Has Myfitnesspal advertised fattening food to you?

lalalalalaurie
lalalalalaurie Posts: 80 Member
edited November 20 in Health and Weight Loss
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I just saw the above advert in my feed. Are you getting fattening food adverts in your MyFitnessPal home page? And if so, why are they allowing this?
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  • ariamythe
    ariamythe Posts: 130 Member
    edited July 2015
    They don't approve every ad. They place an ad feed on the site. These ad services serve up ads based on a number of factors, some of which are individualized based on browsing history, etc. (that's why you can look at a dress or pair of shoes online and then those shoes will haunt you for the next week in web ads). While I'm sure they have some control over what keywords and product categories feed through to their site, it's not 100% foolproof, esp. with individualized ad serving.
  • lalalalalaurie
    lalalalalaurie Posts: 80 Member
    Ok this does make sense, however I can honestly say that I never look up fattening food so I am not sure where these particular algorithms stem from other from me obsessively searching on how to lose weight and resist binging. Lol
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Make it fit in your calories if you like that kind of thing

  • lalalalalaurie
    lalalalalaurie Posts: 80 Member
    Oh..with me? No way. That looks about 1000 calories and I couldn't survive on that and just a little bit more on the side. I would starve and then binge.
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    looks to be a tourist advert, prefer that to all the fake malware scan nonsense but I can see why some wouldn't want any food adverts thrown at them.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    2 slices of bread -206
    3 x fish fingers - 243
    Ketchup/mayo - 20-40
    Lettuce / tomato / other salad - 5-10

    Under 500 cals :smile:
  • ariamythe
    ariamythe Posts: 130 Member
    edited July 2015
    lalalalalaurie wrote: »
    Ok this does make sense, however I can honestly say that I never look up fattening food so I am not sure where these particular algorithms stem from other from me obsessively searching on how to lose weight and resist binging. Lol
    Sometimes all it takes is keyword "food". :D

    ETA: My feed knows me. It's currently serving up ads for coffee and beer.

  • lalalalalaurie
    lalalalalaurie Posts: 80 Member
    My main issue with seeing this picture is now I am thinking of crispy fish sandwiches whereas before I was thinking of blueberries.
  • jeffpettis
    jeffpettis Posts: 865 Member
    Nothing to add really except...

    I would eat that sandwich!!! :D
  • lacroyx
    lacroyx Posts: 5,754 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    2 slices of bread -206
    3 x fish fingers - 243
    Ketchup/mayo - 20-40
    Lettuce / tomato / other salad - 5-10

    Under 500 cals :smile:

    I'd replace the ketchup/mayo with custard >_>
  • aussie_girl_del_runner_5
    aussie_girl_del_runner_5 Posts: 303 Member
    lacroyx wrote: »
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    2 slices of bread -206
    3 x fish fingers - 243
    Ketchup/mayo - 20-40
    Lettuce / tomato / other salad - 5-10

    Under 500 cals :smile:

    I'd replace the ketchup/mayo with custard >_>

    Yuck. Custard?! Really?!
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    What is fattening food, anyway?
  • Tialuna18
    Tialuna18 Posts: 9,591 Member
    Ehh..The televisions at the gym do it too..I use it as motivation to avoid it XD
  • peachyfuzzle
    peachyfuzzle Posts: 1,122 Member
    lacroyx wrote: »
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    2 slices of bread -206
    3 x fish fingers - 243
    Ketchup/mayo - 20-40
    Lettuce / tomato / other salad - 5-10

    Under 500 cals :smile:

    I'd replace the ketchup/mayo with custard >_>

    Geronimo!
  • lalalalalaurie
    lalalalalaurie Posts: 80 Member
    47Jacqueline wrote: »
    What is fattening food, anyway?

    For me, it is any high calorie food that by it's intense flavors (sugar, fat and salty), empty and non-filling calories, I end up:

    A. Still feeling hungry
    B. Wanting to eat more because the flavor was so intense
    C. Having my insulin levels drop rapidly after eating simple carbs and being instantly hungry right after

  • lalalalalaurie
    lalalalalaurie Posts: 80 Member
    (Which all listed above would cause me to binge and overeat)

    I could probably eat two of those and if I take one bite, I will want to.
  • sammi5545
    sammi5545 Posts: 1 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    2 slices of bread -206
    3 x fish fingers - 243
    Ketchup/mayo - 20-40
    Lettuce / tomato / other salad - 5-10

    Under 500 cals :smile:

    Actually this is over 500 cals...
    Ketchup and mayo alone are approx 150
    Lettus tomato would be 10 cal each so about 620 cal depending on brands used as each is different BEFORE accounting for how the fish was cooked ie: fried in oil or broiled in oven. Also note that many spices above 1/2 tsp have calories (2-5).
    It's very important to count all those factors. This sandwich could easily be pushing the 800-900 mark!
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    I don't think it should be an issue. You are going to be exposed to tempting food throughout life, so trying to make MFP a special cocoon where we are protected from photos of food doesn't really seem practical.

    It's also likely not possible given how the ads work--as mentioned above, that ad is for travel, really.
  • professionalHobbyist
    professionalHobbyist Posts: 1,316 Member
    Oh heck yeah...

    That is an hour ride right there for breaking even eating that sammich!

    I'd hit that fo sho...

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  • Timelordlady85
    Timelordlady85 Posts: 797 Member
    There is an option in settings to select to have them not use your browsing history for advertising. I checked it for settings for my account. I don't need to be haunted by everything I search for on amazon.LOL
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    Well, any food could be fattening if you eat too much of it.
    I have seen ads for foods like ice cream cakes, Oreo cookies, cheese slices on this site. Probably because I looked at something with those things.
    The fish sandwich doesn't look particularly great/special to me. It just looks like it would be messy. If I thought it looked good then maybe I'd make my own version sometime. I wouldn't travel very far for a sandwich.
  • Timelordlady85
    Timelordlady85 Posts: 797 Member
    lacroyx wrote: »
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    2 slices of bread -206
    3 x fish fingers - 243
    Ketchup/mayo - 20-40
    Lettuce / tomato / other salad - 5-10

    Under 500 cals :smile:

    I'd replace the ketchup/mayo with custard >_>

    The bread I use only has 70 calories per slice lol, skip the mayo and ketchup and the sandwich comes out to only 393 calories top it with a 70 calorie piece of cheese for 463 calories bam!
  • Amerielle
    Amerielle Posts: 153 Member
    You are giving a lot of power to a picture of a sandwich. Be stronger than the pixels.
  • annie_banannie
    annie_banannie Posts: 65 Member
    A Bermuda fish sandwich typically includes deep-fried fish fillets (not fish fingers), lettuce, tomato, Bermuda onions, cheese, hot sauce, tartar sauce and coleslaw, all piled onto raisin bread. No ketchup, no custard.

    http://www.gotobermuda.com/blog/In-Search-of-Bermuda’s-Best-Fish-Sandwich/
  • 3stepsahead
    3stepsahead Posts: 56 Member
    edited July 2015
    that sandwich looks disgusting

    but I get your point, most food adverts are annoying af ....
  • MarziPanda95
    MarziPanda95 Posts: 1,326 Member
    It says 'promoted by Bermuda tourism'
    Like others have said, this is a tourism ad, technically, not a food ad.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    ariamythe wrote: »
    lalalalalaurie wrote: »
    Ok this does make sense, however I can honestly say that I never look up fattening food so I am not sure where these particular algorithms stem from other from me obsessively searching on how to lose weight and resist binging. Lol
    Sometimes all it takes is keyword "food". :D

    ETA: My feed knows me. It's currently serving up ads for coffee and beer.

    I get adult diapers and clothing. Still haven't figured out what I search that makes me think I pee myself but the clothes are spot on.

    OP, I actually never get ads for food really.
  • Azexas
    Azexas Posts: 4,334 Member
    Ad blocker...problem solved
  • Angierae75
    Angierae75 Posts: 417 Member
    peachyfuzzle wrote: »
    lacroyx wrote: »
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    2 slices of bread -206
    3 x fish fingers - 243
    Ketchup/mayo - 20-40
    Lettuce / tomato / other salad - 5-10

    Under 500 cals :smile:

    I'd replace the ketchup/mayo with custard >_>

    Geronimo!

    ;)
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