9 Most Addictive Foods

TimothyFish

kfvs12.com/story/29189593/9-most-addictive-foods

1.Pizza
2.Chocolate
3.Chips
4.Cookies
5.Ice cream
6.French fries
7.Cheeseburger
8.Soda
9.Cake


Thoughts?

ElJefeChief

Doritos were always my #1, years ago

bmb42

Peanut butter. Hands down.

Azexas

I don't think the study is very accurate with the self reporting. The article said

A recent study from the University of Michigan asked people assess their food habits using the Yale Food Addiction Scale, according to Grandparents.com. Participants scored foods between 1 and 7 based on resistability (1 being the easiest to resist, 7 being the most difficult.)

Were there any other foods on the list other than "junk" (I hate that term) food?

jos05

Hmmm... I think cake should be higher up...and probably sodas too. I'm currently addicted to S'mores Oreo's...they are amazing

FoxyLifter

I wouldn't say "addictive" per se, but I will say that it's very easy for me to eat more than one serving before reaching satisfaction if I don't plan appropriately.

ETA: for me, I would replace soda and cake for Biscoff and peanut butter. Soda is too sweet and it burns. Cake served at a random party is often mediocre as far as quality goes.

tuffytuffy1

They forgot bread.

SezxyStef

Other foods that made the top 15 include cheese, bacon, fried chicken, rolls, and buttered popcorn.

I don't think food is addictive...some are more palatable yes...and that list...I can agree with all of them...I might change the order tho...

For example cheese pizza eh I would pass on...all meat with green olives...I am all over that like white on rice.

Chocolate...dark eh...milk for sure...

chips...plain with dip only...sweet chili and sour cream kettle cooked...for sure.

cookies...eh...

Cheeseburger with bacon and avocado oh yah..no ketchup...no thanks...

Regular soda nope...diet coke...absolutely.

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cwolfman13

I just hate the term "addictive" when it comes to food stuffs.

I have a great deal of difficulty exercising self control with potato chips and tortilla chips with salsa. Those things are my cryptonite. I'm not addicted to them though...they're just so damned good I don't want to stop eating them. I might be addicted to the salsa burn though...I love it when flames are practically shooting out of my nostrils.

Emily3907

jos05 wrote: »

Hmmm... I think cake should be higher up...and probably sodas too. I'm currently addicted to S'mores Oreo's...they are amazing

I am trying to avoid those things like the plague. I know once I try them, I am going to always have a hard time passing them up, so I just rush right by them in the store.

I can most definitely say that the above list is exactly what got me where I am. I LOVE all of those things and have binged and gorged on them so many times. So, I agree with the list. Now my challenge is trying to find ways to still enjoy these foods occasionally without losing control. Because a world without pizza or cheeseburgers and french fries is not a world I want to live in.

Lourdesong

9 most delicious foods, maybe.

I'd combine chocolate + cake and make that #1.

azulvioleta6

"Addictive" sure sounds like an excuse.

3bambi3

MrM27 wrote: »

Right. Sure.

We are sour patch kids or caramel? Or sense of personal responsibility. Why is that never something people say they are addicted to?

The Yale Food Addiction Scale is weird. They prime study participants to think of fatty or sugary foods before looking at a food list. And then that food list only contains items that people would deem as "bad" food. It seems pretty biased.

http://www.midss.org/sites/default/files/yale_food_addiction_scale.pdf

sodakat

"Betcha can't eat just one". Lays' marketing team knew.

Lemonheads weren't on the list either, but at least they are kind of hard to find.

I'm surprised pizza is #1. I guess the addictive part must be talking about foods that are hard to have just a taste. Anyway, salty stuff is hardest for me (other than lemonheads).

BWBTrish

Dont believe in being addicted to food. More in no willpower or leak of self control.

For the food list? i think that is different for everybody what they like so much that they can eat it like a pig.

For me crisps, Dutch smoked ael, and avocado's

Lourdesong

jos05 wrote: »

Hmmm... I think cake should be higher up...and probably sodas too. I'm currently addicted to S'mores Oreo's...they are amazing

Good to know, I'll pick some up. I saw them on a center display at the grocery store but I already had Reese's Oreos in my cart. Those are good too. I was looking for the limited time red velvet cake Oreo's though..those were heaven. *grumble* Next Valentine's I'm stocking up.

jpaulie

List cannot be correct. doesn't have Brussel sprouts

RougeSara

Nacho cheese Doritos and brownies. Walkers (NOT LAYS) Salt and Vinegar crisps and smokey bacon. Also scampi fries lol.

LolaKarwowski

I'm not at all surprised at pizza being #1 and chocolate being #2. They are the reason I am here

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld

None of those would be on my list, not keen on any of them really. Pork crackling or a slab of freshly cooked crusty bread smothered in butter and I'd be drooling!

isulo_kura

Troutsy wrote: »

I don't think the study is very accurate with the self reporting. The article said

A recent study from the University of Michigan asked people assess their food habits using the Yale Food Addiction Scale, according to Grandparents.com. Participants scored foods between 1 and 7 based on resistability (1 being the easiest to resist, 7 being the most difficult.)

Were there any other foods on the list other than "junk" (I hate that term) food?

Self reporting isn't always bad depending on what you're trying to research. The main problem with this study from the limited information I have about it is it's already starting with a conclusion. It's asking what you feel is the most addictive. So you have already made the assumption that foods are addictive so you have already drawn a conclusion before you even start. I would be interested to see the study to see what they were actually trying to achieve rather than read 3rd hand reporting

Azexas

isulo_kura wrote: »

Troutsy wrote: »

I don't think the study is very accurate with the self reporting. The article said

A recent study from the University of Michigan asked people assess their food habits using the Yale Food Addiction Scale, according to Grandparents.com. Participants scored foods between 1 and 7 based on resistability (1 being the easiest to resist, 7 being the most difficult.)

Were there any other foods on the list other than "junk" (I hate that term) food?

Self reporting isn't always bad depending on what you're trying to research. The main problem with this study from the limited information I have about it is it's already starting with a conclusion. It's asking what you feel is the most addictive. So you have already made the assumption that foods are addictive so you have already drawn a conclusion before you even start. I would be interested to see the study to see what they were actually trying to achieve rather than read 3rd hand reporting

I tried looking for the actual study but I couldn't find it. (Could be blocks on the work internet.) I'm with you on wanting to read the actual study. I'm very curious to see what the selections of food were for people to choose from.

xcalygrl

TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »

Dont believe in being addicted to food. More in no willpower or leak of self control.

For the food list? i think that is different for everybody what they like so much that they can eat it like a pig.

For me crisps, Dutch smoked ael, and avocado's

Agree with the bolded.

Not addicted to the stuff, but I can eat entire jars of PB and nutella without thinking twice. And ice cream. But I don't go through withdrawals when I don't have that stuff, rather I just enjoy the heck out of it.

TimothyFish

As others have said, "addictive" seems like something of a stretch, but there are some foods that I have a harder time with limiting myself to just one serving than others. Of the things on the list, I would go with potato chips and cake. The others...not so much. And I actually have more of a problem with bread and pie than the stuff on the list. And oddly enough, lettuce, but I doubt that one has a chance of making it to the list.

tulips_and_tea

cwolfman13 wrote: »

I just hate the term "addictive" when it comes to food stuffs.

I have a great deal of difficulty exercising self control with potato chips and tortilla chips with salsa. Those things are my cryptonite. I'm not addicted to them though...they're just so damned good I don't want to stop eating them. I might be addicted to the salsa burn though...I love it when flames are practically shooting out of my nostrils.

This. I don't believe in food addiction. I choose to put food in my mouth. If I choose too much (which I physically cannot do; just the thought of over eating makes me queasy) then that is my own fault. Blaming an addiction is avoiding accountability and self-discipline.

strong_curves

I disagree. People choose to eat these foods out of control.

hollyrayburn

Grapes
Watermelon
Smuckers uncrustable sandwiches
all the cheese
Ben and Jerrys "everything but the..." flavor
my homemade three meat, cheese covered baked spaghetti
tequila

lishie_rebooted

Lourdesong wrote: »

jos05 wrote: »

Hmmm... I think cake should be higher up...and probably sodas too. I'm currently addicted to S'mores Oreo's...they are amazing

Good to know, I'll pick some up. I saw them on a center display at the grocery store but I already had Reese's Oreos in my cart. Those are good too. I was looking for the limited time red velvet cake Oreo's though..those were heaven. *grumble* Next Valentine's I'm stocking up.

Target still has the Red Velvet ones.
Picked up the Reese's and S'mores ones myself last night.

usmcmp

lol "study" they mean internet survey

hollyrayburn

I don't know about you guys, but I'm compiling my next grocery list from this thread.