Americans drink twice as much pop as Canadians

Per person. 200L versus 105L a year.

I'm pulling some information here at work and some of the food stats for the US versus Canada are kind of interesting.

IE, the average American eats significantly more canned fruits & vegetables, meat, and eggs. They also drink 30L of whole milk (seriously?) compared to 13L in Canada. Really? Do people actually drink homo milk?

But that can't totally account for weight differences between the countries, since we eat more margarine (twice as much), more butter, yogurt, and ice cream.

Of course, we also eat more fresh fruit & vegetables where the US eats a lot of canned stuff, and someone here drinks a lot of tea and coffee to bring up the per capita average. 70 liters of tea a year? Good lord, someone's sucking it back.

What about you guys? Are you the average, eating your own body weight in assorted meat in a year, or is someone else eating your portion?

Did anyone else think it said poop instead of pop the first time they read the topic title?Toshan1337

Maybe someday we'll figure out a way to refine sewage into something that can be marketed as a carbon neutral green beverage, and hippies will buy it in droves. Of course, it would probably be more effective than ipecac.

I'm going to drink a little less now that all the machines around here have gone up a quarter in price.wallymartin

How much is it from a machine? I think it's usually $1 or $1.25 for a can and $1.75 for a bottle (however many ounces 591mL is), although I haven't bought pop from a machine in a couple of years. Maybe it's two bucks now.

most people in england drink semi skinned imo its much nicer IMOsolidgamer

Blegh I hate milk... :( But I love cereal and water makes it taste funny so I have fully skimmed on my Shreddies in the morning :P

Yes easy meals are all the rage here (in America), because they are cheaper and easy to prepare, which make them ideal for most stressed and overworked families.

As for myself, I barely eat at all.... So yeah, someone else is eating my portion.

I gotta admit obesity rates here are off the handle, what you see on TV is nothing compared to the reality. I live in a low-income neighborhood, where families don't shop at supermarkets, they shop at dollar stores, because that is the most they can afford. Mac & Cheese, Cheeseburgers, Fried Chicken, etc., unhealthy foods are the cheapest, and the result is that obesity rates among Americans continue to rise....

Most Americans drink Soda. You Canadians can drink all the pop you want.

[QUOTE="wallymartin"]I'm going to drink a little less now that all the machines around here have gone up a quarter in price.DJ_Lae

How much is it from a machine? I think it's usually $1 or $1.25 for a can and $1.75 for a bottle (however many ounces 591mL is), although I haven't bought pop from a machine in a couple of years. Maybe it's two bucks now.

It's $1.25 for a bottle now. I suppose in larger cities it's been like that for a while, but I really hate the change. For one, as a broke-ass college student who can't pay this month's rent, that extra quarter means a lot to me. Secondly, putting in a $1 bill and getting a Coke seems like such a perfect exchange. But to have to put in a dollar and an extra quarter? Seems so unbalanced.

I stopped drinking pop a year ago. I just drink a lot of water now. It was hard to stop at first, but now I don't ever want a pop.blckflcn7

LOL! My friends hate hanging out at my apartment because all I stock up on is bottled water. Its sad how they rely so heavily on soda and such.

Wel, pop is typically a 'cool' drink. You drink it when it's hot out.

Canada is farther North than the US so it is cooler there. Hence, they drink less pop.

Pop is probably the number one cause in overweight Americans.zaku101

What about fried foods :|

you mean SodaXboxGS

Or that.

I guess 'soft drinks' would be most correct, although I think that term is a bit silly.

[QUOTE="zaku101"]Pop is probably the number one cause in overweight Americans.Kikouken

What about fried foods :|

they go hand in hand at resturants and fast food places >______________>

Pop and Soda are the same thing.

They are both short for soda-pop.

Jesus Christ, people.

I hardly ever drink pop, and when I do, it doesn't have caffeine. I never drink coffee or alchohol. I eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, and not very much meat. I drink 1% milk, and am fairly active...

I'm also Canadian :D

It's actually quite shocking, when you see charts comparing statistics between countries, while Canada usually does fairly well, the U.S. is generally among the 3rd world countries.

I hardly ever drink pop, and when I do, it doesn't have caffeine. I never drink coffee or alchohol. I eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, and not very much meat. I drink 1% milk, and am fairly active...

I'm also Canadian :D

It's actually quite shocking, when you see charts comparing statistics between countries, while Canada usually does fairly well, the U.S. is generally among the 3rd world countries.

Tylendal

The average Canadian drinks 100L of coffee, 70L of beer, 14L of wine, and 7L of hard liquor in a year, so I guess someone else is making up for you. ;)

I can only assume the reason why we drink less pop is because we drink more beer.

As for the tea and coffee thing, my bad. I figure I must drink at least 400L of the stuff a year (damn Starbucks and their 16/20 oz cups!).

[QUOTE="Tylendal"]

I hardly ever drink pop, and when I do, it doesn't have caffeine. I never drink coffee or alchohol. I eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, and not very much meat. I drink 1% milk, and am fairly active...

I'm also Canadian :D

It's actually quite shocking, when you see charts comparing statistics between countries, while Canada usually does fairly well, the U.S. is generally among the 3rd world countries.

DJ_Lae

The average Canadian drinks 100L of coffee, 70L of beer, 14L of wine, and 7L of hard liquor in a year, so I guess someone else is making up for you. ;)

Must be my friend, he's a little crazy...

Americans drink twice as much soda as CanadiansDJ_Lae

There we go. That's better.

[QUOTE="DJ_Lae"]Americans drink twice as much soda as CanadiansOleg_Huzwog

There we go. That's better.

That works too. I didn't realize soft drink nomenclature was such a touchy subject.

me[QUOTE="Oleg_Huzwog"]

[QUOTE="DJ_Lae"]Americans drink twice as much soda as CanadiansDJ_Lae

There we go. That's better.

That works too. I didn't realize soft drink nomenclature was such a touchy subject.

[QUOTE="DJ_Lae"]Americans drink twice as much soda as CanadiansOleg_Huzwog

There we go. That's better.

me[QUOTE="Oleg_Huzwog"]

[QUOTE="DJ_Lae"]Americans drink twice as much soda as CanadiansDJ_Lae

There we go. That's better.

That works too. I didn't realize soft drink nomenclature was such a touchy subject.

Careful we may get in a zed and zee debate. I think its amusing that there are slight prefereces in words b/w canada and the us.