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Getting in the habit of throwing away food

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  • garber6th
    garber6th Posts: 1,890 Member
    Before surgery I was a peanut butter addict. Loved the stuff. I recently bought some to add back into my diet because I have been trying to increase my calories a bit. I bought some single serving packets from Sprouts which were super convenient and I loved the portion control. No problem. I bought a jar of peanut butter from Trader Joe's the other day and it just did not work for me. The old brain wanted to grab a spoon and head for the jar. The new brain decided not to tempt fate and I threw the jar away. I am not willing to risk getting into it with a calorically dense "slider" food. I am totally good with my decision. I would rather lose a few bucks than potentially slide down a slippery slope. It's hard to get there though, I think we were all taught not to waste food growing up, but when it's for the greater good, I have no problem with it!
  • MistyHiker
    MistyHiker Posts: 175 Member
    klcovington wrote: »
    You know what is really cool?? My food expense is going down!! I get two or three meals out of one. :D

    LOL! So true here too!
  • MistyHiker
    MistyHiker Posts: 175 Member
    garber6th wrote: »
    Before surgery I was a peanut butter addict. Loved the stuff. I recently bought some to add back into my diet because I have been trying to increase my calories a bit. I bought some single serving packets from Sprouts which were super convenient and I loved the portion control. No problem. I bought a jar of peanut butter from Trader Joe's the other day and it just did not work for me. The old brain wanted to grab a spoon and head for the jar. The new brain decided not to tempt fate and I threw the jar away. I am not willing to risk getting into it with a calorically dense "slider" food. I am totally good with my decision. I would rather lose a few bucks than potentially slide down a slippery slope. It's hard to get there though, I think we were all taught not to waste food growing up, but when it's for the greater good, I have no problem with it!

    Very good choice! Sounds similar to me, the other day craving chicken salad and was at Costco. They have the best chicken salad but only in a big container. Walked right by it! Then I saw a Good Food brand portion sized made with Greek Yogurt. Got them! Know with the small amounts portioned out it will be much better.

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