It is very tough to eat healthy in New York!!!

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  • Sqeekyjojo
    Sqeekyjojo Posts: 704 Member
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    Theres delicious tempting food everywhere, that is not an excuse.

    very few places on Earth have what NYC offers.


    Uh...we have food here, too. What's the difference?

    isnt London a world class city? my guess is they have great food selections too. but do you think you can get the same food in Bismarck, ND? the answer is no.

    the point of the thread is that places like NYC, London etc...have much more tempting food choices than just about anywhere else.


    Ah, I see. Suppose that living in London means it's just normal to me to see foods, both healthy and unhealthy in large quantities, as easy to find.

    I think I'll pass on the cakes, though. Not really my thing, although they do look very pretty. [heads off to Japanese restaurant 120 yards away]
  • pjp1125
    pjp1125 Posts: 313
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    Amen sister!
  • Sqeekyjojo
    Sqeekyjojo Posts: 704 Member
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    Wow. Some of you really know how to take a light hearted, slightly amusing thread and turn in into a downer.

    One of the great advantages of being a vegetarian in Tokyo is that I can't eat most of the food (due to their obsession with sticking fish in pretty much everything) and their desserts suck. To put in in perspective my favourite dessert in Tokyo is cake from Costco. Yep, that's the best there is.

    It does help.

    OK, I hear you on the stealth dashi in everything--it does make being veggie difficult (and when I lived in Tokyo I thanked God that I don't have the shellfish allergy the men in my family have). But cake? It's better in Tokyo than in NYC. And I can't imagine how they'd be hiding any fish in it...


    But...but...mochi. With a giant fresh strawberry inside.

    The greatest sweet thing ever invented anywhere.
  • Marley2310
    Marley2310 Posts: 304
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    u can but u won't
  • hdlb
    hdlb Posts: 333 Member
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    If only there was somewhere to buy fruit in NYC! Alas.

    And how lucky for those of us who live outside the mecca that is NYC. I live in Minneapolis, which, as you know, has no delicious food at all. No amazing restaurants, food trucks, or pastry shops. Not a one.

    LOL, We actually do NOT have one amazing restaurant, food truck or pastry shop here!! We have lots of "ok" restaurants, and a hotdog cart....
  • RM10003
    RM10003 Posts: 316 Member
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    But...but...mochi. With a giant fresh strawberry inside.

    The greatest sweet thing ever invented anywhere.

    True, you don't even have to have Western cake and Tokyo has great desserts! I may have said this in reply to another post somewhere about strawberry mochi, but if you ever find yourself in Hilo, Hawaii, you must go to Two Ladies Kitchen for strawberry mochi. It is SO. GOOD. They have all sorts of mochi, some of it Americanized (peanut butter mochi, anyone?) but the strawberry mochi is the star. You can't bring it back to the mainland US because of agricultural restrictions, but that's OK, you'll want to eat it immediately anyway.
  • PhattiPhat
    PhattiPhat Posts: 349 Member
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    Should be easier there despite the food porn. Lots of indian and other ethnic foods with great flavors that are also healthy.

    Agreed. Despite decadent desserts, there are other more exotic and healthier options here as well.
  • rosemaryhon
    rosemaryhon Posts: 507 Member
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    Last time I was in NYC I lost 8 pounds while I was there (10 days and ate Pizza every single day). But then I walked everywhere and almost always took the stairs at the hotel.

    If you really want it, you can make it work.

    True, I was thinking the same ~ walk it off ;)
  • elisabeisme
    elisabeisme Posts: 308 Member
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    We have the best pizza on the planet here!!!
    Gotta watch out for that super sized NY pizza!

    Slice of NY style pizza (Ray's) = ~600 calories / 25 gr fat
    Slice of regular US pizza (Dominos/Pizza Hut) = ~300 calories / 12 gr fat

    source:
    http://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/14/garden/eating-well-fat-by-the-slice.html

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  • bumblebums
    bumblebums Posts: 2,181 Member
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    We have the best pizza on the planet here!!!
    Gotta watch out for that super sized NY pizza!

    Slice of NY style pizza (Ray's) = ~600 calories / 25 gr fat
    Slice of regular US pizza (Dominos/Pizza Hut) = ~300 calories / 12 gr fat

    source:
    http://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/14/garden/eating-well-fat-by-the-slice.html

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    Yeah, but the only people who eat that stuff are tourists and drunks at 2 am.
  • fat2strongbeth
    fat2strongbeth Posts: 735 Member
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    I find it easy to eat in NY. There are so many choices that there is always a healthy option. I'm also a creature of habit and go to the same 2 or 3 places for lunch everyday and always get the same thing.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
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    You really thing NYC is the only place in the world with decadent dessert and foods?

    I live in podunk Tallahassee, FL, and have a fabulous Indian restaurant and gourmet desserts and the best cheese and stuffed grape leaves you've ever dreamt of less than a mile from my house. I grew up in Elmira, NY, and had some freaking awesome bakeries and restaurants on almost every corner.

    Somehow, I manage.
  • Kellbellftw
    Kellbellftw Posts: 89 Member
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    Are you kidding?! I would LOVE to live in a city! There are so many more options for a person to have something healthy! Come live in my town, then talk about how hard it is to live some place and eat healthy!! There is literally not one, ONE, single place that has low calorie options, unless you want to have an iceberg salad with no dressing and no fried chicken on top. Going out to eat with friends is the most depressing thing I can do around here. It's all deep fried, smothered in sauce, served with ice cream at the end. I'm limited to buy what we grow ourselves (cattle and produce) at local farms. I have nothing interesting to eat. First world problem if I have ever heard one! lol Plus, you get to walk it all off! I love visiting NYC, my brother in law lives there! I hope you find some better options for you!
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
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    Theres delicious tempting food everywhere, that is not an excuse.

    very few places on Earth have what NYC offers.
    That really isn't true.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
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    Theres delicious tempting food everywhere, that is not an excuse.

    very few places on Earth have what NYC offers.


    Uh...we have food here, too. What's the difference?

    isnt London a world class city? my guess is they have great food selections too. but do you think you can get the same food in Bismarck, ND? the answer is no.

    the point of the thread is that places like NYC, London etc...have much more tempting food choices than just about anywhere else.

    You clearly haven't been to very many small towns.
  • AlongCame_Molly
    AlongCame_Molly Posts: 2,835 Member
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    Amazing food porn there.

    Maybe split it with a friend if you can't resist any longer?

    This, ^^ and this ^.

    Plan for it. After a killer workout treat yourself to a new dessert to try, and either split it with a friend, or ask them to box up half before they even bring it out, so you're not tempted to eat the whole thing.
  • teacupowl
    teacupowl Posts: 104
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    Seriously? I would love to live someplace like NYC. Just the specialty food stores and markets alone are worth it! It would be soooo much easier to eat wonderfully there than in a little hick town that I live in. We don't have any quality grocery stores, or fantastic places to eat. We have mega chains of everything, and very few quality independent restaurants - all of which are downtown, which means they're usually full to brimming with drunk college kids in the evening. :-P Places with practically no options are much harder to live in than places with almost limitless items.

    You have it made! I'm totally jealous.
  • javajunco
    javajunco Posts: 81
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    Can you please give me directions to where I can find that blue thing? That looks amazing.
  • AlongCame_Molly
    AlongCame_Molly Posts: 2,835 Member
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    Theres delicious tempting food everywhere, that is not an excuse.

    very few places on Earth have what NYC offers.
    That really isn't true.

    Yeah, sorry, not true at all. Where are you getting your sources, anyway?
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
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    I kind of hate you right now...*bellygrumble

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