. food bars????

I'd love to know! I'd like to know if it is the food itself that is high in caloric content or if it's just the appetites in the States that are larger, or if it is the tendency of the food choices that makes the difference.

[Gail]

For instance-

Iced tea at McDonald's is NOT the same as we have up here. A coworker of mine told me that she bought a Greek salad in the mid-States and got a plate of iceberg lettuce with a couple slices of cucumber, some tomato and a bit of cheese. Greek salad up here has no lettuce at all.

Do we eat more salad up here and you eat more cheesy stuff? What are the factors that make the difference?

[Gail]

I guess it could be that people will go to a buffet to get the most possible volume of food they are able. That might be why you see the volumous folks there.

More than the actual food choices, I mean.

[Amelia]

Gail, Iced Tea is different all over the states. Most places, when you order Iced Tea, it will be brewed tea that has been chilled and served over ice cubes with a side of lemon. You then sweeten it as you like. Some places serve a presweetend tea beverage that comes in all kinds of flavors. Fast food places tend to have this on their fountains along with soda. And sweet tea in the south is an extra sweet tea.

I call the buffet places here the "convenience store of restaurants". The thought being that convenience stores are the worst places to shop for something nutritous to eat. It is there but really hard to find and not for the heat & eat set.

[GreatLakesGramma]

I prefer a buffet because it's a lot easier & cheaper to eat vegan & wheat-free there. If I have to order from a menu, the only thing on it I can eat are side dishes. That gets expensive, not to mention I never know if I'm ordering enough until they bring it to me, because different places use different portion sizes for side dishes. But I almost never eat out anyway.