Do you eat junk? why or why not?
Colorscheme
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Out of curiosity, who here eats junk food, and who doesn't? If you do or don't eat junk, why?
This morning I had a donut. The last two days in a row I've had a butter croissant, I've also had Cheetos, chocolate chip cookies and Wheat Thins. However, I log it all and I run for miles and miles a day so I can afford to eat these things in moderation and not go over my daily calorie limit.
I feel like if I completely banned junk food, I wouldn't feel satisfied and would overeat. I also try to balance junk with fruit and veg. I think that's pretty sensible.
This morning I had a donut. The last two days in a row I've had a butter croissant, I've also had Cheetos, chocolate chip cookies and Wheat Thins. However, I log it all and I run for miles and miles a day so I can afford to eat these things in moderation and not go over my daily calorie limit.
I feel like if I completely banned junk food, I wouldn't feel satisfied and would overeat. I also try to balance junk with fruit and veg. I think that's pretty sensible.
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This tbh. I eat something sweet almost everyday.realityfades wrote: »I feel like if I completely banned junk food, I wouldn't feel satisfied and would overeat. I also try to balance junk with fruit and veg. I think that's pretty sensible.
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I eat some junk food when my calorie goal is high enough for it. Right now I've had to tighten up on calories so I'm on a once a week plan for that kind of thing. Once my cut is over I'll have more leeway.0
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I don't really eat junk. Sometimes I'll raid my sister's cabinets and eat her chips but that's once in a great while. Last month I had a cinnamon bun (and paid dearly for it due to the gluten in it) but before that I can't think of the last time I had anything remotely close to that.
I just don't feel satisfied when I have empty junk calories.0 -
I have a chocolate bar or a few left over small chocolates from Christmas every day, if I go cold turkey i'll end having a massive binge, a little every day keeps me sane0
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I eat junk but no sweets/chocolate/puddings etc. So I'll eat fast food, crisps etc. within calorie goals but no sweet junk food. Could not live without a Big Mac now and again.0
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Hell yes. If I have the calories and have already eaten my meals for the day, that's extra room for snacks. Yesterday I was under 1200 calories after I finished dinner (which is super rare for me, to be honest). So I hade two servings of ice cream and a can of cream soda, the latter being something that I haven't had in over a year because drinking calories is usually such a waste.
On the average day, though, I usually just make room throughout the day. I usually have a fun-size candy bar every day with lunch -- about 100 calories, and satisfying for the part of me that wants something sweet mid-day. It works for me.
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CooCooPuff wrote: »
This tbh. I eat something sweet almost everyday.realityfades wrote: »I feel like if I completely banned junk food, I wouldn't feel satisfied and would overeat. I also try to balance junk with fruit and veg. I think that's pretty sensible.
For me, it doesn't have to be sweet, it could be savory as well. But my general rule is one junk item per day, everything else has to be healthy.0 -
I eat junk food occasionally. I eat it because I like it and only eat it occasionally because it's not good for me to eat it more often.
Edit: I don't eat junk daily and have never had the urge to pig out on junk if I skip it when I want it. I often don't eat junk when I crave it just to see if the craving will go away. It often does.0 -
I don't label food as junk. All food provides energy.0
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in for a forum majority of women discussing eating junk...
I eat some food whose purpose is only to supply calories almost daily.0 -
realityfades wrote: »Out of curiosity, who here eats junk food, and who doesn't? If you do or don't eat junk, why?
This morning I had a donut. The last two days in a row I've had a butter croissant, I've also had Cheetos, chocolate chip cookies and Wheat Thins. However, I log it all and I run for miles and miles a day so I can afford to eat these things in moderation and not go over my daily calorie limit.
I feel like if I completely banned junk food, I wouldn't feel satisfied and would overeat. I also try to balance junk with fruit and veg. I think that's pretty sensible.
My diary is full of small portions of junk food. I prefer sweet over savory and never leave out dessert. Like you I don't think i'd feel satisfied not having my daily "treat".0 -
If I want "Junk" I'll have some. A little of what I fancy has never done me any harm in the past and stops cravings building up to the point of "I want to eat all the ice cream, crisps, sweets, in the house now!"
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I don't label food as junk. All food provides energy.
I get where you're coming from, but the definition of junk food is food that is low in nutrients, like cake, cookies, etc. and typically high in calories. They don't really provide vitamins and minerals compared to fruit and veg. Maybe you don't like to label foods and that's ok. But junk food typically doesn't provide energy. At least not sustainable energy. A donut and a sweet potato certainly don't act the same.
That said, I see nothing wrong with eating things in moderation. Especially if I log it.0 -
I pretty much don't eat it, maybe twice a year at most. On the rare occasion when I do, I feel bloated and sluggish the next couple of days. It's just not worth it to me.0
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realityfades wrote: »I don't label food as junk. All food provides energy.
I get where you're coming from, but the definition of junk food is food that is low in nutrients, like cake, cookies, etc. and typically high in calories. They don't really provide vitamins and minerals compared to fruit and veg. Maybe you don't like to label foods and that's ok. But junk food typically doesn't provide energy. At least not sustainable energy. A donut and a sweet potato certainly don't act the same.
That said, I see nothing wrong with eating things in moderation. Especially if I log it.
whole wheat, apples, bananas, coconut, and whole grain rice would also have to be examples of foods meeting the "junk" classification...0 -
realityfades wrote: »I don't label food as junk. All food provides energy.
I get where you're coming from, but the definition of junk food is food that is low in nutrients, like cake, cookies, etc. and typically high in calories. They don't really provide vitamins and minerals compared to fruit and veg. Maybe you don't like to label foods and that's ok. But junk food typically doesn't provide energy. At least not sustainable energy. A donut and a sweet potato certainly don't act the same.
That said, I see nothing wrong with eating things in moderation. Especially if I log it.
whole wheat, apples, bananas, coconut, and whole grain rice would also have to be examples of foods meeting the "junk" classification...
Why? apples, bananas and coconuts provide vitamins and minerals, whole grains provide also provide such things. Donuts, cookies and cake pretty much don't. Maybe niacin from the enriched flour due to pellagra many, many years ago.That doesn't mean we shouldn't eat junk at all, just that we need to balance everything out.0 -
realityfades wrote: »I don't label food as junk. All food provides energy.
I get where you're coming from, but the definition of junk food is food that is low in nutrients, like cake, cookies, etc. and typically high in calories. They don't really provide vitamins and minerals compared to fruit and veg. Maybe you don't like to label foods and that's ok. But junk food typically doesn't provide energy. At least not sustainable energy. A donut and a sweet potato certainly don't act the same.
That said, I see nothing wrong with eating things in moderation. Especially if I log it.
whole wheat, apples, bananas, coconut, and whole grain rice would also have to be examples of foods meeting the "junk" classification...
How could fruit ever meet a classification that included the phrase "compared to fruit and veg."?0 -
realityfades wrote: »I don't label food as junk. All food provides energy.
I get where you're coming from, but the definition of junk food is food that is low in nutrients, like cake, cookies, etc. and typically high in calories. They don't really provide vitamins and minerals compared to fruit and veg. Maybe you don't like to label foods and that's ok. But junk food typically doesn't provide energy. At least not sustainable energy. A donut and a sweet potato certainly don't act the same.
That said, I see nothing wrong with eating things in moderation. Especially if I log it.
Except, they do provide energy. Calories = energy.
Maybe you're referring to complex vs. simple carbs? I dunno. Carbs are all the same to me. My body breaks them down and makes energy out of them. How that's done doesn't matter to me.
Do I eat cake and cookies and pizza and all of that? Yes. But I eat Sweet potatoes, whole grains, lean meats etc too.0 -
you can be meeting your required calorie intake with junk food but it would have a bad impact on your insulin resistance and make you fat or even worse...ill with cardiovascular disease, diabetes etc0
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What the *kitten* is junk food?
I think the more important question is: do YOU eat junk.
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realityfades wrote: »I don't label food as junk. All food provides energy.
I get where you're coming from, but the definition of junk food is food that is low in nutrients, like cake, cookies, etc. and typically high in calories. They don't really provide vitamins and minerals compared to fruit and veg. Maybe you don't like to label foods and that's ok. But junk food typically doesn't provide energy. At least not sustainable energy. A donut and a sweet potato certainly don't act the same.
That said, I see nothing wrong with eating things in moderation. Especially if I log it.
Except, they do provide energy. Calories = energy.
I think you missed the part where I said sustainable energy. White foods typically contain short term energy vs whole grain foods/brown foods, which tend to contain more sustainable energy due to the fact that whole grains, sweet potatoes, etc break down slower. So while yes, all calories contain energy, that energy acts differently depending on the source. So yes, I am referring to simple vs complex carbs.
I'm not saying that short acting energy can't be helpful. Athletes carbo load for races. But it's good to have a balance.0 -
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I don't follow a diet, I just eat in moderation anything I eat... I will not deny myself anything I want to eat -- it is by far the surest way for me to induce a binge. so I eat what I want, when I want, but I do so in moderation.0
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365daystofitgirl wrote: »you can be meeting your required calorie intake with junk food but it would have a bad impact on your insulin resistance and make you fat or even worse...ill with cardiovascular disease, diabetes etc
For sure. That's why it's good to have a balance. I only allow one treat a day. The rest of my day has to contain fruit, veggies and whole grains. I had a frosted donut this morning, which I logged. But I'm making whole wheat pizza for lunch and having a protein smoothie with a bunch of strawberries, greek yogurt, almond milk and protein powder later.
Obviously someone with diabetes shouldn't be eating donuts often.0 -
Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
Your fat macro is junk food?0 -
Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
Your fat macro is junk food?
Junk food: foods that are low in vitamins and minerals and often high in calories. Cookies, cake, candy, potato chips. That is the definition. It's called junk food due to the lack of nutrients.
Not saying they're inherently bad. Just saying that it's important to have balance.0 -
Yes I do eat junk food but always put it in my journal and take accountability for it. I don't regret a thing... lol I'm down 19lbs in four months and I"ve eaten the chocolate bar.. 0
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realityfades wrote: »Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
Your fat macro is junk food?
Junk food: foods that are low in vitamins and minerals and often high in calories. Cookies, cake, candy, potato chips. That is the definition. It's called junk food due to the lack of nutrients.
Not saying they're inherently bad. Just saying that it's important to have balance.
Potato chips are not junk. They meet every definition i know of "Clean" and are one of the best sources of potassium you can get your hands on.
Oatmeal cookies are no "junkier" than a bowl of oatmeal with honey.
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realityfades wrote: »Out of curiosity, who here eats junk food, and who doesn't? If you do or don't eat junk, why?
I understand "junk" to be foods that are high cal/lower in nutrients, particularly micros. Yes, I eat some things that fit in that category, because they taste good and I enjoy it and think those foods can be part of an overall healthful diet. To me it would be overall neurotic and probably backfire to be so strict with my diet that I couldn't have some ice cream after dinner or pie on a holiday or some high quality chocolate or occasional french fries, etc. And if you really start thinking about it, would that mean I couldn't have naan (which I love) at an Indian restaurant, because really what's the difference between that and some fries?
I think it makes more sense to simply focus on getting what I need through my diet and not eating too much and not otherwise worrying about it.0 -
realityfades wrote: »Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
Your fat macro is junk food?
Junk food: foods that are low in vitamins and minerals and often high in calories. Cookies, cake, candy, potato chips. That is the definition. It's called junk food due to the lack of nutrients.
Not saying they're inherently bad. Just saying that it's important to have balance.
Potato chips are not junk. They meet every definition i know of "Clean" and are one of the best sources of potassium you can get your hands on.
Oatmeal cookies are no "junkier" than a bowl of oatmeal with honey.
Potato chips are certainly junk. At least the ones you buy from Lay's and other companies. Let's compare a white potato to potato chips.
Potato chips [Lay's brand]: no vitamin A, calcium, 6 percent vitamin E, 6 percent niacin, 4 percent magnesium - based on RDA values.
Whole russet potato:
Vitamin content:
1 percent vitamin A, 64 percent vitamin C, 1 percent vitamin E, 16 percent protein, 7 percent vitamin K, 13 percent thiamin, 8 percent riboflavin, 20 percent niacin, 53 percent viatmin b6, 19 percent folate, 12 percent pantothenic acid, choline and beatine.
Minerals:
5 percent calcium, 18 percent iron, 22 percent magnesium, 21 percent phosphorous, 47 percent potassium, 7 percent zinc, 16 percent copper, 34 percent maganese, 2 percent selenium , 135 mcg flouride
Like I said. Junk foods don't typically contain the necessary vitamins and minerals as whole fruits and veggies.0
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