Why is it so hard for me to cut out processed food?

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  • sheldonz42
    sheldonz42 Posts: 233 Member
    PALM MEETS FACE

    Exactly, entertainment, thanks. keep it up, you guys make my day. I love shills.

    I need to make a bumper sticker that says that.

    Never let science get in the way of a deeply held belief...
  • CookNLift
    CookNLift Posts: 3,660 Member
    Okay I'll say it because I urban dictonary'd it and am still somewhat confused.

    What is a shill?
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    There are actually a few people in this thread completely making things up, I suggest taking a look in the mirror

    Ok, shill, thanks, I'll take YOUR advice....lol....

    /baa baa

    haa haa haa...

    HFCS contains more Fructose compared to regular sugar (imagine that), Fructose INCREASES the hypothalamic activity thus making you feel more hungry and not as full.

    Look, if this crap was good for you, MFP wouldn't exist. You going to deny that obesity rates are on the rise?

    You do know there are different varieties of HFCS with varying ratios of fructose to glucose, correct? Do all varieties have more fructose than sucrose?

    If fructose is what makes you hungry, everyone should avoid fruit, correct?

    Uh oh, if you want to try and correlate fructose intake to obesity then you should stay away from organic foods, might get diabetes

    autorg.jpg

    The graph on the left shows organic food sales. The graph on the right shows autism incidence. The graph below shows increases in diabetes. Clearly a connection.
  • g0tr00t
    g0tr00t Posts: 192 Member
    Love it, keep going, your responses are like watching a reality show (totally believable).
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
    There are actually a few people in this thread completely making things up, I suggest taking a look in the mirror

    Ok, shill, thanks, I'll take YOUR advice....lol....

    /baa baa

    haa haa haa...

    HFCS contains more Fructose compared to regular sugar (imagine that), Fructose INCREASES the hypothalamic activity thus making you feel more hungry and not as full.

    Look, if this crap was good for you, MFP wouldn't exist. You going to deny that obesity rates are on the rise?

    So you're one of those who blames processed food's for people being fat.... right. It has nothing to do with the fact that they are physically inactive, lazy, and unmotivated. It's funny how all of the most successful people on this website are those who practice moderation and do not limit certain foods or groups of food. We must all be special snowflakes...
  • joleenl
    joleenl Posts: 739 Member
    ive been eating it pretty much all my life. I guess everything starts at home and that is true. if my parents made healthy choices then when I got older I would have done the same but the way we ate is how I am eating now. of course ive cut back a lot but I am still early in my journey and its hard to give up those quick microwave dinners, lunch meats and other processed foods. I do know how to cook but Ive never cooked anything that was healthy. I guess with time ill get better with it but is anyone else in the same boat as me? it'd be nice to hear how you changed your ba eating habits.

    My advice is start one meal or one snack at time. Eating healthy may take some extra time and effort but you will keep used to it.

    Some tips that worked for me:

    1. For Breakfast make a big pot of steel cut oats Sunday night and divide it up into portions for every day. Steel cut oats takes like 45 mins to make but it's easy - just a simmer and stir kind of thing. To flavor it add spices, dried fruit, nuts, honey, maple syrup, etc.

    2. For Lunches I buy organic mixed greens, mini cucumbers, cherry/grape tomatoes, snap peas, and berries. In the morning I grab a little of each and wola you have a salad. I put a mixture of vinegar and oil in a small container for dressing. I also sprinkle seeds and nuts... myself I like chia seeds and hemp seeds.... You could also add cheese to your salads... just buy it pre-shredded to save time. Then for protein.. I add canned, salmon, tuna, hard boiled eggs, or left over meat from a previous meal. Sometimes I buy a rotissiere chicken from my local store and use that almost all week.

    3. Replace snacks with fruit and/or veggies. I also love smoked oysters myself.

    4. My favorite quick dinner meal: scrambled eggs with the pre-shredded cheese and veggies. My second favorite is fish flilets... frozen, individually frozen, takes 15 mins to thaw one in warm water, then less the 20 mins to cook with a salad. For rice make big protions and freeze it.... then you have microwavable rice chemical free.

    5. Protein shakes... buy a high quality protein shake that you like the flavor of. It'll help you get your protein up and it's filling and it's easy to make. I buy a whey, soy, gmo, gluten free one at costco. I like the flavor of it and it's reasonable priced. It has amino acids in it. It's sweetened with stevia.

    Eating healthy is a cycle... the more you do it.... the better you get at it..... the more you enjoy it and the less processed food you crave.....

    Just start small. Just do the best you can.

    If you like to bake look up reciepes for homemade protien bars!
  • CookNLift
    CookNLift Posts: 3,660 Member
    There are actually a few people in this thread completely making things up, I suggest taking a look in the mirror

    Ok, shill, thanks, I'll take YOUR advice....lol....

    /baa baa

    haa haa haa...

    HFCS contains more Fructose compared to regular sugar (imagine that), Fructose INCREASES the hypothalamic activity thus making you feel more hungry and not as full.

    Look, if this crap was good for you, MFP wouldn't exist. You going to deny that obesity rates are on the rise?

    So you're one of those who blames processed food's for people being fat.... right. It has nothing to do with the fact that they are physically inactive, lazy, and unmotivated. It's funny how all of the most successful people on this website are those who practice moderation and do not limit certain foods or groups of food. We must all be special snowflakes...

    I have to agree and disagree with you on certain parts. People becoming fat, as a majority comes from laziness and being inactive. However, wouldn't it be safe to say that if a person who was in fact inactive and lazy that ate unprocessed foods wouldn't feel the need to consume as much as they would need to processed foods? And if not, wouldn't the processed foods be higher in calories that the organic foods? If you are referring to processed and unprocessed whole foods, then I retract my statement, I just wanted to see what you thought.
  • CookNLift
    CookNLift Posts: 3,660 Member
    duplicated post.
  • ninjakitty419
    ninjakitty419 Posts: 349 Member
    Im the same...we always ate boxed stuff and went out to eat a lot. Even now, my husband does the shopping and buys mostly prepackaged box stuff because it is cheaper and easier (his words, not mine). Even if he buys a bit of healthy stuff, I dont know how to prepare it, and usually he wont eat it anyway. I used to look for recipes and plan grocery lists and all that but he would avoic buying most of the stuff either because it was too expensive, gross, he couldnt find it, or there were too many ingredients for just one meal. I do have a small garden planted this year, but otherwise I feel like I have to just eat smaller portions of the stuff he likes, plus some canned veggies on the side.
  • jwdieter
    jwdieter Posts: 2,582 Member
    Even now, my husband does the shopping and buys mostly prepackaged box stuff because it is cheaper and easier (his words, not mine). Even if he buys a bit of healthy stuff, I dont know how to prepare it, and usually he wont eat it anyway.

    Make learning to cook a priority. Probably some basic spicing issues you're running into. Packaged food should not be a desired alternative.
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
    There are actually a few people in this thread completely making things up, I suggest taking a look in the mirror

    Ok, shill, thanks, I'll take YOUR advice....lol....

    /baa baa

    haa haa haa...

    HFCS contains more Fructose compared to regular sugar (imagine that), Fructose INCREASES the hypothalamic activity thus making you feel more hungry and not as full.

    Look, if this crap was good for you, MFP wouldn't exist. You going to deny that obesity rates are on the rise?

    So you're one of those who blames processed food's for people being fat.... right. It has nothing to do with the fact that they are physically inactive, lazy, and unmotivated. It's funny how all of the most successful people on this website are those who practice moderation and do not limit certain foods or groups of food. We must all be special snowflakes...

    I have to agree and disagree with you on certain parts. People becoming fat, as a majority comes from laziness and being inactive. However, wouldn't it be safe to say that if a person who was in fact inactive and lazy that ate unprocessed foods wouldn't feel the need to consume as much as they would need to processed foods? And if not, wouldn't the processed foods be higher in calories that the organic foods? If you are referring to processed and unprocessed whole foods, then I retract my statement, I just wanted to see what you thought.

    No, a food being processed doesn't automatically mean that it is higher in calories. Take for instance Fiber one Cereal, there are 60 and 90 calorie versions for a serving. I can name plenty natural foods that are higher in calories.
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/g0tr00t

    I think he's made all of his posts today, primarily quoting 20-30 year old sources and just calling people shill's. Nice sock puppet account.
  • g0tr00t
    g0tr00t Posts: 192 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/g0tr00t

    I think he's made all of his posts today, primarily quoting 20-30 year old sources and just calling people shill's. Nice sock puppet account.

    Boy magerum, you must be a barrel of fun. Its cool man, peace to your and your employer(s). Someone has to be a shill for them so it's cool. We all need to eat right? Some better than others. All I want is to help that one person to think "outside of the box". I sleep well at night and if doing what you are doing helps you to sleep well, then kudos to you.

    /peace
  • agdyl
    agdyl Posts: 246 Member
    Giving up processed food entirely is nearly impossible unless you just have a **** ton of time on your hands. Just make good nutritional decisions...there's no reason to give up processed foods entirely. Make sure you're getting your fruit and veg...get your proper nutrition...get your fitness on...stay within your calorie goals and hit you macros...everything else will follow suit.

    It doesn't take a lot of time as implied to cut out processed foods and eat healthy.

    Making good nutritional choices means cutting out the processed crap for good. Sorry, but good health does not come from a box, package or the frozen food isle.

    There are plenty of cook books available for making quick meals from scratch. Google is your friend.

    I agree - I actually spend way LESS time getting food and preparing meals now that I'm on what's essentially a paleo diet. I cook things in the crockpot once, maybe twice a week, which involves chopping up veggies and throwing them in the crockpot with meat and turning it on. The next morning I portion it all out into containers and stick it in the fridge. Reheating takes 3 minutes and I don't have to go anywhere or do anything. And if you want more variety, freeze some of your containers and then make something else in the crockpot and you can alternate what you're eating more often.

    And then I just buy veggies, fruit and nuts to snack on all week. Done. Nothing I'm buying or eating even comes with a nutrition label to read - I'm just buying raw produce and meat and spices. And while I used to complain that it took too much time to plan out meals for the week like this, it's only because I hadn't tried it before. Once you do it, you realize you're saving time and money and eating way healthier than you would otherwise. So it's not that it takes more time to cut the processed food from your diet, it only takes planning ahead. And then it actually saves you time.
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  • jwdieter
    jwdieter Posts: 2,582 Member
    First, WTF is a shill?

    Just someone who is paid to promote a product, generally without being up front about it. For example: Dr Oz.
  • alfiedn
    alfiedn Posts: 425 Member
    I'm a pretty good cook. I recently decided I wanted to go vegetarian. It wasn't a major transition for me, but I needed some new recipes! I think this approach would work well for trying to get off most processed foods, too.

    Do your research. Find a recipe that looks good to you and plan to make it during the week. Allow yourself some extra time because it's the first time you're making it! Bound to take a little longer. If you like it, add it to your recipe collection and use it again. If not, ditch it!

    I've been looking for 1-2 new recipes every week. When I find one I like, I make it again/more. If I find one I like, but it takes a long time, that will be a special occasion meal. I've found things that took me 40 minutes to make initially take way less time now! It's a learning curve.

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