tHE fOoD iS bETteR iN EUrOpE https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jun/23/majority-children-overweight-obese-nine-areas-england-by-2035-study

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I believe the UK is the most obese country in Europe (I think there are a few balkan countries just as bad - if you want to count them). But the obesity rate is still 2/3 of that in the US. 

Opposite end of the spectrum are France, Spain, Italy - broadly romance culture countries where the obesity rates are much lower.

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I'm spending 3 months in Cali with my girlfriend and our biggest anxiety is around food and the quality/processed ingredients/high fructose corn syrup

I'd definitely like to see that content btw :D

I think this is the biggest problem. Although on a tech budget, we generally enjoy living a simple life and be quite frugal. It's very easy to find good quality ingredients or even eat out in an "organic" way in Europe on a budget (at least in Austria). 

I believe it's still possible to find good quality produce for a decent price in the US if you go to farmers' markets, but not as accessible everyday - e.g. you can't just go to the nearest store and find these things in the same way that you can pretty much across continental Europe.

I wonder if I could live on a food stamp budget while avoiding what you are trying to avoid. That would be good content 

HFCS is very easy to avoid on a tech income in Cali tho. You will be okay as long as you are good about label checking. I mean this is the state with Erewhon!