Walden Farms - Chocolate peanut spread - no calories????

cbear729

Is this true? I looked it up on here, but how can it be calorie free???? If so i need to buy!

AmazonMayan

That has to be wrong lol

AmazonMayan

Or maybe it is no calories...but what is up with the ingredients lol

cbear729

I need to buy me some!

hanajbanana

I think anything less than 5 cals per serving they are allowed to call calorie free, so it depends what they are claiming 'one serving' is and whether you can stick to just that!

I use Walden Farms caramel dip to add some extra flavour to overnight oats or chia pots (again, just a small teaspoon so probs cals) but what I would say is that the Walden Farm range has very mixed reviews and a lot of people find it very chemically tasting. Even I can't stand the caramel dip by itself (even a tiny amount on the tip of my tongue does something weird to my tastebuds and tastes like burnt plastic) but I think this is because the articificial sweeteners they use are very strong - mixed with food it's lovely. I also hear the pancake syrup is good but a lot of the range is bad - maybe check out Amazon for reviews if you're thinking about trying?

A lot of people refuse to use these sort of products as they feel they're too manufactured and not 'proper food', but I personally don't feel it does me any harm in small quantities and it keeps me under my cal goals...

hanajbanana

*less than 3 cals (forgot the less than arrow and a three make a heart - oops!)

cbear729

Thank you for helping me out! I am going to read the reviews first. I have not long started out on my journey, and I have a sweet tooth, so perhaps using this will help keep my calories low and through time I will probably not need as much 'sweet fix'

sryan921

Funny, because I just bought Walden Farms zero cal ranch dressing last night and just can't believe I found it. I had no clue they had other products! I agree with Hana... in small quantities I don't see the problem - bring it on!

JoRocka

cbear729 wrote: »

Thank you for helping me out! I am going to read the reviews first. I have not long started out on my journey, and I have a sweet tooth, so perhaps using this will help keep my calories low and through time I will probably not need as much 'sweet fix'

I've heard everything they have tastes like week old homeless persons bed cardboard.

Not worth the 0 calorie trade off to me.

jennifershoo

FRANKENFOOD!!!!

jennifershoo

AmazonMayan wrote: »

Or maybe it is no calories...but what is up with the ingredients lol

Disgusting

hanajbanana

JoRocka wrote: »

I've heard everything they have tastes like week old homeless persons bed cardboard.

Haha - fair enough! I wouldn't touch some of the products from the reviews but honestly I do like the caramel dip, it's tasty and without a hint of homeless person that I can detect... Although, I have been on a diet for some time, so maybe my taste buds have gone crazy!

JoRocka

hanajbanana wrote: »

JoRocka wrote: »

I've heard everything they have tastes like week old homeless persons bed cardboard.

Haha - fair enough! I wouldn't touch some of the products from the reviews but honestly I do like the caramel dip, it's tasty and without a hint of homeless person that I can detect... Although, I have been on a diet for some time, so maybe my taste buds have gone crazy!

there's homeless person cardboard in almost every product that says low fat- I can promise you- Iv'e done lots of peer reviewed research on the subject.

I'll present my findings to the MFP board of reviewers when I finally finish up my report.

<scoutshonor>

PeachyCarol

JoRocka wrote: »

cbear729 wrote: »

Thank you for helping me out! I am going to read the reviews first. I have not long started out on my journey, and I have a sweet tooth, so perhaps using this will help keep my calories low and through time I will probably not need as much 'sweet fix'

I've heard everything they have tastes like week old homeless persons bed cardboard.

Not worth the 0 calorie trade off to me.

Pretty much. And let's not even try to describe the texture. Half-dried glue, maybe?

JoRocka

mamapeach910 wrote: »

JoRocka wrote: »

cbear729 wrote: »

Thank you for helping me out! I am going to read the reviews first. I have not long started out on my journey, and I have a sweet tooth, so perhaps using this will help keep my calories low and through time I will probably not need as much 'sweet fix'

I've heard everything they have tastes like week old homeless persons bed cardboard.

Not worth the 0 calorie trade off to me.

Pretty much. And let's not even try to describe the texture. Half-dried glue, maybe?

yeah- that sounds about right.

JoRocka

homeless bed cardboard glue.

yeah- that's it.

williams969

JoRocka wrote: »

cbear729 wrote: »

Thank you for helping me out! I am going to read the reviews first. I have not long started out on my journey, and I have a sweet tooth, so perhaps using this will help keep my calories low and through time I will probably not need as much 'sweet fix'

I've heard everything they have tastes like week old homeless persons bed cardboard.

Not worth the 0 calorie trade off to me.

^^This. Except worse, and an insult to homeless people. True story.

I'm not picky, nor am I skerred of chemicalz--heck I LIKE sugar free sweets like chocolate puddings and sugar free yogurts and diet colas. But Walden Farms--heck to the NO! I'll make room (without compromising nutrition) for a real chocolate thing (especially important for me around my period).

lmann72

Also understand that its full of chemicals - that's why it can be low/no calories. Some people make that decision to compromise whole foods for additions to their diets. No judgement - just think about that when you're eating it.

WillLift4Tats

Walden Farms is gross. Eat real peanut butter, real cocoa. Keep amounts inline with calorie goal. Be happy. Profit.

BoxingChick

I threw out a whole bottle of the "Alfredo Sauce".....barf...had consistency of flavoured water.

reachingforarainbow

The only thing I've tried that I can stand is their salad dressing, but I've only tried the marshmallow dip and chocolate peanut butter spread. It just tastes so off.

AlyssaJoJo

My friends eat this because they do the IP diet. I find it disgusting.

MyM0wM0w

jennifershoo wrote: »

Disgusting

What she said. Why not just eat smaller amounts of actual food products instead of bad tasting chemical alternatives?

JenNicole11

Walden Farms is all calorie free. The pancake syrup is the best in my opinion. everything else I've tried from them, including salad dressings, etc., tasted pretty bad

ILiftHeavyAcrylics

It's made of cellulose (non-digestible fiber). The plain peanut spread is the worst thing I've ever tasted. It's basically vaguely peanut flavored gel.

eta: it probably does have some calories. They're allowed to round down if it's less than 5 per serving. So if you ate the whole jar (*gag*) it would have some.

giantrobot_powerlifting

Why would I pay to eat something without calories? Water's free.

Arliah

Is there anything natural in there? Oo

keithcw_the_first

Come on man, those ingredients tho...

So it's a vegetable fiber paste, with a thickener, with a bunch of flavoring agents (but very few of the things that actually provide that flavor). Except for the cocoa powder.

I imagine you could get something similar with like, psyllium husk powder, water and a thickener -- like the xanthan gum they're using.

It's a trap.

gothchiq

This seems like it would taste atrocious. Luckily there is an alternative... A low cal high protein option is PB2 with chocolate (it's all mixed already in the jar). It's a powder. You measure 2 Tbsp, that's 45 calories, and you mix in about 2 tsp water and mash it together, which basically gives you defatted peanut butter. The flavor and texture are just fine to me. My doctor told me I should add this to the plain yogurt I eat for breakfast in order to get more protein in there (diabetic, must combine protein with all carby foods). So I did that, plus a small amount of honey and a little vanilla extract, and man it was good. You could eat it like that or dip fruit in it. You can make sandwiches with that PB2, or put it with apples or bananas. You can get plain or with chocolate, calories are the same. I have a jar of each.

Drdisney

I like several of their salad dressings .. the balsamic vinaigrette in particular

lindathome

I've actualy tried this particular dip, and didn't find it terribly offensive. I've had pretty good success with most of their dressings and dips, except dressings that claim to replace creamy type dressings - epic fail. I LOVE the Asian dressing - I use it for dressing and to saute chicken for salads or chicken tacos. Yes it's processed, yes it's chemicalized, yes yada yada yada whole food is better for you blah blah blah - I have no shame in trying and using low calorie processed dressings, flavorings, and foods.