Why do some people up here make it seem like eating fried foods are bad?

2»

Replies

  • jdwils14
    jdwils14 Posts: 154 Member
    edited January 2017
    kgirlhart wrote: »
    md78245 wrote: »
    Fried foods = empty calories

    So if I eat fried chicken it has no protien? Fried foods may give you more calories than you need, but frying a food doesn't negate it's nutritional value.

    Fried meats (potassium, iron, protein)
    Fried potatoes (at home- potassium, starches)
    stir fry vegetables (any nutrient that is in any vegetable),
    ooh fried cheese (although that one might be different lol) (calcium, protein)

    There are a lot of foods that can be made fried, and can be very nutritious. Olive oil can be used to give you the Monos. Yall might fry me for saying butter is good, But I use it most times. While butter has no micronutrient nutrition, that part helps the best with staving off hunger, and for me and my lifestyle, keeping cholesterol down. (Don't follow my advice...there, a disclaimer for the masses).

    It could be argued that skillet-fried foods can actually help one maintain control, due to the higher fat content. I know it does for me, but may not for others due to its larger calorie content.

    To decide calories of fried foods, take stock of what you put into it, and just measure the unused oil/butter by weighing it.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    jdwils14 wrote: »
    kgirlhart wrote: »
    md78245 wrote: »
    Fried foods = empty calories

    So if I eat fried chicken it has no protien? Fried foods may give you more calories than you need, but frying a food doesn't negate it's nutritional value.

    Fried meats (potassium, iron, protein)
    Fried potatoes (at home- potassium, starches)
    stir fry vegetables (any nutrient that is in any vegetable),
    ooh fried cheese (although that one might be different lol) (calcium, protein)

    There are a lot of foods that can be made fried, and can be very nutritious. Olive oil can be used to give you the Monos. Yall might fry me for saying butter is good, But I use it most times. While butter has no micronutrient nutrition, that part helps the best with staving off hunger, and for me and my lifestyle, keeping cholesterol down. (Don't follow my advice...there, a disclaimer for the masses).

    It could be argued that skillet-fried foods can actually help one maintain control, due to the higher fat content. I know it does for me, but may not for others due to its larger calorie content.

    To decide calories of fried foods, take stock of what you put into it, and just measure the unused oil/butter by weighing it.

    I wouldn't say that butter is rich in micronutrients, but it's a pretty good source of vitamin A (1 tablespoon gives you 7% of the RDA).
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
    edited January 2017
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    Lol, if you ain't had fried LUMPIA, you're missing out.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

    9285851.png

    What is LUMPIA?

    I don't want to miss out!

    *Edit: Googled. Now I need this in my life.
  • BeeerRunner
    BeeerRunner Posts: 728 Member
    I do eat unhealthy food from time to time, especially on a long run day like yesterday after running 20 miles. I certainly enjoyed the mint fudge brownie and those chips and queso... yum! However, I do try to choose healthy, non fried food most of the time. A big reason is I can eat way more healthy food for the same amount of calories. I guess I'd just rather be less hungry. I do need my sweets though, but I have them in moderation. I'll typically buy a candy bar that has squares or comes in individually wrapped small squares, and I'll just have 1 square when I get a strong chocolate craving.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    edited January 2017
    Francl27 wrote: »
    md78245 wrote: »
    Fried foods = empty calories

    No such thing as empty calories.

    Not filling = empty for me.

    Doesn't mean I don't do it once in a while, but I'll probably end up hungry if I blow 200 calories in oil.

    But saturated fats get a bad name, which is why so many people qualify fried foods as bad. For me, I just avoid them because they don't fill me up and I get more taste for much less calories if I just bake it at home with a spray of oil.

    Doesn't make them empty... Just not filling.

    Hence the 'for me'.
    kgirlhart wrote: »
    md78245 wrote: »
    Fried foods = empty calories

    So if I eat fried chicken it has no protien? Fried foods may give you more calories than you need, but frying a food doesn't negate it's nutritional value.

    Of course not. I'm talking about the fact that it's fried versus grilled/baked. You don't get much added nutrition from the oil for the extra calories.

  • treehugnmama
    treehugnmama Posts: 816 Member
    I watch my sugar intake due to pre diabeties and fatty liver. I cut sugar no more pre diabeties now. So for me high sugar foods are not healthy. Nothing wrong with treats but if someone was eating all calories of chocolate bars not many nutrients in them. I try and look at food as fuel.....if it is full of chemicals I TRY and stay away.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    edited January 2017
    I watch my sugar intake due to pre diabeties and fatty liver. I cut sugar no more pre diabeties now. So for me high sugar foods are not healthy. Nothing wrong with treats but if someone was eating all calories of chocolate bars not many nutrients in them. I try and look at food as fuel.....if it is full of chemicals I TRY and stay away.

    Anyone whose diet consists of a single food, as in your example of someone eating nothing but chocolate bars, is likely to develop some sort of nutritional deficiency. A diet consisting only of kale or chicken breast or oats is going to have serious problems as well.

    This is why people don't typically do this -- when given choice and access, most of us eat a variety of foods.

  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Fried foods are an indulgence for me...not something I would have on the regular.
    I watch my sugar intake due to pre diabeties and fatty liver. I cut sugar no more pre diabeties now. So for me high sugar foods are not healthy. Nothing wrong with treats but if someone was eating all calories of chocolate bars not many nutrients in them. I try and look at food as fuel.....if it is full of chemicals I TRY and stay away.

    I'm pretty sure nobody in their right mind is doing that...
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    I don't think fried foods are bad, but they make it a lot harder to stay on track to calorie goals. Nothing makes that hit home for me like entering French fries in my food diary vs me slicing a potato and baking them as my alternative.

    This. I'm pretty much off fried food and sticking with oven baked equivalents. I get that they aren't bad, but the oil does add to the calories.
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    Fried foods are an indulgence for me...not something I would have on the regular.
    I watch my sugar intake due to pre diabeties and fatty liver. I cut sugar no more pre diabeties now. So for me high sugar foods are not healthy. Nothing wrong with treats but if someone was eating all calories of chocolate bars not many nutrients in them. I try and look at food as fuel.....if it is full of chemicals I TRY and stay away.

    I'm pretty sure nobody in their right mind is doing that...

    You mean we aren't supposed to have an all chocolate bar diet?

    Time to rethink my strategy....
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    Lol, if you ain't had fried LUMPIA, you're missing out.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

    9285851.png

    What is LUMPIA?

    I don't want to miss out!

    *Edit: Googled. Now I need this in my life.

    Yes you do. So delicious - worth every last calorie.
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    Fried foods are an indulgence for me...not something I would have on the regular.
    I watch my sugar intake due to pre diabeties and fatty liver. I cut sugar no more pre diabeties now. So for me high sugar foods are not healthy. Nothing wrong with treats but if someone was eating all calories of chocolate bars not many nutrients in them. I try and look at food as fuel.....if it is full of chemicals I TRY and stay away.

    I'm pretty sure nobody in their right mind is doing that...

    I do it when cutting, but it's also short term (a couple of weeks) and I supplement the hell out of micros, efas, a probios when doing so. I mean yeah, I'm not all there, but I'm not completely off the deep end.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    If the majority of my diet was made up of fried foods, I'd most likely miss out on some nutrition elsewhere. If i had 3000-4000 calories to play with, it might be another story.

    A meal of chicken parmigiana and chips (fries) clocks in at around 1600 calories. Pizza or big mac meal, at least 1000 calories. Meals like these are just not worth eating regularly for me.
  • This content has been removed.
  • ThatUserNameIsAllReadyTaken
    ThatUserNameIsAllReadyTaken Posts: 1,530 Member
    edited January 2017
    No matter what type of food you mention there will be ummm.... "shaming" of it from someone. Talk about eating whole foods and someone will say how horrible it is, talk about dairy and it will be the devil, talk about candy and it will be a sin, talk about fast food and it will be a sin too. This "shaming" or disapproval of certain types of food will go on until the end of time and space. People get offended about what others eat and feel offended if they suspect any criticism or dislike of what they eat. I expect it and these forums wouldn't be the same without it. In fact, if I didn't see that going on in here I would assume everyone had been abducted by aliens and replaced with drones.