What foods are just not worth the # of calories?
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This all looks about the same to me, and I still enjoy eating 1-2 servings of nuts/seeds/day. They are worth the cals to me.4
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I had an Oreo the other day. Not as good as I remembered3
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fitpal4242 wrote: »I had an Oreo the other day. Not as good as I remembered
Maybe you didn't eat it the way you're supposed to? Twist it apart and lick the frosting first? Dunk it in milk?
I haven't had an Oreo in years because if I bought a package nobody else would even know it's here.
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fitpal4242 wrote: »I had an Oreo the other day. Not as good as I remembered
Maybe you didn't eat it the way you're supposed to? Twist it apart and lick the frosting first? Dunk it in milk?
I haven't had an Oreo in years because if I bought a package nobody else would even know it's here.
on this note... golden oreos > regular2 -
I'm not a big sweets person so I'd have to say for me cakes, cookies, candies, etc just aren't worth the calories. I'd much rather have something salty and crunchy.0
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I pretty much don't count anything out... But I was shocked at how many calories a chocolate bar has. Like... My fruit and nut bar from Cadbury... That's a whole meal worth of calories.
I tend to not eat the whole thing now and have gotten better at breaking of a few squares and then putting it out of sight.
I sees it. I eats it. 🤪3 -
Those big cocoa bombs that are so popular this year......
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Sweets.
I have various well-meaning gifts of gummies and hard candy that I'm refusing to eat. It's just pure sugar.
I'll rejig my diary to fit in anything chocolatey, but I don't see the point of candy.0 -
thelastnightingale wrote: »Sweets.
I have various well-meaning gifts of gummies and hard candy that I'm refusing to eat. It's just pure sugar.
I'll rejig my diary to fit in anything chocolatey, but I don't see the point of candy.
For me, sweets are pure nostalgia. Peach rings for example... I NEVER have them, but if I do it's when I want to taste my childhood haha2 -
pancakerunner wrote: »thelastnightingale wrote: »Sweets.
I have various well-meaning gifts of gummies and hard candy that I'm refusing to eat. It's just pure sugar.
I'll rejig my diary to fit in anything chocolatey, but I don't see the point of candy.
For me, sweets are pure nostalgia. Peach rings for example... I NEVER have them, but if I do it's when I want to taste my childhood haha
Or coca cola bottle jujubes. Sigh. That just screams summer to me. ❤️0 -
KickassAmazon76 wrote: »pancakerunner wrote: »thelastnightingale wrote: »Sweets.
I have various well-meaning gifts of gummies and hard candy that I'm refusing to eat. It's just pure sugar.
I'll rejig my diary to fit in anything chocolatey, but I don't see the point of candy.
For me, sweets are pure nostalgia. Peach rings for example... I NEVER have them, but if I do it's when I want to taste my childhood haha
Or coca cola bottle jujubes. Sigh. That just screams summer to me. ❤️
oh yes! if it brings back memories it is worth the calories for me becuase a little goes a long way!0 -
thelastnightingale wrote: »Sweets.
I have various well-meaning gifts of gummies and hard candy that I'm refusing to eat. It's just pure sugar.
I'll rejig my diary to fit in anything chocolatey, but I don't see the point of candy.
I don't find these appealing at all -- I'm only interested in sugar when combined with fat, but for those who like them I'm jealous of the low calorie counts, since fat tends to bring tons of cals. I wouldn't waste cals on hard candies since they don't interest me, but aren't they pretty low cal?0 -
KickassAmazon76 wrote: »pancakerunner wrote: »thelastnightingale wrote: »Sweets.
I have various well-meaning gifts of gummies and hard candy that I'm refusing to eat. It's just pure sugar.
I'll rejig my diary to fit in anything chocolatey, but I don't see the point of candy.
For me, sweets are pure nostalgia. Peach rings for example... I NEVER have them, but if I do it's when I want to taste my childhood haha
Or coca cola bottle jujubes. Sigh. That just screams summer to me. ❤️
Summer as a child for me is straight up popsicles, which happily are available pretty low cal these days (or can be made from blended fruit).0 -
Maple syrup and honey1
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Peanuts. Why bother with peanuts which are not really nuts at 160 cal per ounce when one can have almonds or walnuts or cashews with about the same count.3
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Vegetarian "meat" replacements5
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Okay so a "distributor" gave me some food samples with Melaleuca oil in them. Total sales pitch for an MLM company, but out of curiosity I tried it.
TOTAL TRASH. And people actually pay for this stuff, eat it and claim health benefits from it.
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Okay so a "distributor" gave me some food samples with Melaleuca oil in them. Total sales pitch for an MLM company, but out of curiosity I tried it.
TOTAL TRASH. And people actually pay for this stuff, eat it and claim health benefits from it.
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
Isn't Melaleuca oil tea tree oil? I'm surprised this was in the food samples....isn't it toxic to ingest?0 -
SuzySunshine99 wrote: »Also not worth the calories for me is cheese on sandwiches and burgers.
I like cheese in certain applications, but a slice on a sandwich/burger does nothing for me. Before counting calories, if I was served a sandwich with cheese, I'd just eat it. Now, I pick it off and save the calories for a cookie or something.
I've been giving this one some thought lately. I looooove cheese and always put it on my turkey or chicken sandwiches, but the other day I was asking myself "can I really even taste it?" It's like I've been putting cheese on sandwiches just out of habit so I'm definitely going to have to try one without and see if/how much I miss it.
I don’t really notice cheese in my wraps and sandwiches but I swapped it out for avocado and it’s amazing!!1 -
moontyrant wrote: »SuzySunshine99 wrote: »Also not worth the calories for me is cheese on sandwiches and burgers.
I like cheese in certain applications, but a slice on a sandwich/burger does nothing for me. Before counting calories, if I was served a sandwich with cheese, I'd just eat it. Now, I pick it off and save the calories for a cookie or something.
I've been giving this one some thought lately. I looooove cheese and always put it on my turkey or chicken sandwiches, but the other day I was asking myself "can I really even taste it?" It's like I've been putting cheese on sandwiches just out of habit so I'm definitely going to have to try one without and see if/how much I miss it.
I don’t really notice cheese in my wraps and sandwiches but I swapped it out for avocado and it’s amazing!!
my motto: if you can't taste the cheese, you're eating the wrong cheese!2 -
Fast food burgers, fries, fried chicken sandwiches or tenders1
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Those tiny little lamb cutlets. Tasty. But at 750 cals for 3 I will give them a miss.1
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food from chain restaurants... olive garden, chili's, that kind of thing. the ingredients are poor quality and the amount of calories in that food is just mind blowing. i truly do not understand how they pack so many calories into one plate of food.
even if i'm not cooking a "healthier" version of it at home, i think there's value in being able to use ingredients i feel good about, learning a new recipe, and of course saving the money.3 -
Ice Cream- I like ice cream, but, it has so many calories for so little. I'd rather have more popsicles or chocolate.. lol
I only buy ice cream in that teeny carboard single container and it rarely feels worth it.3 -
ugh... sandwich bread!!!4
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This came up for me today. My husband bought frozen burger patties snd wants a burger for dinner. I looked at the box. I’ll fix it for him but 410 calories for something that won’t fill me up and that I don’t like too much? No way.1
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pancakerunner wrote: »ugh... sandwich bread!!!
No way! schmidt 647 bread is totally worth 40 cal per slice!1 -
Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »pancakerunner wrote: »ugh... sandwich bread!!!
No way! schmidt 647 bread is totally worth 40 cal per slice!
oh, I mean more like what you get at restaurants or out to eat1 -
like this kind of sandwich3
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