Per National Geographic data... Americans consume 3,641 calories a day while Cubans consume 3,279. That's a large difference, but it's driven by the fact that Americans overeat - Cuba's daily calories are in line with rich, capitalist countries that don't overeat, such as Spain (3,187), Australia (3,267), and Hong Kong (3,260). So in terms of total calories, Cubans are doing just fine. Not to mention with greater equality, I would imagine fewer Cubans go hungry than Americans do i.e. the average American calories have some fat tails.
Now breaking this down by food type, Americans consume more Sugars & Fats, Meat, and Dairy & Eggs while Cubans consume more Grains and Produce. We all know it's not like Americans are consuming a bunch of healthy fats, it's mostly garbage. And sugar is garbage. And the quality of meat that most Americans consume is questionable. Compare that to Cuba, which has a lot of sustainable agriculture and (as I understand it) they stay away from a lot of pesticides and GMO foods. I don't think it's a stretch to assume that Cubans on average probably eat healthier than the average American.
How the hell do you manage 3000+ calories a day? Are people really eating that much? Even if doing manual labour?
It tells me that globally there's plenty of food for everyone, and we could afford to each in much more environmentally sustainable ways even if it lowered food production.
Absolutely. And we do have the planning capacity to distribute this efficiently globally. Yet we use it to deliver fidget spinners (remember fidget spinners?) and make Bezos rich
Imagine working an 8-10 hour work day doing a shitty unfulfilling job with a 1 hour commute both ways. Now you can spend 1-3 hours shopping, planning, preparing and cooking a home cooked meal for 2-6 people OR you can just phone it in an order a pizza and a 2liter of soda
I was there, but I forced my alienation in said cooking... on days I wasnt briandead. Its probably the soda, isnt it? I didnt think how much calories are there in soda...
I'll eat close to 3000 with an hour workout or so in a mostly sedentary job. Manual labor deserves probably closer to 4000
Yeah when I'm working out 2-3x a day I shoot for 4k.
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