THE MOST EVIL HEALTHY FOOD

LizGogol

What would you say is the most evil healthy food? Sometimes I think food is good for me then I get a reality check. Potatos are probably my weakness. They are healthy but once you cook em with oil or margarine and salt etc they loose their good stuff. Also Stir Fry. All the veggies are great then you add the sauce!! Eeek!!

I guess my question is, what food would you say tricks most dieters?

taso42_DELETED

Restaurant salads.

loriefolk

Restaurant salads.

Definitely.

LizGogol

Totally! I am sure their dressings aren't calorie wise!

sexygenius

salad for sure, its so easy to make a salad have as many cals as a burger, dried fruits,nuts,fried chicken,croutons,cheese,dressing,ect...

LizGogol

omg it sounds delicious!! hahaha

bethann1976

Would peanut butter fit in this category? Absolutely addictive, has many healthy things in it, but oh-so-high in calories.....

strandedeyes

sushi.... I don't know if sushi was ever healthy but its deceptive like that....the sodium content in sushi is just ridiculous!


salads too.... definitely agree on that one.

Crowhorse

I have no problem with adding butter/cream etc. I don't think they are in and of themselves unhealthy. Engineered substitutes are more likely to be unhealthy for you than a little cream or butter.

Add the cream and butter, salt, pepper, garlic...and enjoy it. Just don't have a whole lot of it.

Salads can be wonderful. I love a good salad with romaine, cucumber, tomatoes, a little bit of bacon, and a little dressing. The dressing will kill you more than a little bacon. Just be smart about it.

Low fat stuff usually add more sugar to their stuff to make it taste better. Better to have full fat (like peanut butter) because the fat will satisfy you, whereas the sugar will run right through you and you'll be hungry again in no time.

kmjenkins

I would have to agree with the salad, especially restaurant salads! You think you're doing a good thing for yourself but end up eating more than half your daily calories! They tend to be really overloaded with "stuff", and that is where you run into trouble!

~Kelly

MandaLee8908

I have a weakness for potatoes too, but I have found a way to make them not so evil. I roast red potatoes with skin in a light covering of extra virgin olive oil, rosemary, and garlic. Add some fat free sour cream and they become a guilt-free pleasure!

I would have to agree with the restaurant salads...mostly because the dressings are deceptive!

kappyblu

I agree about the salads for the most part. But if you put a light vinaigrette on a simple grilled chicken salad, it's cool.

Another culprit would have to be fat free cookies. Goodness knows, I love them. But a serving is two cookies usually, and it can be tough to stop at just two cookies! I like the fat free newtons and I have discplined myself to only have two, but it was hard at first.

Emmeez

Muffins. Maybe not to everyone, but I remember people telling me, "oh yeah, muffins are fine for you " LIES. =_=

anubis609

Restaurant salads.

And the survey says...CORRECT!

That's the #1 answer.

I've seen restaurant salad entrees up to 1300 calories. Sweet Jesus.

quishajuice

I definitely second the peanut butter comment. Trail mix can go horrible wrong as well

kappyblu

Potatoes are good as long as you don't load them up with all the calories. I agree with another poster that talked about baking them and adding fat free sour cream. I actually really like fat free sour cream. I like to put mrs. dash lemon pepper on top, too.

For mashed potatoes, when I make them for my family, I don't use butter. I use fat free chicken broth and maybe 1/2 to 3/4 cup of skim milk to make them. (some minced garlic adds extra flavor) They wind up to have about 150 calories for a cup. I have learned to measure and no longer put that gigantic mound of mashed potatoes on my plate.

Also, did you know that potatoes have about 16 calories per ounce? So you can subtract that when you make mashed potatoes without skins. :flowerforyou:

jessieinblue

I agree about restaurant salads. I always ask dressing on the side, no croutons, and do the fork dip thing. That at least partially salvages them. Lumping all salads into one category isn't right though. I love a huge homemade salad with tons of greens and whatever other veggies are lying about. Add just a little cheese for flavor and EVOO for dressing. Yum

taso42_DELETED

Would peanut butter fit in this category? Absolutely addictive, has many healthy things in it, but oh-so-high in calories.....

I almost said peanut butter, until I remembered about salad. MMM, peanut butter. I could eat the whole jar, but I limit it to 1-2 tablespoons a day.

newDZ

I say lowfat yogurt is deceptive, protein bar are deceptive and I have a friend who swears by SlimFAST shakes (fast forward 2yrs later she's added another 15lbs to the original 30 she wanted to lose from her slimfast yoyoing)

frogetmenot

I also ask for salad dressing on the side, usually use oil and vinegar though. At home i love those salad spritzers ! Just don't go crazy with them ; those calories add up ! lol

LizGogol

TRAIL MIX!! What is up with trail mix! It has such great healthy stuff in it but it can get up there on the calorie count!!

sexygenius

sushi.... I don't know if sushi was ever healthy but its deceptive like that....the sodium content in sushi is just ridiculous!


salads too.... definitely agree on that one.

sushi is healthy if you dont load it with soy sauce, or deep fry it. It has rice (wich has been credited with asian countries lower obesity rates) nori-which is chock full of good for you stuff(and yes it does have a bit of sodium, its from the sea after all), and raw fish-lean protien full of omega's without any added oils for cooking anyone?

and muffins, they seem so healthy with things like "banana" "bran" and "carrot" but really they are just cupcakes in disguise...

oh I cant stand turkey bacon, like seriously it has the same number of cals as regular and taste like crap, and I know what your going to say "its lower in sat fat and fat in general" well to that I say, true, but I have to think that naturally accurring fat has got to be better for you than that uber proccessed stuff, I mean it has got to take a heck of a lot of processing to turn turkey into something that resembles bacon...seriously how the heck do they do that?! lol

arwamya

don't peanut butter have the right kind of fat? I love peanut butter total yummm i have about i/2 tbspn per day

bossmodehan

I never go for a salad in a restaurant cos I just can't stand dressings - my homemade salads are pretty dry but they do me fine!
For me, I'm pretty sure that when I order a pasta dish, even containing chicken and veg, I'm taking in way more calories than I expect from olive oil and cheese, not to mention all the sugar in the refined, white pasta

Oh, and if I ever buy a big pack of nuts/seeds/dried fruit, it'll be gone in one sitting...I'm trying now to get my nutty fix through getting small bags of nuts/dried fruit, a little peanut butter on oatmeal toast, or a cereal bar (although these are often dubious at the best of times too!)

bbygrl5

I agree with the sushi post! It is so yummy and can be so very healthy, but you have to really watch what you order. It is so easy to consume too many calories. I will usually order a couple of rolls and only eat about half the rice. If I eat a specialty roll, it's a splurge too, nothing tempura or covered in sauces unless it's a special splurge.

If I want sushi lunch, I'll order a tuna roll and a salmon roll and only eat half the rice. The calories still add up.

All that being said, if I'm going out and just don't care, I can put the sushi away now!! lol

lilmissy2

Salads are one of them... but I would have said nuts and avocado - both good healthy choices but because of the fat content they are high calorie and people tend to have portions that are much too large because they are thinking of them as healthy. Also raw sugar and honey... same thing. Olive oil. Basically any food that is known as a healthy food but is still high cal - once people learn how important portions are, they can see where they have been going wrong and tend to have much more success.

quishajuice

don't peanut butter have the right kind of fat? I love peanut butter total yummm i have about i/2 tbspn per day

It does!! but it's one of those cases where you can definitely have to much of a good thing. BTW I LOVE your signature qoute!

richars65

While salads are probably #1, GRANOLA has got to be a close second. People think that a store-bought chewy granola bar is a healthy snack. Check out the calories on those butter-soaked oats and chocolate chips. Stick to an apple or banana =P

Also bagels, tomato soup, and sandwiches in general. All of these can be absurdly packed in sodium and fat and still be unsatisfying =/

fitnesspirateninja

Salads are one of them... but I would have said nuts and avocado - both good healthy choices but because of the fat content they are high calorie and people tend to have portions that are much too large because they are thinking of them as healthy. Also raw sugar and honey... same thing. Olive oil. Basically any food that is known as a healthy food but is still high cal - once people learn how important portions are, they can see where they have been going wrong and tend to have much more success.

I'm going to disagree on this one. Nuts, avocado, and olive oil are all great healthy foods. I eat all three regularly (but I try to only eat avocado when it's in season). Yes, portion control is important, but it's important for overall health in general, not just these particular foods. I think the bigger issue with these foods is that people find out how many calories are in them and then cut them out completely.

For me, anything that's labeled "healthy," "low-fat," "sugar-free," or "diet" is suspect. I avoid these foods as much as possible.

mrb_9110

I agree about restaurant salads. I always ask dressing on the side, no croutons, and do the fork dip thing. That at least partially salvages them. Lumping all salads into one category isn't right though. I love a huge homemade salad with tons of greens and whatever other veggies are lying about. Add just a little cheese for flavor and EVOO for dressing. Yum

I always do the "fork dip thing"! All my friends make fun of me but they PILE dressing on their salads.

JosieMomGramma

Have to watch your fruits as they are high in natural sugar so I limit them! I microwave my potatoes most of the time & just add light or fat free sour cream & some chives or green onions. No salt or other seasonings. The sour cream & chives gives it enough flavor