I hate you all!!!

[Sasha]

Originally Posted by n david

Sasha, please tell me you're just joking around with me. I mean, I'm finding it really hard to believe you're actually serious with what you post here. "Isn't home pretty much a buffet?" Uhm, sure if you cook all the food you have in both pantries, freezers, and refrigerator! If you can't understand that people will eat more of what is immediately available at a buffet, than they will of one main dish and a couple side dishes at home...then I can't help you. People will pay $16 for a buffet, then make sure they get their $16 worth by eating more than one main course, and more then one or two sides. It's simply a proven fact.

I couldn't find anything to corroborate your 'it's simply a proven fact' statement when I googled it, but I'll help you out. I'm going to Golden Corral tonight with friends and I will take pics of people at the buffet and I might even ask a few if they eat more at the buffet than at home and let you know what I find out.

There's nothing like getting it from the horses mouth, is there?

[n david]

Originally Posted by Sasha

I couldn't find anything to corroborate your 'it's simply a proven fact' statement when I googled it, but I'll help you out.

Must have either ignored the search results or didn't search for the right thing.

I googled "people eat more at a buffet" and had several hits from various websites.

"Research shows that when faced with a variety of food at one sitting, people tend to eat more. It is the temptation of wanting to try a variety of foods that makes it particularly hard not to overeat at a buffet," says Rachel Begun,a registered dietitian and spokeswoman for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics."

That's one quote used on several articles found with the search. Again, common sense should tell you this. Of course, what does she know, right?!

"According to a recent review of related literature in the Psychological Bulletin, one study reported that subjects given a varied four-course meal ate 44% more food and 60% more calories than subjects given only one food for each of the four courses."

"It’s no secret that we’re all tempted to overeat when given a choice between a variety of foods. The message is clear: Stay away from the buffets!"

It's no secret because it's common sense!

[KeptByTheWord]

I personally do not like buffets at all. I find that food prepared in mass quantities which then sits under a warmer perhaps all day, is just disgusting.

I don't care to eat fast food much either, as there is no way to know what exactly is in your food, most likely the most cheapest foods are used with lots of additives and chemicals that are very bad for you.

If we do eat out, I prefer to eat at local restaurants who use local products as much as possible. You may pay more, but the quality is worth it.

My favorite place of all to eat is at home, because I know how the food has been prepared. I take care to buy organic produce and meat as much as possible, and have grown much of the food we eat as well. Life is good... and eating at a buffet doesn't tempt me in the least!

[renee819]

Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord

I personally do not like buffets at all. I find that food prepared in mass quantities which then sits under a warmer perhaps all day, is just disgusting.

I don't care to eat fast food much either, as there is no way to know what exactly is in your food, most likely the most cheapest foods are used with lots of additives and chemicals that are very bad for you.

If we do eat out, I prefer to eat at local restaurants who use local products as much as possible. You may pay more, but the quality is worth it.

My favorite place of all to eat is at home, because I know how the food has been prepared. I take care to buy organic produce and meat as much as possible, and have grown much of the food we eat as well. Life is good... and eating at a buffet doesn't tempt me in the least!

AMEN1 Me too!

[Sasha]

N david, I was out with friends the other night and just talking when the man said, "I eat more here at the buffet so I get my moneys worth.". I instantly looked to see if you heard that. LOL

So that brings up another question...with the price of buffets now, who can afford to eat there so often that the buffet is to blame for their weight?

[Abiding Now]

Originally Posted by Sasha

N david, I was out with friends the other night and just talking when the man said, "I eat more here at the buffet so I get my moneys worth.". I instantly looked to see if you heard that. LOL

So that brings up another question...with the price of buffets now, who can afford to eat there so often that the buffet is to blame for their weight?

Bad eating habits at home will no doubt be worse when UNLIMITED amounts of food are offered. I believe that a person that has self control will maintain their normal eating habits at an all you can eat buffet, well at least they will try.