wild goose chase
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There are a few sites with statistics but most of them show Canadians consuming less meat per capita than Americans by a noticeable difference.
I was actually surprised -- this isn't something that I really would have noticed just on personal observation.
Despite the perception (maybe by people outside North America) of greater portion sizes and popularity of fast food in the US, I don't think I (or the average person) can pinpoint any noticeable difference in what the average American and Canadian eats enough that the typical meal in one has noticeably more meat than the other (both countries have a diversity of cuisines obviously). I also don't really perceive either Americans or Canadians as more likely than the other to be vegetarian or vegan.
What do you think accounts for this statistic then?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmc...ries-eat-the-most-meat-each-year-infographic/
I was actually surprised -- this isn't something that I really would have noticed just on personal observation.
Despite the perception (maybe by people outside North America) of greater portion sizes and popularity of fast food in the US, I don't think I (or the average person) can pinpoint any noticeable difference in what the average American and Canadian eats enough that the typical meal in one has noticeably more meat than the other (both countries have a diversity of cuisines obviously). I also don't really perceive either Americans or Canadians as more likely than the other to be vegetarian or vegan.
What do you think accounts for this statistic then?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmc...ries-eat-the-most-meat-each-year-infographic/
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