Shockingly bad foods
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One of my cheat meals is the pepporoni cheesy bread at Little Ceasars, which comes in at a whopping 1500 for the entire doughy concotion.
I always make sure that the cheat meal is "carved out" so-to-speak, meaning that the calories are counted and that the overage won't affect my weekly deficit.0 -
Subway!. I have been playing around with the nutrition calculator and a 6 inch can easily be over 550 kcal. So at subway, flatbread, no cheese, no sauce is the best way to go. Here is a link to it for those of you who enjoy subway. It's really interesting!
http://www.nutritionix.com/subway/nutrition-calculator0 -
Pretty much almost all the food sold in (Fast food) Restaurants. People should cook at home more often and going out to eat should be the exception.0
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Hubby brought home a frozen Marie Callendar's peanut butter pie. Dinner was over and I still had about 250 calories left for the day, so I asked him if I could see the box to determine how big a slice I could have. One slice was 600 calories, and the slice wasn't even that big. I couldn't even have half of one! So I took a pass, ate something healthier, and saved up to have half a slice the next day. And it wasn't even that good.
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Avacado, cause gross. All that hype and it is just so blech.
Cauliflower. Same as above.
Everything else, food wise, is fine by my standards.0 -
theres no such thing as bad food
No matter how many times I see this posted on MFP, it never gets less ridiculous
Because it's the food's fault if you overindulge in something... Mmm hmm.
Because that's what I said ... Mmm hmm.
Since you're unwilling (or unable) to elaborate, here's a gif, which I feel adequately represents where this conversation is going.
Good day.
Sorry, the gif is blocked, but I'm sure it was very apropos. Not sure what elaboration you are looking for, but I think it's ridiculous to say there are no bad foods. Or to suggest that overindulging being food's fault is the only thing that could make a food bad.0 -
Earlier this month I had the "worst" food day since I began logging. I went to Cheesecake Factory for my birthday, and these numbers are forever burned into my brain. Carrot cake cheesecake... 960 calories. Fish and chips... 2296 calories. That ended up being a 4000 calorie day for me. Obviously fried fish isn't going to be low cal, but at most restaurants it is in the 1000 calorie range. And they were little dinky pieces of fish. I wish I would have got something else. I don't regret the cheesecake at all - delicious!
I just did some extra exercise that week and I still lost 1.5 lbs.
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Flour tortillas!
I bought a package thinking that they'd be lower calorie than bread, only to discover that 1 clocks in at 150 calories! I love bread, so I decided I'd much rather spend those cals on good bread or spend 90 on the Sara Lee 45 calorie bread.0 -
I'd say most fast food pizza does not give me much bang for the buck (in terms of macros and micros), but a good home made pizza, or high quality pizza may.theres no such thing as bad food
No matter how many times I see this posted on MFP, it never gets less ridiculous
Understanding comes slowly to some, never to others.
That pizza you keep knocking is reasonably nutritious.
Whether it fits your calorie strategy is another question.
I eat pizza from time to time, just not Papa Johns type pizza. I just don't find it worth it macro/micro/calorie wise. I can do so much better with something as tasty.0 -
Honey Oat bread at Subway is the highest calorie bread on the menu, but people who appear to be dieting based on all their other choices (no cheese, no sauce, etc.) seem to choose it a LOT of the time.
The House Sandwich Sauce being the worst threw me for a loop, though. It just... looks healthy.0 -
I was shocked at the calorie count of most everything at Applebees. Wow, I've been there once since I started actively tracking 9 months ago and was taken by surprise at how high in calories they were.0
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Is a Doner like a gyro? Or a fajita?
So. confused.
Gyro, basically. In Canada we put french fries on our gyros, but not our donairs (that's what we call them, not Doners)... that's the only difference lol0 -
malteasers. you think theyre full of air but its really all just calories. over 500cals in 100g0
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When I worked at Starbucks in high school and people would be like - "A venti skim with whip white mocha. MAKE SURE THAT IS SKIM I'M ON A DIET."
Lady, even with the skim, it's like 600 calories for a drink and the whipped cream alone is 100. Let me put some extra whip on that for you, eh?0 -
theres no such thing as bad food
No matter how many times I see this posted on MFP, it never gets less ridiculous
Because it's the food's fault if you overindulge in something... Mmm hmm.
Because that's what I said ... Mmm hmm.
Since you're unwilling (or unable) to elaborate, here's a gif, which I feel adequately represents where this conversation is going.
Good day.
Sorry, the gif is blocked, but I'm sure it was very apropos. Not sure what elaboration you are looking for, but I think it's ridiculous to say there are no bad foods. Or to suggest that overindulging being food's fault is the only thing that could make a food bad.
Ok, I guess we're just going to wade into this. There are no bad foods. There are carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. Many foods have varying levels of these three macro nutrients, as well as any number of sundry micro nutrients. These are available in a wide range of calorie options.
I think it's ridiculous to demonize some food for not being whatever you consider to be an ideal combination of the above factors.
I said good day!0 -
theres no such thing as bad food
No matter how many times I see this posted on MFP, it never gets less ridiculous
Because it's the food's fault if you overindulge in something... Mmm hmm.
Because that's what I said ... Mmm hmm.
Since you're unwilling (or unable) to elaborate, here's a gif, which I feel adequately represents where this conversation is going.
Good day.
Sorry, the gif is blocked, but I'm sure it was very apropos. Not sure what elaboration you are looking for, but I think it's ridiculous to say there are no bad foods. Or to suggest that overindulging being food's fault is the only thing that could make a food bad.
Now if you say you don't like a food because in your opinion it *tastes* bad, then that's one thing. But to claim that it's wrong to eat something is just silly.0 -
Beets are obviously bad foods. They taste awful, no matter how they are prepared. Also, cabbage. *shudder*
As for foods that are much higher in calories than you would otherwise guess, I wouldn't put pizza on the list. It is generally calorie dense, but it is also tasty and awesome. My husband makes the best pizza, and I work it into my calories for the day because it is that good.
I once drank an iced green tea from Panera. I assumed, wrongly, that it would be unsweetened like all of their other iced teas. Yeah, 120 calories in one drink. No way would I spend 120 calories on a stupid beverage.0 -
Yes, essentially like a gyro. It is spit roasted meat in a flat bread (though I always get the wraps and they come in a huge tortilla) with lettuce, tomatoe, feta, cucumber, a slaw of sorts and a tzatziki sauce!!! Mmmmmmhhhhhh. I believe, from what I have read, it is the flatbread or wrap, the greasy meat and the cheese (and spicy sauce if you get it) that make it so high calorie!Is a Doner like a gyro? Or a fajita?
So. confused.
Sounds delicious even though I'd swap the meat for falafel or tempeh! Thanks for explaining, I had never heard of a Doner0 -
Pineapple. I grabbed about 6 rings in the chow hall at breakfast, figuring it would be healthy enough. When I entered it in my diary I found those six rings put me over my sugar max for the entire day - over 45 g of sugar in one shot.
Discovered strawberries are way better and actually have some fiber as well.
pineapple has fibre in....
Yeah, but pineapple's percentage of sugar that is fructose is more than double that of strawberries, and it has more total sugar as well. Berries in general are much better for you than pineapples.0 -
Try pistachoes instead.... 3-4 calories each...weird. I know, more work and not as yummy but still a nut!Cashews. 320 calories in 1/4 cup.
Cashews are awesome. They are very nutrient dense!
Ewww Ick!
Those are nasty. I like cashews, peanuts, hazelnuts, almonds, but pistachios are absolutely disgusting. (Talk about bad food. hahaha)
Stop the food shaming! Look how much fun pistachios are! So they have bad taste in music, but still. Yum!
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Whenever my food's bad I put it in a time out chair for awhile. I used to spank my food when it was bad, which is why I'm banned from Denny's for life.0
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I could cry at the calories in my favourite garlic and corriander nann bread. I still have it, but probably just a couple of times a month and not 2-3 times a week. I can get so much other food for the same amount of calories, but I won't cut it out all together.
Any time someone mentions nann bread...I have to post:
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Whenever my food's bad I put it in a time out chair for awhile. I used to spank my food when it was bad, which is why I'm banned from Denny's for life.
Funny, when I first saw your name, I thought it said "spankster". Carry on. :drinker:0 -
bad??? theres not such thing as "bad" food, in my eyes... I EAT IT ALL0
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I believe Costco pizza is about 700 calories per slice. It doesn't surprise me that much, because the cheese on it is about half an inch thick. So yummy though!0
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Raisin Bran destroyed my sugar level for 2 days...0
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Chocolate Chip Cookies.... WHO KNEW???
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For me it's the sodium levels that shock me. Due to high bp, I have to watch my number. I have a bad habit of sprinkling a little salt on most everything. I can easily max 5000 miligrams just putting 1/4 tsp on this veggie, that veggie, over a salad, in guacamole, on tomato wedges, etc. Just a sprinkle on that stuff adds up quickly. I can't imagine how much sodium I was eating when I ate processed foods like TV dinners that already had sodium and I added a sprinkle more.
I'm the same with sodium. I keep a pretty close eye on it as I even feel that America's Daily Recommended Allowance is too high. I try to get closer to the Canadian standards of 1500-2000 mg a day. What shocked me the most was how much sodium was in CELERY STICKS! I used to eat a ton of those things and never really paid attention. Of course, those are better than eating at some fast food places ounce-for-ounce, but I am certainly more mindful of celery.0 -
-Trail mix! I was surprised to find that a serving is only 3 tablespoons. Most people I see eating it consume like 5 times that amount.
-White Rice. I once ate over 600 calories in rice for dinner. I had no idea it was so calorie dense.
-Corned Beef Hash. I'll probably never eat it again unless I'm splurging.0 -
-Trail mix! I was surprised to find that a serving is only 3 tablespoons. Most people I see eating it consume like 5 times that amount.
-White Rice. I once ate over 600 calories in rice for dinner. I had no idea it was so calorie dense.
-Corned Beef Hash. I'll probably never eat it again unless I'm splurging.
Amen. Trail mix is high in cals. And when I go camping/backpacking (where I know I'm going to need a lot of calories to replace what I'm burning), I'll make my own, high-calorie trailmix that has all the usual stuff but includes Candy Corn, extra Cashews, Peanut Butter M&Ms, etc.
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