Stop the bot-ty shaming.
A diner was shocked and appalled after allegedly getting calorie-shamed by a restaurant’s order screen, per a viral Reddit post.
According to the thread, shared to the forum’s “Mildly Infuriating” forum, the customer had ordered three lamb skewers at an undisclosed “all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant.”
This seemed standard enough, but when the patron went to check out digitally, they received an on-screen pop-up warning about their food intake.
“For your own health concern, an average adult’s intake should not exceed 1,000 calories,” the advisory read. “Your current calorie intake is 2,000 calories. Are you sure you want to proceed?”
In the bottom right corner, a calorie counter noted that their current lamb kebabs order totaled 240 calories while prior orders clocked in at 1,760 calories — an amount that they deemed “good to serve two people.”
They also noted that an extra fee may apply for “unfinished food.”
Many Redditors were taken aback that the customer would be flagged for their food intake at an alleged bottomless banquet.
“This is so dystopian,” exclaimed one commenter. “Let people eat freely.”
“I came here to eat, not to read,” critiqued another.
“Hey fatty you sure you wanna be so fat?” snarked one, referencing the prompt’s alleged fat-shaming messaging. “Click yes to agree to fatness.”
“If you’re not eating between 2-3,000 calories at an all you can eat buffet,” scoffed one critic of the would-be culinary robo-cop “What are you even doing with your life? That’s the whole point!”
For reference, an adult female requires around 1,600 calories per day while a male requires 2,000, according to US dietary guidelines. Although this number can vary based on the person’s age, activity levels and hormones.
However, others defended the pop-up, claiming that sushi restaurants often featured this warning as a way to help combat the rampant food waste epidemic.
“This is very common at an all-you-can-eat, specifically at Asian restaurants,” claimed one defender. “It is to prevent excess food waste.”
“So why is this infuriating? It’s not stopping you from ordering the food,” seconded another. “It’s just making sure you know how much you ordered and make sure you’ll finish it all. It’s to prevent food waste and extra charges for unfinished/wasted food. I really like this actually. I wish we had something like this in my local KBBQ.”
“I went to loads of buffets in the US on holiday,” said one. “The number of people I saw piling plates high with food, eating a few bits and then leaving everything else was ridiculous. I’m really not surprised places have these kind of charges even if it’s not a buffet type.”
Unfortunately, it’s not just customers who are wasting food.
In a recent Reddit thread, employees at Buc-ee’s — the beloved gas station and convenience store chain — claimed they throw away oodles of leftover vittles every night.
“Worst part of working third shift at Buc-ee’s is throwing away all the food that you work so hard to make,” said one. “Throw away 50 [sandwiches] to make 150 more that night just to throw away 95 of those in 2 days.”
According to RTS.com, the US wastes around 120 billion pounds of food — more than any other country.
This accounts for around 40% of the total food supply.
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