Diet? What's a Diet?

In the Italian household, keeping a diet is a very hard thing to do. According to Nonna, there is no such thing as a diet. The word is not even in their vocabulary.

With all the meat, cheese, pasta, and bread, a diet is close to impossible. I remember one time I told my Nonna she was feeding me too much and she was going to make me fat. She was not too happy with me after that comment.

Joe Avati, an Italian-Australian Comedian, pokes fun at the idea of a diet during a comedy show he had. He talks about this while describing the use of a George Forman Grill in an Italian household can be an attempt at a healthy choice gone bad.