Food vice?

shaf238
shaf238 Posts: 4,022 Member
in Food and Nutrition
What's your biggest food vice?

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  • shaf238
    shaf238 Posts: 4,022 Member
    My food vice is chocolate but don't get me wrong, if I decide to have it I'll still make sure it fits into my weekly calorie goals.
  • Crafty_camper123
    Crafty_camper123 Posts: 1,440 Member
    Either salty crispy things like potato chips, or sweet things like ice cream. I can usually fit those into my day though. Pizza is another story. What I can fit (one slice) into a day, and what I want to eat (4 slices or more) are two different things. So I just try to make sure it fits into my weekly total instead.
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
    Any kind of dense white bread, I'm ready to party.
  • shaf238
    shaf238 Posts: 4,022 Member
    Speaking of bread - that free bread they give out at Turkish restaurants...mmm!!!
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    Wine overconsumption.
  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    I feel like if you can fit it in your calories on a regular basis, it's not really a vice - it's balance and responsible planning.

    So I guess in that context, food volume is my biggest vice.
  • kcs76
    kcs76 Posts: 244 Member
    Diet Coke. I know. It's terrible. But so delicious.
  • katphi1618
    katphi1618 Posts: 120 Member
    Oh gosh. I love me a good microbrew. I even make my own. :-)
  • kcs76
    kcs76 Posts: 244 Member
    Crafty_camper123 wrote: »
    If a zero calorie beverage is you're biggest vice, I think you're doing pretty well. :tongue:

    One of the definitions of vice is a habitual and usually trivial defect or shortcoming. For me, DC is that. I would like to not drink it. However, I can't seem to stop myself. :)
  • DoubleUbea
    DoubleUbea Posts: 1,115 Member
    edited July 2018
    Crafty_camper123 wrote: »
    Pizza is another story.

    How many calories do you usually use for a slice of pizza? This is hard because your typical mom & pop shop will have different size pizzas, and use different amounts of ingredients. I don't go to chain pizza places. If I get one slice of cheese pizza I put down 350 calories.

  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    DoubleUbea wrote: »
    Crafty_camper123 wrote: »
    Pizza is another story.

    How many calories do you usually use for a slice of pizza? This is hard because your typical mom & pop shop will have different size pizzas, and use different amounts of ingredients. I don't go to chain pizza places. If I get one slice of cheese pizza I put down 350 calories.

    I'll use the entry of a chain pizza place that matches (reasonably) the type of pizza I'm eating (thick crust, thin crust, toppings, etc) and call that good enough.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    French fries and craft beer.
  • Crafty_camper123
    Crafty_camper123 Posts: 1,440 Member
    kcs76 wrote: »
    Crafty_camper123 wrote: »
    If a zero calorie beverage is you're biggest vice, I think you're doing pretty well. :tongue:

    One of the definitions of vice is a habitual and usually trivial defect or shortcoming. For me, DC is that. I would like to not drink it. However, I can't seem to stop myself. :)

    I'm that way with coffee. I feel ya!
  • Crafty_camper123
    Crafty_camper123 Posts: 1,440 Member
    DoubleUbea wrote: »
    Crafty_camper123 wrote: »
    Pizza is another story.

    How many calories do you usually use for a slice of pizza? This is hard because your typical mom & pop shop will have different size pizzas, and use different amounts of ingredients. I don't go to chain pizza places. If I get one slice of cheese pizza I put down 350 calories.

    I go to pizza ranch a lot with my dad, their posted calories per slice is 180-350 ish give or take. I just figure every slice is 250 calories no matter what I grab. They are posted in the database if you want to find everything. I flip flop from finding each slice I ate to just saying "eff it" and doing "quick add 1200 calories". If I go to the local Mom & Pop pizza shop, I try to either find a similar popular chain in the database, or a pizza that "sounds right" and guess (if eating there), or find one with grams and weigh my slices (if at home). The one in my town makes their pizza's huge and loaded with cheese, so I find ones on the higher end for calories. One of their slices Is probably between 350-450 calories, or more. So if I can, I like finding an entry I can use weight instead of slice. I have no idea how accurate it really is though, but I feel it's close enough.
  • WandaVaughn
    WandaVaughn Posts: 420 Member
    Flavored coffee creamers. I'd love to be able to drink my coffee black, but that ain't happening! I make it fit into my daily calories, but oh well. That and my gin and diet lemonade.

    I got reminded today why I don't go to Chinese buffet places very often. :smiley: It's a good thing I ran this morning!
  • BattyKnitter
    BattyKnitter Posts: 503 Member
    Chips, absolutely can not have those in the house! I only have them out of the house, If I'm at someone else's place I can control myself because I don't want to look like a pig! Everything else I can have and control my portions.
  • skelterhelter
    skelterhelter Posts: 803 Member
    Fast food. Greasy, delicious cheeseburgers from McDonald's, or supreme crunchy tacos from Taco Bell, along with a side of Nacho Fries. Yes please. I also love pastries -- cookies, cake, pie, doughnuts. Good thing I've learned to control my cravings. Now I limit myself.
  • Idontcareyoupick
    Idontcareyoupick Posts: 2,854 Member
    Brownies
  • Cbean08
    Cbean08 Posts: 1,092 Member
    Definitely beer. I can stop at 1 or 2, not a problem. But I usually have a hankering for a bit more than that.
  • nickssweetheart
    nickssweetheart Posts: 874 Member
    Hmm. My biggest food vice that I regularly indulge in is chips and guacamole. My biggest food vice that I no longer indulge in is these little lemon tarts made by a Swiss bakery near me. They are amazing but horrific calorie wise and not vegan, so they are a fond memory.
  • shaf238
    shaf238 Posts: 4,022 Member
    Idontcareyoupick wrote: »
    Brownies

    Oooh hello
  • WilmaValley
    WilmaValley Posts: 1,092 Member
    Chocolate!
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    No food is a vice in my book (unless you're using a potato cannon to rob a bank). High calorie foods that I like? Too many to list.
  • missysippy930
    missysippy930 Posts: 2,577 Member
    Clawsal wrote: »
    Chocolate. I have chocolate almost every day. I live in Switzerland... the chocolate is good.
    Edit: I just checked my diary: I had chocolate 22 out of 31 days in July... I might have a slight problem... :o

    31 days out of 31 for me. I have a small piece daily under 50 calories.
    Pizza night Fridays. 2 pieces thin crust veggie 320 calories. 2 pieces of left over pizza Saturday for lunch. Well within daily calorie budget. Win/win for me. It’s all about moderation for me and fitting it in.
  • MikePfirrman
    MikePfirrman Posts: 3,307 Member
    edited August 2018
    I got very obese with one thing - PB&Js. I mostly ate healthy for the most part but would eat, every night, around 3 PB&Js just loaded. Nothing like eating an entire day's worth of calories right before bed every night!

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