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The world's healthiest diet versus the

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world's unhealthiest diet. One has been

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proven to add years to your life, the

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other takes them away. It literally

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kills you. But because I love food way

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too much, I'm going to try them both to

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see the real difference and if they

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actually live up to their name. Let's go

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eat.

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I'm in Greece, specifically this cute

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island called Knos to try the

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Mediterranean diet. The healthiest diet

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in the world. It is one of the most

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beautiful places I've ever seen in my

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entire life. Like look at it. I feel

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like I'm living in a Greek yogurt

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commercial. And I don't really know why,

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but whenever I think of the

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Mediterranean and the Mediterranean

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diet, I just think of Greece and Greece

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only. Probably because of all my 300

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rewatches. That is such a good movie. I

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love Greek god physiques. I love honey.

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I love honey on Greek god physiques. I

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love feta cheese. I love olive oil. The

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first salad I ever tossed was a Greek

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one. I miss you, Thanos. So, it's safe

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to say I'm super excited.

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Let's go get coffee. It's time to

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conquer a full day of the Mediterranean

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diet. And like I said, it all starts

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with a cup of coffee. Hi, Dwayne. We got

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into our cute little rental car we named

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George and made our way over to this

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small town called Chalky where I ordered

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a traditional Greek coffee. I got a

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double. As you can see, it says right

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there. I'm just kidding. English is

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right beside it. Greek coffee. Check. It

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looks insanely cool. Probably the

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coolest looking coffee I've ever gotten

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in my entire life. Like, look at this

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thing. It looks like a witch's potion.

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Now, what we're going to notice in the

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Mediterranean is that they like small

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portions. They like small things in

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general. So, maybe I should stay. I'm

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really excited to try this.

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Ooh. Okay. So, it didn't come with milk,

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cream, or sugar. So, I guess

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traditionally they take it strong and

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black, which is how you should take

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really everything ideally.

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There's some grittiness to it. It is

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extremely strong. Espresso is like

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herbal tea in comparison.

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>> The coffee is just so yummy. We're off

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to a great start. And it's about to get

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even better because breakfast has just

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arrived.

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>> You all knew it was coming. We got

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ourselves Greek yogurt topped with

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walnuts and fresh Greek honey. Greek

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yogurt in Greece. I have not been this

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excited to try something straight from

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the source since I think Colia. Dave.

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For someone that has been a diehard

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Greek yogurt fan pretty much my entire

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life, this moment before the first bite

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was kind of a big deal.

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>> You can see the freshness in this

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yogurt. It has the thickness I desire.

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>> I've had birthdays, graduations, and

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even a wedding, but none of them hit

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like this moment. This bowl of yogurt

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was truly an experience. Like it it had

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no right being that good.

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>> Usually Greek yogurt I get at Walmart is

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pretty sour. This is actually like a lot

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more cheesy. a lot more like cream

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cheese. You must milk the animals

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differently here to extract like such a

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creaminess. I have dreamt about tasting

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a lot of things and I've tasted those

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things. This is the closest to my

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dreams. It is that good. I also

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definitely know I'm going to be hungry

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after this. But I think it's a lot

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better than feeling sick after breakfast

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that I know I will be after the world's

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unhealthiest diet. You know when they

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say it's like rude to ask a woman their

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age? I wonder if it's rude to ask a

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Greek what percent fat their yogurt is?

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Because I'm dying to know, but I don't

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know if that'd be rude. Do you think

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that'd be rude? Cuz like I mean I'm I'm

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used to 0%. This tastes like 11%. Now I

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was doing some research and I saw that

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the average male macros in the

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Mediterranean was 183 g of carbs, 99 g

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of fat, and 80 g of protein. Fat and

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carbs are doable. The protein, however,

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concerning. Hopefully a typo. If not,

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we're going to have to go to a toga

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party later and get some desperation

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protein. Now, if you do all the math,

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that comes out to like a little under

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2,000 calories, which is extremely low.

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We're cutting today. Now, typically

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after coffee and breakfast, I will go to

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the gym and get my workout in. But here,

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the traditional and most popular way to

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exercise is just walk around. So, we're

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skipping the gym and it's time to

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explore. Before we explore, there was

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one thing I needed to find out.

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>> This is a question. What percent fat is

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the yogurt?

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>> Two.

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>> Only two?

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>> Yeah.

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>> Oh, okay.

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Okay.

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>> Apparently, eating a Mediterranean diet

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may be as beneficial for health as

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walking an additional 4,000 steps per

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day, which brings our 3,000 total

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instantly up to 7,000. The streets here

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are so adorable. Like, look at this.

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Every corner looks straight out of a

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postcard. There are cats also everywhere

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that Katie insists on feeding and

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amazing fresh looking food literally on

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every block.

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>> What kind of meat is that?

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>> Fish. Pork.

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>> Pork.

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>> Free sample.

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>> You don't find me funny here. Since the

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diet in Greece is so different from

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North America, I wanted to see how that

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difference shows up in their grocery

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stores. By far the biggest section in

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this grocery store is for dried fruit,

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mixed nuts, and fresh produce. All the

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processed aisles, the racks are like

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really short. Usually in other grocery

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stores, they're like super high. They

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have the eggs just on the shelf, not in

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the fridge, which is how they should be

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cuz when they're fresh eggs, you don't

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need to refrigerate them. I swear the

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Greeks have the coolest looking language

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of all time. What the heck does that

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even say? Bromea. Bruma. Here's like the

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unhealthy stuff. You really only have a

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few different kinds of Oreos. There's

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not like endless Oreo options like there

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are in America. Typically, cereal aisles

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in grocery stores are like the same size

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as like the terminal I landed in to get

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here. But this this is it. In these

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kinds of grocery stores, you're not

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overwhelmed by choice. you're seemingly

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overwhelmed by freshness over there with

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the produce, the mixed nuts, the dried

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fruits, and then with this stuff, it's

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very limited. This is eyesight. So, when

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I'm walking, this is the stuff I see,

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the less sugar, and then I have to bend

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down

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to see the other stuff cuz they don't

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want you to get it. I'm trying to eat as

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authentically as possible today. So,

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because of that, I'm going to try my

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best to avoid tourist traps altogether.

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I always say if a rack of fridge magnets

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are in view, a tourist trap is upon you.

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And we've been seeing a lot of those

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today. But we just came across this

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restaurant right here. There's literally

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a line out the door. There's fresh fish

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hanging from the walls. It looks like

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the real deal. It's a familyrun tavern.

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Reviews are insane. So, we're going to

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be going here for lunch. Typically, we

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wouldn't really order appetizers, but in

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the Mediterranean, lunchtime is the main

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meal of the day. And if you think about

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it, it's actually healthier that way. If

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you have a massive dinner and then go to

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bed, you're not going to sleep as well.

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So having the big meal in the middle of

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the day is actually the best thing to

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do. So because of that, we have a spread

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of appetizers coming. We got some bread,

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some tadziki, some faba spread with some

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beans, the traditional Greek salad with

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all that feta cheese, and then some

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fried zucchini. Here we go.

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Easily one of the freshest tomatoes I've

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ever had. zucchini chips. Absolutely

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insane. And if we run out of them, I got

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something else to dip in here. When

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there's like a big table of apps, I like

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black out and I'll regain consciousness

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a little later. I love it. What I am

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noticing is the simplicity of

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everything. They're letting the actual

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ingredients speak for themselves.

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There's no crazy mayo sauces. There's

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nothing that we don't really know what's

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in it. It's just super clean, fresh

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food, and you feel good after you have

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it. even with the fried zucchini. Lunch

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so far was such a vibe. The wine was

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good, the appetizers were even better,

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and the staff was amazing. I just love

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this guy.

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For the main, we got some seabbream

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here. Then we got some shrimp saganaki

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with a respectable amount of feta. And

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then on the side, we got a salad with

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some fries. And everything looks again

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very simple. Look at this. There's no

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sauce on the side. It's just the fish

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with a piece of lemon. So, I guess they

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are somewhat proud of the freshness of

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this fish. I've actually never had a

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fish like this. It's kind of

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intimidating because we can see the

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whole body here, but So, here we go. So,

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I guess we just kind of pull the skin

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back just like a four skin.

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>> Oh my god, a lot of bones.

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>> That's so good. Wow.

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You would think that it would taste kind

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of like like every other fish cuz

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there's not a lot going on. But again,

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the freshness is insane. It tastes like

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it just swam right on my plate. I don't

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even know if you're supposed to eat the

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bones or not.

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>> Obviously,

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>> no. Maybe I will.

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>> Just swallow and Google later. Oh,

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>> what if it cuts to my esophagus?

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>> It would have. I know.

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>> Very shortly after we started eating,

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one of the guys noticed we were

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struggling hard with the fish, so he

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came and helped debone it for us. He was

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so locked in on the fish. It was crazy.

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We didn't have another bone.

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>> Thank you. I'm going to keep that for

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like a necklace or something.

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>> Yeah. You supposed to eat the head or

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no?

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>> Professional eaters like my mom, for

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example.

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Yeah.

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>> Make you smarter.

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>> That's the best part, you know. It makes

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you smarter. Joey,

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>> thanks so much.

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>> Thank you.

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>> Oppa. You want the head? Oh my god. I

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can see the teeth. Shrimp sagaki. So,

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just grilled shrimp in tomato sauce with

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feta.

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Oh,

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I love to eat. So, look at this. The

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salad that it came with, it doesn't even

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come with any dressing on it, but it

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does not even need the dressing cuz

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these again are like the best tomatoes

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I've ever had in my entire life.

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Literally candy.

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Not quite candy, but you know what I

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mean. Everything was incredible. Each

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bite was like you're getting a forehead

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kiss from Zeus himself. It is time for a

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little snackos in Knackos. So, people in

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the Mediterranean don't typically snack,

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but they've already taken all my protein

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away. I'm snacking. My idea of a

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Mediterranean snack is like an iPad

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sized piece of feta cheese, but I don't

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think people here see food as their

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source of daily life's purpose like I

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do. But, I have been seeing these

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amazing looking bakeries all around town

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and I am dying to try something. As I

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was going into the bakery, I spotted

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this poster, which made my decision

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incredibly easy. I also had to get

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another coffee.

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>> What would be like the most traditional

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Greek iced coffee drink?

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>> Uh, fist and fellow cappuccino.

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>> I will do a Fredo espresso.

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>> Thank you.

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>> Thank you so much. You, too.

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>> We got a Fredo espresso and some

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lucades, the traditional Greek donuts.

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So, let's try this out here.

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Oh, that's good. It's kind of like a

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Starbucks drink, but they don't assume

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that you have the pallet of a toddler.

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Okay, so time for the lukamades now.

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Warm Greek balls dripping in honey. Fate

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finally serves me.

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Here we go. Oh, it smells so good.

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Oh my god. A little bit crispy, chewy,

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doughy, and then the honey just like

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releases in your mouth. It really is the

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perfect snack food. Small, round,

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dangerously addictive. Just how I like

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my balls. And it's funny because you

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almost feel a little bit healthier

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because they're not drowning in white

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sugar. They're drowning in honey, you

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know? So, a little bit a little bit

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better of a choice. This coffee and

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Luca's combo is just straight fire. Each

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bite of these honeycovered balls adds

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another reason why I don't ever want to

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leave Greece. Like, seriously, I I I

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don't want to go. I swear if I lived in

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Greece,

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I would single-handedly, me personally,

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I would skew the longevity and obesity

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data here. People would be writing

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papers on how one man beat the

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Mediterranean paradox. Mark my words. I

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know it's only been one day, but in

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terms of how I feel right now, I feel

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great. I feel full. My energy levels are

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constant, and my digestion, most

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importantly, is beautiful. Usually I

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have a bit of stomach troubles, but I

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think it's because the diet here is very

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well balanced. Normally I'm focused on

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protein all the time, slamming protein

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shakes, slamming protein bars, having

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processed stuff, but there is none of

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that here. None. So, who would have

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thought? A healthy, well-balanced diet

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of whole foods, it just saves your

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digestion.

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Before we went for dinner, we did some

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exploring. Look how beautiful this

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looks. She looks pretty cute, too. I had

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to give her a kiss. We then checked out

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this ancient Greek temple that was

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dedicated to the god Apollo. And it was

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constructed in the 6th century BC that

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is so old. It was also so windy up here.

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It was crazy.

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We are currently having dinner in a

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place that's in a castle. It's giving me

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like Olive Garden on trend vibes. And

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looking at the menu, I kind of want to

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find a study that says dinner was the

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main meal of the day because there is so

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many things that I want right now.

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>> Let's get to the meal. Phase one,

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appetizers. We got the watermelon salad,

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which looks gorgeous, and these fried

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zucchini fritter things. First thing I

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tried was the watermelon salad. And I

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didn't know watermelon could actually be

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this good.

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>> That might be the best watermelon I've

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ever had. It's like infused with mint.

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>> Next, the zucchini fritters. Look at the

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face I'm giving Katie. That can only

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mean one thing. Appies. 10 out of 10.

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>> The zucchini balls might be the best

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thing I've ever eaten in my entire life.

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I think I'm saying that about everything

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here today. My favorite food is just

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whatever I'm currently eating,

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apparently. Phase two, main course. Now,

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check out this cool display. It looks so

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tasty. I asked the guy how they season

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the chicken here, and he laughed and

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told me that he would have to kill me if

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he told me. I laughed back as well and

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and just said, "Okay, to not and don't

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worry about it."

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>> Salad, chicken, and fries for the second

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time today. The chicken slovaki is like

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a mixture of dark meat and white meat.

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Oh my god.

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I don't know if they have death row in

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Greece, but if they do, this would be a

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solid last meal. I'd go out chewing with

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a smile.

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>> I probably can't be taken seriously

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anymore at this point of the video, but

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this chicken was the best chicken I have

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ever had. I'm being serious. I think in

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Greece, every single thing here is the

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best of its kind, and nothing can top

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it.

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>> It's also pretty crazy. I've had a few

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fried things today, and it's not been

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bothering my stomach at all. Normally

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fried food in general hurts my little

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tummy. I feel completely fine. So, they

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must fry things here differently. I'm

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not entirely sure, but it is interesting

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how I feel completely fine. After I said

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this, I did what everyone does when they

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don't know something. I Googled it.

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First of all, it turns out Nakos is

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actually famous for their potatoes,

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which is a cool fun fact. In terms of

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the preparation of these fries in

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Greece, it looks like they fry things in

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olive oil at a lower temperature so the

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oil doesn't burn. This method is seen as

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traditional and a healthier way to fry,

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which could be why my stomach still

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feels great.

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>> My mouth has been through a lot in 30

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years.

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Today has been therapy.

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>> Phase three, dessert on the house.

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>> They brought us a free dessert, which

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looks like a a sample from the kitchen,

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if you know what I'm saying. So, this

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and then we got a digestive shot, which

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I have no idea what it is. All right.

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Ooh, it's got like a key lime pie. I

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thought it'd be a little saltier, but

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it's really good. It's a nice little

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limey custard. Super light. And then our

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digestive shot.

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That's Purll.

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That's straight Purel. Oh, it's going

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through my nose and my eyes. And phase

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four, the actual dessert.

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>> Finishing the night off with a

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traditional dessert of just a bowl of

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fruit. Fruit for dessert is like doing a

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cross word together at the end of a

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romantic date. Like there is this

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there's so many better options than

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this. But fruit is good. Nothing

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satisfies a sweet tooth quite like a

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dragon fruit. Whatever that was was past

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its prime.

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The was that?

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>> It's not the funnest choice, but it is

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the right choice. One thing is for sure,

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the next place in the world that we're

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going to, the dessert, is going to look

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a lot different than this. I can totally

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see why this is considered the

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healthiest diet in the world because I

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pretty much had no processed food today

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at all. I had good quality fats. I had

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lean protein. I had vegetables. I had

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some fruits. And everything is locally

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sourced, if that even matters. But the

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main thing that I think is overlooked

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and attributes probably more to the

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longevity and the health than the diet

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itself is the way of life here.

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Everything is much slower paced. There's

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less stress and everything is just a lot

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calmer.

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So now it's time to get on a plane and

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go to the other side of the world and do

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the complete opposite. In America, the

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average American lifestyle is a complete

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mess. 70% of the diet is processed food.

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10% of disposable income is spent on

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fast food, which is crazy. But it all

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makes sense because the average American

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is 17 lb overweight.

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We don't have much time to waste. We got

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to start eating. Our goal today is to

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consume 3,864

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calories, which is nearly double the

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Mediterranean diet.

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>> 73% of Americans drink coffee every

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single day. What are the other 27%

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doing? The most popular drink is a

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flavored shot latte. So, that's what

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we're going to get today. I'm usually a

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black coffee kind of guy, so I'm going

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to have to make a couple calls and

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satisfy that craving elsewhere. That

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one's mine.

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>> Yeah.

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>> Holy smokes. Okay, thank you.

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>> Do you guys see this thing? I'm going to

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need a freaking spotter to hold it.

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Jeez, this is like how the average

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middle schooler takes their coffee, man.

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We got ourselves a signature

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iced caramel craze latte.

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Oh my god, that's sweet. That is like

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melted ice cream. It's like I slit Willy

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Wonka's throat and he like bled out into

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my cup. A lot of flavors going on in

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here. It gets old really, really fast.

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It's like the first three sips are

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incredible and then you're just like by

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the end of this thing, I'm going to be

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like drinking my tears. There's so much

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sugar in this thing. And this is the

18:32

popular latte.

18:34

Oh no.

18:36

Like this is a beverage that a lot of

18:40

people will like look on the menu and

18:41

like daydream about getting but never

18:43

actually get it. The Americans get it

18:45

usually for me drinks anything below 100

18:47

calories. There's exceptions. You know

18:50

who you are. But this has to be at least

18:54

450 calories just to start the day. Not

18:56

even breakfast.

18:58

We got to go get some breakfast.

18:59

>> It turns out my morning coffee is 530

19:02

calories, 17 g of fat, and 74 g of

19:05

sugar, but 15 g of protein. So, that's

19:07

the thing I'm going to hold on to the

19:08

most. This is definitely setting the

19:10

tone of what's to come for the rest of

19:12

the day. We are currently at an American

19:14

diner right now and it does not get much

19:16

more classic than this place. I'm

19:18

expecting the server to call me hun and

19:21

tell me that they have the best pie in

19:22

town. Yes, sir. Uh, can I do the diner

19:25

royale, please?

19:26

>> A classic American breakfast comes with

19:29

eggs, toast, bacon or sausage, and hash

19:32

brown. I'm no other man, but I am

19:34

forecasting cloudy with a high chance of

19:37

heartburn. Here, I got to start with the

19:39

sausage. Whenever sausage is around, I

19:40

can barely concentrate. I need to get it

19:42

in my mouth. Here we go. We got two

19:45

sausages. My minimum for a good time.

19:49

Happiness in a tube. I just had French

19:51

toast. Toast and potato all in one bite.

19:55

Everyone needs to experience that at

19:56

least once in their life. These hash

19:57

browns have the seasoning on it that is

19:59

so good. I could freaking snort that

20:01

dust.

20:03

>> Yes, please. Thank you. Now, you may

20:05

very well be thinking because this

20:07

breakfast is so massive, all the meals

20:09

afterwards get progressively lighter.

20:12

No. Today, we are teaching our stomach

20:14

progressive overload. It's just it's

20:16

just non-stop heavy food. Today, I

20:18

already want to just write out of order

20:20

on a sticky note and just slap it on my

20:21

forehead. It's only 11:30 a.m. and I am

20:25

absolutely gassed. Normally, I would say

20:27

I'm just going to walk it off, but I

20:29

can't even do that because the average

20:30

American only walks just over 5,000

20:33

steps a day, which is not a lot at all.

20:37

So, we're going to do a little bit of

20:38

exploring, but not much on foot, at

20:41

least.

20:41

>> So, I quickly did some touristy things,

20:43

checking out some of the most popular

20:45

landmarks in the area, and before I knew

20:47

it, it was lunchtime.

20:48

>> McDonald's, America's favorite hitman. I

20:51

can't possibly make a video about

20:53

America without going to McDonald's.

20:54

That would be like me learning Italian

20:56

with my hands tied behind my back. If

20:58

I'm going to do it, I'm going to do it

20:59

right. And don't lie, when I said

21:01

American diet, you thought about the

21:02

last time you had McDonald's fries,

21:04

didn't you?

21:05

>> You did. Can I get a Big Mac meal,

21:07

please?

21:08

>> Anything else?

21:08

>> And then can I get a side of the chicken

21:10

nuggies? The Big Mac meal and fries is

21:12

the most popular order at McDonald's. I

21:14

got a side of nugies because it's the

21:16

land of the free here and home of the

21:18

binge. I'm fairly positive that it's

21:20

well documented that McDonald's is just

21:22

very bad for you. Yet the Americans just

21:25

keep coming back. It's kind of romantic

21:28

if you think about it. Man, do I ever

21:31

love eating in the car, even if my neck

21:33

does get a little messed up back there.

21:35

So, we got ourselves a Big Mac combo and

21:38

of course a Diet Coke for the illusion

21:40

of moderation. Whenever I'm eating fast

21:42

food alone in my car, I feel like I'm

21:44

filming a documentary about sadness. All

21:47

right, we got the Big Mac. It has been a

21:49

while since I've had one of these

21:50

things.

21:52

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21:59

M. Holy moly. This thing barely stays

22:01

together. It's crazy to think my first

22:04

micronutrient of the day is coming from

22:06

a Big Mac. The pickle and the lettuce.

22:11

Oh my god, they must put nicotine on the

22:13

fries. Absolutely busting. I might look

22:16

happy right now with the food in front

22:17

of me, but if I was in a video game, my

22:21

health energy bar would be going down so

22:24

fast right now with how I'm feeling. I'm

22:28

not even done the meal yet, and I'm

22:30

already feeling gross with the fried

22:32

food. Whereas in Greece, there was

22:35

actually a good amount of fried food and

22:37

I felt completely fine. Those are local

22:39

potatoes. Like the only chance of these

22:40

being local is if the guy dropping in

22:43

the fryer is from here. You know what I

22:45

mean? Like who actually knows what's in

22:47

what's in this? Like this is this could

22:48

not even be potatoes. May not even be

22:50

potatoes. My gosh, I need a nap. But I

22:52

also can't stop eating. I feel like

22:55

that's the American way. This meal is

22:58

actually extremely high cal and I feel

23:01

completely fine. I feel like I haven't

23:03

even eaten. I feel like a big bottomless

23:04

pit. But that's what happens when you

23:07

don't have good quality food. It just

23:08

kind of goes right through you and you

23:09

feel you feel like but then you

23:11

also feel hungry. It's just it's a weird

23:14

feeling.

23:14

>> I bet you guys are very surprised to see

23:16

me in the gym, aren't you? I'm

23:18

definitely surprised. The average

23:19

American works out 17 minutes each day,

23:22

which is either very efficient hit or a

23:26

very strenuous bathroom visit. Like,

23:28

what are you supposed to get done in

23:30

that amount of time? Like, I'm pretty

23:31

sure the Planet Fitness circuit is

23:33

longer than that. But I have chest,

23:35

back, and biceps. And uh we are going to

23:37

try our best here.

23:38

>> Out of all the times to do a 17-minute

23:40

workout, I think today was the worst day

23:42

possible because this gym had so many

23:44

incredible looking machines. It was

23:46

really hard not to use them. For the

23:47

workout today, I just picked one

23:49

exercise for each thing and did a set or

23:50

two to complete failure. This chest

23:52

press machine looked sick. I've never

23:54

seen it before and it felt so nice. Then

23:56

I moved on to this machine for my back

23:58

because it's a mixture of a pull down

23:59

and a row and I'm trying to be as

24:01

efficient as possible. It is so weird

24:03

now warming up between my sets. I paid

24:05

$25 for this day pass. I'm paying over a

24:07

dollar a minute for this workout.

24:09

>> Lastly, I just curled as much as I could

24:10

until time was up.

24:11

>> Maybe 17 minutes is that sweet spot

24:13

where it's long enough that you can say

24:15

that you worked out and you're deserving

24:18

of a snack.

24:18

>> Post-workout, I went to the most famous

24:20

and recognizable convenience store brand

24:22

in America, 7-Eleven. There was so many

24:24

options here. 55% of consumers have

24:27

savory snacks like chips. To confirm, I

24:29

asked the lady,

24:30

>> "Excuse me, what's the most popular

24:31

snack?"

24:32

>> Popular snack?

24:34

>> Yeah.

24:35

>> Chips.

24:36

>> Chips?

24:36

>> Yeah. And breakfast? Pizza.

24:39

>> No shot of having 7-Eleven pizza in my

24:41

current state. So, I grabbed a bag of

24:43

sour cream and onion Lays. I had to

24:44

quickly grab Katie a little treat. We

24:46

don't have this back in Canada, and I'm

24:47

always on husband duty. Now, back to me.

24:50

43% of people have things like cookies

24:52

and brownies, so I got this little

24:53

Debbie brownie that looks horrible, but

24:55

also kind of good at the same time. Man,

24:57

I feel so down bad right now. Like, you

25:01

could throw lipstick on a pig and it'd

25:03

probably get lucky with me.

25:06

We got sour cream and onion chips. The

25:08

most popular option at 7-Eleven

25:10

according to the lady. The serving size

25:13

may as well just been swuahili because I

25:15

don't think anyone here is necessarily

25:17

reading that. But eight servings, 160

25:19

calories, 17 chips.

25:23

You know what a simple fix would be?

25:25

Start making sour cream and onion

25:27

flavored protein powder and everybody in

25:29

America would be ready for the Mr.

25:30

Olympia. Next thing, we got this Little

25:32

Debbie brownie. 510 calories is insane.

25:37

My gosh, there's a very tinted car here

25:40

that looks kind of

25:42

I'm just going to eat my brownie. Let's

25:44

taste Little Debbie.

25:46

Kind of tastes like dog food with cocoa

25:48

powder. I think it's fair to say that

25:50

most Americans should not be eating

25:51

anywhere near 3600 calories. But I think

25:54

most Americans have no idea how to set

25:56

up their calories. That is why they

25:57

should download the MacroFactor app. The

25:59

app does everything for you. You just

26:00

implement your height, your age, your

26:02

weight, and it'll split out all the

26:04

things and it'll tell you how to adjust

26:05

your calories from week to week. So then

26:07

they'll know that they hit all their

26:08

macros at Dunkin Donuts this morning at

26:11

coffee. If you want to start tracking

26:12

your calories and macros, download the

26:14

Macro Factor app and use code will for a

26:16

twoe free trial. We are currently in a

26:18

part of town called Foggy Bottom, which

26:20

actually sounds so cute, but it also

26:22

sounds like a place that people come to

26:24

after they have Chipotle. And I might

26:26

get Pink Eye or something. 68% of

26:28

Americans eat at home five nights a

26:30

week. I'm actually so proud of those

26:31

people. It's amazing. And a very staple

26:33

meal is meatloaf. So, we are going to go

26:35

get meatloaf. And for the viewers out

26:37

there who might get some meatloaf

26:39

related trauma, I'm sorry. I don't I'm

26:42

sorry. Let's get meatloaf. They are out

26:45

of the meatloaf. So, we have to pivot.

26:47

So, I went online and I searched common

26:49

household dinners in America. Mac and

26:51

cheese came up. Fried chicken came up.

26:53

And on the menu, they have fried chicken

26:54

and waffles that also come with seven

26:58

cheese macaroni. That sounds like five

27:01

too many cheeses for me, but I think

27:03

that's what we got to do. The average

27:04

American consumes 11 alcoholic beverages

27:06

a week, which is concerning. And I'm not

27:08

sure if I'd rather them space that out

27:10

evenly during the week or just like

27:12

party hella hard one night. But because

27:14

of that, I got myself an old Cuban

27:17

mojito.

27:19

>> Yeah.

27:22

>> Oh, that's going to hit me soon. I

27:24

sipped on my old Cuban as I waited,

27:26

trying to not make it look like it's the

27:27

first time I ever had alcohol. Very

27:29

shortly after, my food arrived, and this

27:30

was a hefty meal. It actually looked

27:32

quite intimidating. I'm not going to

27:33

lie. That chicken is definitely not

27:35

fried in olive oil.

27:36

>> Even though I'm at a restaurant, I feel

27:38

like I'm at some someone's grandma's

27:39

house. I don't know whose grandma it is,

27:40

but I'm at somebody's grandma's house,

27:42

cuz this just looks like down home good

27:46

home-cooked food. Man, oh my gosh. Where

27:48

do I begin? The mac and cheese is like

27:51

80% cheese, 10% noodles. This is going

27:54

to be decadent as hell. It's pretty much

27:56

looks like fondue.

27:58

All right, here we go. I don't even want

28:01

to know how much butter is in this as

28:03

well. I'm just here to have fun. If I

28:06

wanted transparency, I would have a

28:07

salad. No way. Yeah,

28:11

>> look at the butter on my waffles.

28:14

>> She did say 23 times.

28:15

>> I would have liked to have made that

28:16

choice. You know what's insane to think

28:18

about? I've had three different kinds of

28:21

potatoes today. I've had home fries,

28:23

I've had fries, and I've had chips. I'm

28:26

collecting all the potato infinity

28:27

stones. I'm definitely going to have

28:29

like high school acne for like a week

28:32

after this. This is truly a masterpiece.

28:36

I shall say the amount of cheese in the

28:39

macaroni is extremely overwhelming, but

28:42

it makes it kind of fun. And the

28:44

creaminess goes really well with the

28:46

crunchiness and the fluffiness. And then

28:49

there the sweetness. Like texturally,

28:51

this is incredible the difference in how

28:54

I feel right now at this time of day

28:56

here compared to Greece.

29:00

I can't even describe the difference.

29:02

It's insane.

29:05

Yeah, I'm already fading here.

29:08

>> Did the best I could with this meal. I

29:09

was trying to visualize a salad while I

29:11

was eating it, which kind of helped, but

29:13

we still weren't done. It was time for

29:15

dessert. I got a Gatorade on the way

29:17

home. I I've had so much sodium. I was

29:19

feeling so dehydrated. Anyway, this will

29:21

be the final thing that goes into my

29:24

body for the rest of the day to complete

29:26

the American diet. Jammies are on. I

29:29

can't walk. I can barely breathe. But

29:31

somehow I'm ready for pie and cookies.

29:34

The two most popular desserts in America

29:36

are apple pie and chocolate chip

29:38

cookies, and they had them both at the

29:39

restaurant. So, I mean, I I could have I

29:41

could have just picked one, but I

29:43

decided to bring them both home with me.

29:45

When it comes to dessert, I practice

29:48

polygamy. So, this is going to be a

29:50

little interesting three-way. Let's

29:51

start with the chocolate chip cookie. I

29:53

would only get chocolate chip cookies as

29:54

a kid based off good behavior or my

29:56

uncle would say, performance reviews.

29:59

But, I love these. It's just a classic.

30:02

Oh, it's still a little bit warm. It's

30:04

soft. It's gooey.

30:07

Potentially the state of my boxers after

30:09

the first bite.

30:11

You can literally see with your own eyes

30:13

that this is going to taste good. Like

30:15

the flavor is visible. Apple pie next.

30:18

They didn't give me a fork, so I'm just

30:21

I We're going to pick it up here. I'm in

30:23

the comfort of my own hotel room. An

30:25

apple a day keeps the doctor away.

30:27

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30:29

Oh, now that is better. This slaps

30:33

a freaking fruit bowl that I had in the

30:34

Mediterranean. Apple pie just brings out

30:36

the best in me and I put the best of me

30:39

into the apple pie. I can totally see

30:41

why this is the unhealthiest diet in the

30:42

world. My only source of fruit and

30:44

vegetables today was like a mint in a

30:47

mojito, apple in an apple pie, and then

30:50

the vegetables in a Big Mac. And if

30:51

that's how you're getting your five a

30:53

day in, you have to question every

30:55

single one of your life choices. Do you

30:57

know what Americans need? They need my

30:59

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31:00

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31:02

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31:04

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31:06

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31:08

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31:11

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31:12

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31:14

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31:15

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31:17

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31:18

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31:20

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31:22

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31:24

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31:25

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31:26

please help me out with that and I'll

31:28

I'll I'll send you a virtual kiss. I

31:31

think if this video confirms anything,

31:32

it's that we need this chicken recipe.

31:34

Mine just didn't land the same. But also

31:36

that food is medicine. It influences so

31:38

much more than whether or not we're

31:40

full. It's how we feel, how we perform,

31:43

and how we show up in life. But most

31:45

importantly, it's about enjoying these

31:46

foods with family and the people you

31:48

love.

31:51

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Interactive Summary

The video compares the world's healthiest diet, the Mediterranean diet, with the world's unhealthiest diet, the typical American diet. The host travels to Greece to experience the Mediterranean lifestyle, enjoying fresh, locally sourced foods like Greek yogurt, seafood, and simple, well-prepared dishes, noting improved digestion and energy. He highlights the slower pace of life, emphasis on fresh produce, and traditional cooking methods as key health factors. Conversely, the host then tries the American diet, consuming processed foods, sugary drinks, and large, calorie-dense meals from fast-food chains and diners. He experiences a significant drop in energy, digestive discomfort, and an overwhelming feeling of being full yet still hungry, emphasizing the stark difference in physical well-being and overall quality of food between the two diets.

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