# This is why you're fat - what would you eat? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 29, 2009, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-youre-fat-what-would-you-eat/515657 "2009-10-29T20:57:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-youre-fat-what-would-you-eat/515657/21 "2009-10-30T19:32:29Z")
> [@Taber](#): > > And yeah, the hamburger pie really makes me laugh a little at all the eww, gross, you couldn’t pay me to eat any of that stuff posts. I think it really shows how context and presentation effects our opinion on stuff. A lot of it is inedible. But there are a few things that are badly photographed and poorly presented (still unhealthy, but a good food photographer could have made it look much better). I’d eat the creamtatos. And bacon wrapped onion rings doesn’t sound like a bad idea. (though I’d want them better photographed). And I’d try the infamous Paula Deen Krispy Kreme bread pudding (but I don’t really like bread pudding, so it would probably be just a taste) ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-youre-fat-what-would-you-eat/515657/22 "2009-10-30T21:24:48Z")
I got through the first page. No, no, HELL, no! ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Rosetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Green\_Rosetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Rosetta)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-youre-fat-what-would-you-eat/515657/23 "2009-10-30T22:07:09Z")
I have a damn near insatiable sweet tooth, so I’d definitely have a few bites of all of the sweet stuff (and more than a few bites if I didn’t care about gaining weight and clogging my arteries.) All of the meaty stuff looks pretty disgusting to me, though. However, I do like sweet and meat- I have been known to put icing on bacon and eat it. Just looking at those pictures makes me feel a little panic-y, though, like I’m sure binge eaters must feel after eating like there’s no tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![justrob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9adbd/32.png) [@justrob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justrob)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-youre-fat-what-would-you-eat/515657/24 "2009-10-30T22:23:08Z")
I’ve tried a Monte Cristo sandwich before. I thought it was ok. It probably would’ve been better but I think it was a little overcooked. As a kid I used to put peanut butter and sugar on both french toast and pancakes, then top the whole thing with syrup. Probably a little too sweet nowadays but I would definitely have it again just leave off the extra sugar. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-youre-fat-what-would-you-eat/515657/25 "2009-10-30T22:43:12Z")
I would probably eat several items on that site for a meal. Except for the larger items like Sex Panther or Widowmaker, where only a single one would probably satisfy my appetite. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-youre-fat-what-would-you-eat/515657/26 "2009-10-31T13:25:22Z")
I think I could eat the ultimate white trash hot dog. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-youre-fat-what-would-you-eat/515657/27 "2009-11-01T04:09:13Z")
I once made a peanut butter and chocolate chip sandwich. A friend told me about it, and I thought I’d try it just for a lark. My sister recently made chocolate chip pancakes. I don’t think I could eat those, though. With syrup? Ick. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-youre-fat-what-would-you-eat/515657/28 "2009-11-01T04:55:29Z")
The only thing that\*\* doesn’t\*\* look good to me on the first page is the crunchwrap cake. I love deep fried anything. I won’t have it often but I would eat it all the time if I could. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-youre-fat-what-would-you-eat/515657/29 "2009-11-01T05:03:36Z")
Seriously most of that stuff is like porn to me. I have to stop looking at it. ---
**Author:** ![badlyburnttoast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ad7895/32.png) [@badlyburnttoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badlyburnttoast)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-youre-fat-what-would-you-eat/515657/30 "2009-11-01T08:14:43Z")
To be honest I think I’d eat damn near anything on the webpage. Most of it looks and/or sounds delicious to me. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-youre-fat-what-would-you-eat/515657/31 "2009-11-01T10:25:23Z")
I’d eat the taco just to thumb my nose at carb hysterics. God, I hate that. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-youre-fat-what-would-you-eat/515657/32 "2009-11-01T11:28:04Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > I once made a peanut butter and chocolate chip sandwich. A friend told me about it, and I thought I’d try it just for a lark. > > My sister recently made chocolate chip pancakes. I don’t think I could eat those, though. With syrup? Ick. My brother made choco-peanut butter by mixing choco drink powder with the peanut butter. If memory serves, there was also a product that was chocolate stripes and peanut butter stripes in a jar, like the peanut butter and jelly in a jar. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-youre-fat-what-would-you-eat/515657/33 "2009-11-01T12:01:51Z")
That site made me a little sick to my stomach. ---
**Author:** ![kombatminipig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5ac83/32.png) [@kombatminipig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kombatminipig)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-youre-fat-what-would-you-eat/515657/34 "2009-11-01T13:37:52Z")
> [@Taber](#): > > Hamburger Pie - it’s a hamburger with a pie crust instead of a bun. Not sure how that’s worse than a hamburger. Pie crust is about as much butter as flour. Not that hamburger bread is that great either. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-youre-fat-what-would-you-eat/515657/35 "2009-11-02T17:48:07Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > My sister recently made chocolate chip pancakes. I don’t think I could eat those, though. With syrup? Ick. Hmmm? Chocolate chip pancakes are a perfectly cromulent diner option, and really worth a try. Real maple syrup makes them even better. ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-youre-fat-what-would-you-eat/515657/36 "2009-11-02T17:53:10Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > I once made a peanut butter and chocolate chip sandwich. A friend told me about it, and I thought I’d try it just for a lark. According to my French ex, in many parts of France a “pain au chocolat” is simply a chocolate bar between two slices of toasted bread or baguette. I mean, how trashy can something be if the _French_ eat it for a snack? Er, don’t answer that…I remember several other “high gourmet” foods she remembered along those lines. ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-youre-fat-what-would-you-eat/515657/37 "2009-11-02T18:06:56Z")
I was very close to having a Monte Cristo sandwich last weekend but opted for a Reuben instead. Good thing I didn’t eat something that would make me fat. ---
**Author:** ![Lady\_of\_the\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@Lady\_of\_the\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_of_the_Lake)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-youre-fat-what-would-you-eat/515657/38 "2009-11-02T20:40:54Z")
I would eat the grilled cheese and pepperoni pizza on page 5. Though, it’s probably not as good as it looks… The Widowmaker…it is frightening. Is that a large super sized thing of rum sitting there almost empty? That may be the inspiration for such a recipe. Ooh! [Bacon and Grilled Cheese Egg in the Hole](http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/page/6)! (I should really close the site, clearly I find the food disturbingly appetizing…) ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-youre-fat-what-would-you-eat/515657/39 "2009-11-03T00:54:15Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > Hmmm? Chocolate chip pancakes are a perfectly cromulent diner option, and really worth a try. Real maple syrup makes them even better. I know. It was just a little too rich for me. To me, chocolate + maple syrup = ugh. Maybe with whipped cream instead. > [@Duke](#): > > According to my French ex, in many parts of France a “pain au chocolat” is simply a chocolate bar between two slices of toasted bread or baguette. I mean, how trashy can something be if the _French_ eat it for a snack? Er, don’t answer that…I remember several other “high gourmet” foods she remembered along those lines. Oh, hey – I’m not saying it wasn’t GOOD. Because it was. But then, I’ll eat anything with peanut butter. (Well, there ARE limits) I guess that makes me a hypocrite. ---
**Author:** ![Bernard\_Marx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@Bernard\_Marx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bernard_Marx)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-youre-fat-what-would-you-eat/515657/40 "2009-11-03T01:32:44Z")
I’d eat a forkful or so of most things on that site (the Krispy Kreme bread pudding looks especially tasty). I’m not getting the mixture of sweet/savoury though (pork sausage with maple syrup, burger with peanut butter, Sausage McMuffin with doughnut, bacon with cake and chocolate etc). I don’t know why anyone would want to combine sweet and savoury flavours to that extent. From a taste perspective, I don’t think sausage meat has any business anywhere near a doughnut (I’m not even considering the health aspects here!) Is it simply a question of _“How can I make this less healthy? I know, I’ll pour maple syrup on it!”_ or is the sweet/savoury combination just more widely accepted in the US than elsewhere? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-youre-fat-what-would-you-eat/515657.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-youre-fat-what-would-you-eat/515657.md?page=3)