America is fat. There is no polite way to say it, so I have to just say it like it is. Have you ever strolled around Disney Land and seen the way people consume fudge? Not pretty. Our country is struggling with an obesity issue and yet one of the sports that is on the rise is competitive eating. Does this make sense to you? I'm not talking about the National Hot Dog Eating contest (which I love), I'm talking about the shows that are on TV that we love to watch yet make us want to puke.
I love food. I absolutely love to eat. I wake up in the morning and want to know what I am eating for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks in between. It drives me insane when my brother says he forgot to eat lunch. How could you forget? I've been thinking about it since breakfast! However, I know how to draw that line (most of the time). There are definitely days when I gorge on my mom's homemade brownies and house late night Oreo cookies and milk, but for the most part, I try not to eat like a 300 lbs man.
Speaking of a 300 lbs man let me start with Adam Richman. I know, he's not 300 lbs, he's probably more around 200 lbs, but that guy can take down food like it's his job. Oh wait, it is his job. As the host of Man Vs. Food, Richman goes around the country to find the biggest, baddest dishes and tries to house them in a certain amount of time. These "challenges" include foods like an 11 lbs pizza, a 72 ounce steak, a 12 lbs hamburger, and much much more. I won't lie, it's pretty damn entertaining to watch. I actually sit on my couch and cheer this guy on! And, then I think to myself that there is definitely something strange about me wanting a complete stranger to eat 40 inches of Bratwurst.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not hating on Adam. I actually really like him. He's got a kind of charm about him, I just can't imagine that what he is doing to his body is going to keep him charming for very long.
My problem is that America is so fat to begin with, do we really need to watch people make themselves fat? I was watching some show the other day where a man actually tattooed a sandwich to his stomach as a reminder that he won a sandwich eating competition. Buddy, I'm pretty sure your stomach remembers that competition already, no need to tattoo it.
Want an alternative? Jamie Oliver. He's pretty to look at and his show is good too. It's called Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution and it's all about promoting healthy eating and starting it at a young age. I know it doesn't sound as fun as watching a man consume a 20-egg omelet, but next time you're considering dropping a few lbs before your vacation to the Bahamas you may want to take Jamie's advice over Adam's.
