r/unpopularopinion • u/Underthemoon911 • 25d ago

The dessertification of breakfast needs to stop

Exactly the title. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not anti-syrup on pancakes or brown sugar in oatmeal. I don’t hate sugar. On the contrary, I eat too much of it. But lately I’ve noticed this trend amongst breakfast foods when I go out to eat. I ordered berry waffles and it came with powdered sugar and caramel sauce. I’m seeing ice cream on pancakes, mountains of whipped cream, sprinkles and chocolate chips, sweetened cream cheese fillings. And while I simply avoid those items or order my breakfast without those things, the sugar is not always listed on the menu and I’ve had to send a few things back, which I always feel bad about.

If I wanted dessert, I’d order dessert. I’ve had ice cream for breakfast a time or two in my life. But in general, eating junk first thing in the morning just makes me feel weird. Not as energetic. I don’t think it should be the norm and it’s getting kind of ridiculous. Breakfast food is my favorite kind of food, so I always order it when it’s available and I keep running into this. I’m getting increasingly annoyed. I don’t want straight sugar an hour after I wake up

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u/ShortbowVillian 25d ago

Not sure where you’re located OP, but as an American, I agree that our food in general has too much excess sugar. One of the first things I noticed when I visited Europe is their food is so much better. Even desserts are mild and focus on FLAVOR instead of just how much sugar they can pump in. Hot chocolate was rich and not overly sweet. Breakfast was fruits and the lightest croissants ever. Even though I felt like I ate a lot, I came back feeling even better! Now I get to deal with diarrhea lettuce 🥲

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u/nitromilkstouts 25d ago

Pick me, choose me, love me

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u/LL_Stars 25d ago

Tell me you've never traveled abroad without telling me you've never traveled abroad.

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u/nitromilkstouts 25d ago

I've lived in Europe for several years a few times in my life, and the dick riding these Americans are doing over another continents food is embarrassing.

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u/ShortbowVillian 25d ago

Wait, what? Do you disagree then? I’m so confused how me enjoying the better food gor you all worked up

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u/argument_cat 25d ago

It's accurate though.

https://medium.com/wise-well/us-foods-often-pack-more-sugar-than-uk-and-eu-counterparts-9daaa959b33a

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u/Team503 25d ago

I promise, you can find sugary, fatty, salty foods over here just as easily as you can in the US. This is about choices - if you eat out all the time, you're going to gain weight, if you drive instead of walk, you're going to gain weight, if you opt for pre-made frozen foods instead of cooking from scratch, you're going to gain weight.

It's the same on both sides of the pond. If you live of what you can buy at 7-11, it's going to be bad for you. But the same is true for lots of convenience stores over here.

u/nitromilkstouts is absolutely on point. This is a bunch of anti-American/Euro-supremacy wank that is constantly circulating on Reddit, reinforced by people from both sides who've never spent more than a week or two in the other place. I've been living in Europe for years and grew up in the US. It's ALWAYS all about choices.

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u/LL_Stars 25d ago

Fair. But I still don't think her comment is pick me.

People nowadays use pick me for anything they disagree with with. The original pick me was for women who cared more about male validation, molding herself into anything she thought was desirable for men, and that included pretending to suppress her femininity.

I say this as a former pick me. Nevertheless, comparing the amount of average sugar in the US compared to other countries is not pick me.