Cách ăn buffet đúng cách

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Dear Dan,

How should I maximize my return on investment at an all-you-can-eat buffet? Should I go for dessert first and then hit the entrees? Or should I stick to the salads and pick only healthy foods from the main courses?

~Syed

I appreciate this return-on-investment, or ROI, mindset, but in food, as in all other areas of life, we must focus on the right type of returns. Your question seems to focus on the short-term returns, not the long-term ones. If you go into a buffet trying to maximize your short-term ROI, you might gulp down (nuốt (thức ăn hoặc đồ uống) nhanh hoặc tham lam; nuốt; nốc)  more food, but then you'll have to deal with the long-term effects of spending extra hours in the gym or packing on the pounds—downsides that take away the fun of the buffet. Also, avoid the common mistake of trying to maximize the cost of the food to the buffet's operators.

Instead, I would stick to a balanced and mostly healthy diet. But since many buffets boast a large assortment (mặt hàng sắp xếp thành loại) of dishes, I would make some exceptions and sample a delicacy (đồ ăn ngon, đồ ăn quý, cao lương mỹ vị) I'd never tried before—just for the experience.

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