Interesting Tidbits: A Lesson on Diet

If I look this happy it's got to be deliberate.

Hey, don't judge. There's lots you can learn in a children's science museum. Ken and I mostly went in here for shits and giggles. You can get in for free, since this place is government funded so that Japanese children don't end up fat and stupid. Well done, Japan. A certain few other countries could profit from such initiative.
 For the most part, the museum in Fukuoka is dedicated to health and to simple sciences, but what I wanted to share was what I thought was relevant to Japanese culture.

 I thought this was pretty neat: the place has a cafeteria where all the food is made of plastic. Basically, you grab a tray, put a bunch of food on it that you would likely get, and head to one of the dedicated computers. There, it tells you about your meal: if it had an excessive amount of calories for your size and age, if it was well balanced, contained the appropriate amount of meat, vegetables, and so on. Here, let's try!

Shit, at least I was being honest.

 Uh-oh. "Well, see, Sean," this computer tells me, "your shitty choice of food is too rich in meat and is terribly fattening." With that kind of result, it's a surprise I haven't gained a kilo since arriving here. Well, it's a good thing I spend so much time jumping around both inside of work and out.

Oh my God, no soft drink?

See, Ken's meal has a bunch more items on it, but is actually very typically Japanese. It looks like something you'd get out of a teishyoku (set meal) in a Japanese restaurant. And the results actually show that this kind of meal is actually conducive to losing weight.
 If you take a good look around you while standing in any crowded place in Japan, you notice a considerable difference in terms of the number of overweight people. There's approximately five times less obesity here that in Canada. Eureka! Could it be possible that burning more calories than you eat might make you lose weight? Shiiiit.