Is There Anything That Doesn't Taste Good Anymore?
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Never been a fan of store bought baked goods, box mix cakes or brownies or cheap chocolate, but I ate them if they were around.
Now I only waste the calories on the good stuff that I always liked better anyway, like homemade brownies, fresh gourmet donuts or good quality chocolate.0 -
snickerscharlie wrote: »Nope, I still love the taste of everything I ate before. My taste buds didn't suddenly become discerning and self-righteous just because I lost weight. I wish that brownies and salty fries tasted like doo-doo to me, but they don't, so I just eat them in moderation instead.
I don't think any of us who have listed foods or drinks that just simply don't taste as good to us as they used to are at all being self-righteous. If you note, most of what people have listed are highly processed boxed foods, fast food, and regular soda. For me personally, I had no idea my tastes would change as my diet changed. Not the case for everyone, which is fine. Not being self-righteous, either.3 -
Burger King has the better fries.Carlos_421 wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »I'm not a food snob, at all. But it had been a couple of years since I had eaten McDonald's burgers and fries. I had both this last weekend, and they were not good. Bland, boring yuckiness that totally wasn't worth the calories. Even my 12-year-old agreed.
Burger King whoops McD's backside. So does Wendy's.
MDs has the better nuggets. Their fries are extremely hit or miss.
I prefer Wendy's sandwiches, ice cream or whatever you'd classify a Frosty as, and their salads. I don't like their fries though, never have.
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CooCooPuff wrote: »
Burger King has the better fries.Carlos_421 wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »I'm not a food snob, at all. But it had been a couple of years since I had eaten McDonald's burgers and fries. I had both this last weekend, and they were not good. Bland, boring yuckiness that totally wasn't worth the calories. Even my 12-year-old agreed.
Burger King whoops McD's backside. So does Wendy's.
MDs has the better nuggets. Their fries are extremely hit or miss.
I prefer Wendy's sandwiches, ice cream or whatever you'd classify a Frosty as, and their salads. I don't like their fries though, never have.
The fries and frosty you got right except that when the McD's fries are hot, they can't be beat.
Now when they're cold. Poopsticks.1 -
Yeah, it's kind of a luck of the draw with McDonalds. They're either among my favorite fast food fries or worse than *kitten*. My favorite would probably be Carls Jrs.Carlos_421 wrote: »CooCooPuff wrote: »
Burger King has the better fries.Carlos_421 wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »I'm not a food snob, at all. But it had been a couple of years since I had eaten McDonald's burgers and fries. I had both this last weekend, and they were not good. Bland, boring yuckiness that totally wasn't worth the calories. Even my 12-year-old agreed.
Burger King whoops McD's backside. So does Wendy's.
MDs has the better nuggets. Their fries are extremely hit or miss.
I prefer Wendy's sandwiches, ice cream or whatever you'd classify a Frosty as, and their salads. I don't like their fries though, never have.
The fries and frosty you got right except that when the McD's fries are hot, they can't be beat.
Now when they're cold. Poopsticks.
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I used to hate water and would only drink diet soda or water with Crystal Light in it. But a few years ago, after a few months of forcing myself to have nothing but plain water with lemon in it, or 0-sodium carbonated water, I ended up loving water and don't like sweet beverages for the most part, except the occasional Red Bull or VERY rare root beer or lemonade, and even then I usually go with the regular kind and not diet. The weird thing is I still can't drink water first thing in the morning- it absolutely disgusts me.
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snickerscharlie wrote: »Nope, I still love the taste of everything I ate before. My taste buds didn't suddenly become discerning and self-righteous just because I lost weight. I wish that brownies and salty fries tasted like doo-doo to me, but they don't, so I just eat them in moderation instead.
I don't think any of us who have listed foods or drinks that just simply don't taste as good to us as they used to are at all being self-righteous. If you note, most of what people have listed are highly processed boxed foods, fast food, and regular soda. For me personally, I had no idea my tastes would change as my diet changed. Not the case for everyone, which is fine. Not being self-righteous, either.
You would know this how, exactly?
And I beg to differ. Take a moment and read any number of the 'clean' eating threads on this board - the majority of the posts fairly ooze self-righteousness. If you're not of that limited mindset, you're miles ahead, then, and well done!
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I'm puzzled by the idea that NO restaurant food tastes good anymore. There's a huge diversity of restaurant food in the world (and even just in the US).5
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Cheetos is the only food off the bat that I think is gross since I started losing the weight. Overall, the range of food I like has greatly expanded, however, the quality should be high for the calories to be worth it to me.
It isn't that I hate fast food, but it is way too calorie dense, low quality, and/or expensive (for what you get) to be worth it to me 99% of the time. Now, if I have some yolo nfg cheat day or am back east for a quick visit, hell yeahz, I am going to go straight to White Castle and order me a sack of onion chips because they are great! But on just some random normal day going and getting fast food? Eh...I can make better deep fried chicken fingers, fries, and pizza at home for way cheaper.
I think also once you get in the habit of cooking for yourself on the regular, you get good at knowing what you (and your family) like as far as seasoning and preparation. Then you start to prefer your own food to the exclusion of others because no one knows how you like it better than you. The more you cook, the better you get at it, like any other skill. You can control for the quality of ingredients and it really does make a difference. We don't go out to eat even at sit down restaurants because we are often disappointed with the food and feel it wasn't worth whatever we spent on it. We try to limit eating out to places where I know I can't make such food myself or haven't mastered it for whatever reason.0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »I'm puzzled by the idea that NO restaurant food tastes good anymore. There's a huge diversity of restaurant food in the world (and even just in the US).
No kidding.1 -
I think there is a huge difference between something not tasting good and not being worth the calories.
There are lots of foods that I think are really good, but right now I don't want to fit into my daily calorie goal. Doesn't mean those foods taste bad.6 -
Unfortunately no. LOL0
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Not for me. There are things that now taste good, but all the stuff I liked before I still like.0
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This restaurant in particular has the best poutine I have ever had in my life. Good food from a restaurant, not puzzled at all, because good food is good and tastes good. Did I say good too many times. Sorry
http://thecorkandcraft.com/pages/menu
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That's it, I'm coming to visit you!queenliz99 wrote: »This restaurant in particular has the best poutine I have ever had in my life. Good food from a restaurant, not puzzled at all, because good food is good and tastes good. Did I say good too many times. Sorry
http://thecorkandcraft.com/pages/menu
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Never had poutine. I will keep the restaurant in mind should I travel out that way.1
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lemurcat12 wrote: »Never had poutine. I will keep the restaurant in mind should I travel out that way.
Poutine with really good fries and gravy and curds is good. Fast food poutine not so much0 -
There are restaurants I used to love when I was younger (teenager, early 20ies) - like applebees, olive garden, red lobster, Perkins, etc. But then as I got older and was able to afford slightly nicer restaurants and groceries to cook better dishes those places have lost their appeal. I enjoy olive garden's salad, but their actual Italian food kinda stinks.
I still love red robin though! So maybe not so mature after all - lol0 -
There are restaurants I used to love when I was younger (teenager, early 20ies) - like applebees, olive garden, red lobster, Perkins, etc. But then as I got older and was able to afford slightly nicer restaurants and groceries to cook better dishes those places have lost their appeal. I enjoy olive garden's salad, but their actual Italian food kinda stinks.
I still love red robin though! So maybe not so mature after all - lol
Applebee's! Can't think of a worse place to waste calories. The 600 and under menu isn't bad (although I haven't been recently because the options don't appeal to me anymore) but heck even before losing weight I found that the food was just not good...
But yeah, I don't really get the 'all restaurant food' tastes bad anymore either. I think that most of the things I don't like anymore is because they are either too sweet (which honestly is saying a lot for me, but it's typically drinks), or too salty (which I don't mind WHILE I eat it, but regret it all day after), or the formula has changed.
And just because some things don't appeal to me anymore doesn't mean that I wouldn't enjoy it if I ate them.. I'd just rather spend the calories on something else.1 -
I have noticed at McDonalds when I fill my coffee cup with water and ice when I leave the taste of Orange can be very noticeable just from what little was left on the water dispenser because it is the same source for filling Orange Sodas. Most often on the first taste off foods it is not hard to detect artificial sweeteners and sugars.1
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Sadly....ice cream
Way too sweet for me now0 -
Blue Bell ice cream doesn't taste as good to me now. Aside from the rare Ben and Jerry's pint and Marble Slab cone, that used to be the only ice cream I would eat. Even when I was in the middle of a binging cycle, I thought the pint of cookies of cream I picked up tasted mediocre.ipandicorn wrote: »Sadly....ice cream
Way too sweet for me now
I think that's more MFP getting me to try new brands more than anything else.
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Soda its so freaking bubbly it upsets my tummy. And the sweetness is over powering. I havent eaten a sugar cereal in months. Certain things arent worth it to me. Just recently (my go too splurge food is chili cheese fries) i ate chili cheese fries and i wasnt happy about it at all. Now i crave veggies and fresh foods. But i figure its normal changing my body so changing my tastes.0
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There are restaurants I used to love when I was younger (teenager, early 20ies) - like applebees, olive garden, red lobster, Perkins, etc. But then as I got older and was able to afford slightly nicer restaurants and groceries to cook better dishes those places have lost their appeal. I enjoy olive garden's salad, but their actual Italian food kinda stinks.
I still love red robin though! So maybe not so mature after all - lol
If you can't appreciate boneless wings and mozzarella sticks from Applebee's, chicken and shrimp carbonara from Olive Garden and shrimp scampi (not to mention cheddar bay biscuits) from red lobster...I'm calling body snatchers.
What planet are you from and why did you come here?? Are you after the recipe for our Oreo cream?? Who is your leader?? Talk!!There are restaurants I used to love when I was younger (teenager, early 20ies) - like applebees, olive garden, red lobster, Perkins, etc. But then as I got older and was able to afford slightly nicer restaurants and groceries to cook better dishes those places have lost their appeal. I enjoy olive garden's salad, but their actual Italian food kinda stinks.
I still love red robin though! So maybe not so mature after all - lol
Applebee's! Can't think of a worse place to waste calories. The 600 and under menu isn't bad (although I haven't been recently because the options don't appeal to me anymore) but heck even before losing weight I found that the food was just not good...
You don't even like Oreos so your opinion on food is invalid.3 -
GaleHawkins wrote: »I have noticed at McDonalds when I fill my coffee cup with water and ice when I leave the taste of Orange can be very noticeable just from what little was left on the water dispenser because it is the same source for filling Orange Sodas. Most often on the first taste off foods it is not hard to detect artificial sweeteners and sugars.
The high priest of sadness can hear the laughter of a child from a mile away. He can smell the scent of a smile as it travels on the breeze.2 -
Definitely highly processed foods. All I taste now is the massive amounts of sugar and salt loaded in them. Or they are weirdly bitter.
I still wonder why some plain vanilla ice cream needs red food coloring in it. When I make it at home with whole food ingredients it comes out the proper color without having to add food coloring. Makes me wonder what this stuff in stores looks like before they tweak it - exactly what color was it that red had to be used to get it looking like vanilla?
Ever go awhile without eating a reeses cup? They are soooo salty. Still ok cuz it's peanut but wow do they taste different when I've avoided eating the more processed foods.
There are a lot of things I had already stopped eating because of reactions to additives.0 -
Carlos_421 wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »I'm not a food snob, at all. But it had been a couple of years since I had eaten McDonald's burgers and fries. I had both this last weekend, and they were not good. Bland, boring yuckiness that totally wasn't worth the calories. Even my 12-year-old agreed.
Burger King whoops McD's backside. So does Wendy's.
Believe me, @Carlos_421, if I'd have been in a bigger town that had a BK, I totally would have gone there instead.1 -
singingflutelady wrote: »Wagon wheels but they are so different now than when I was a kid (that wasn't yesterday)
Wagon Wheel Hamburger Helper was my favorite growing up. I don't think they make it anymore. If I could find that, and Butter Brickle ice cream, I would have the perfect nostalgic meal.
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Fried foods for me are no longer a go to: I can taste the oil now and they usually leave me with some sort of stomach discomfort later...Pass.1
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