FOODS TO NEVER EAT!

deborahmorris

You can eat everything in moderation. That's the best thing about a lifestyle change.

:flowerforyou:
I second that...it's a lifestyle change...not a diet. If you deprive yourself you will eventually fail....it's a learning process.
It took me 6 weeks to get my new "lifestyle" way of eating, then came the exercise...now I have learnt how to balance and treat myself everyone and a while with something I don't eat everyday...I do a "treat day/meal" one or twice a month...just stay in your daily calorie intake and you are fine!!!

This is just some "personal" advice from someone who has come along way....

Thriceshy

What kind of rice is best? I thought all wholegrain tended to be better for u.

I don't want to eliminate these foods from my diet-just know what ones should be eating occasionally/in smaller amounts

Lundburg Family Farms makes an amazing rice blend--lemme see if I can find a link . . .

http://www.lundberg.com/products/rice/gourmet_rice_blends/Lundberg_Wild_Blend®.aspx

Best rice I've ever had--totally turned me onto rice when I had never liked it before. Super tasty, goes great in recipes!

Kris

TheGoktor

<-- is Italian. Pasta is an essential food group! :bigsmile:

Ditto! Hence my earlier comment about being genetically predisposed to eat it! A life without pasta and polenta is pretty unthinkable for me! And I don't favour integrale pasta either - so wrong IMO! :laugh:

evesacks

Ideally never eat food with no redeeming factors - ie with lots of trans fats, high fructose corn syrup. Foods that are very processed.

Also never eat foods that you don't especially enjoy that aren't healthy & are calorific - for me crisps. full sugar soda. Waste of calories, save them for something you love!

Other than that its about moderation.

Angelabec

I'm definitely for everything in moderation, today I have eaten white bread, pastry and cheese, things that on most days I avoid but I have also eaten plenty of fresh veg & done some exercise, counted everything & enjoyed my food

cheshirechic

I eat white rice, bread, pasta, sugar MAYBE once or twice a month. I try to avoid soybean oil and other soy products (excluding stuff that's fermented). I try to avoid any sweetener (even agave), but when it's mentally necessary, chocolate is eaten quite frequently.

"Foods" that I always avoid, no matter what it's in, are: high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oils, sodium benzoate, MSG (unless it's naturally occurring, like in dashi), and hydrolized any-kind-of-protein. I guess these are more ingredients, than actual foods.

Basically, I try to avoid stuff that will make my body go, "WT$ is that?!?!"

cmDaffy

I eat pretty much everything in moderation, with one exception. I don't eat white rice. I'm a T1 diabetic and it's the hardest thing on Blood Sugar. It's been years, and I don't miss it. I do eat pasta, generally a whole grain variety, and bread, again whole grain/LC. But to be honest, I just have to have one PB&J on Wonder once a month!

espinozAgal

I would just like to point out, yet again, why I love MFP so much. For the longest time, all anybody heard about losing weight or watching your weight was "Don't eat this" or "Don't eat that"... almost everyone has emphasized moderation. I love it!

Couldn't Agree More!!

anubis609

Foods to never eat?

Uncooked bones from human sacrifices to the vegetable gods.
Alien unicorn horns.
Space dust.
Easter eggs from 1989...and ONLY 1989.
Bigfoot fur.

PandaFlight

Fizzy drinks/soda are the only things I can think of. Maybe non-natural trans fats and high fructose corn syrup.

Soda is the worst. It has no nutritional value and people (literally) just throw it down their gullet and that's that. No savouring the taste or the texture, just goes straight in and onto your stomach/hips/thighs/arms/back.

Thriceshy

I eat pretty much everything in moderation, with one exception. I don't eat white rice. I'm a T1 diabetic and it's the hardest thing on Blood Sugar. It's been years, and I don't miss it. I do eat pasta, generally a whole grain variety, and bread, again whole grain/LC. But to be honest, I just have to have one PB&J on Wonder once a month!

Have you tried the Dreamfield's pasta? It doesn't work for everyone, but it works for a lot of folks. I can have a serving-and-a-half (that's a big plate) with arrabiata or regular marinara, a couple of teaspoons of parmesan-romano, and an Italian sausage and my blood sugar is below 130 at 2 hours post. It was a life-saver for me--I do love my pasta now and then!

Kris

Schwiggity

You should avoid caps lock. It goes straight to the hips.

anubis609

You should avoid caps lock. It goes straight to the hips.

AND THIGHS!!!11!!one

Angelabec

not even a little bit of space dust??

anubis609

not even a little bit of space dust??

Well, only if it's consumed in space. It has to be as organic as possible in order for it to be considered palatable by non-human standards. Having it enter the atmosphere will change its chemical structure by way of heat and probable dispersion into the ozone layer.

MrsJax11

We don't eat white rice on its own (or at least I don't). If you add in some meat or fish with vegetables, these lower the GI of white rice so there is less of an insulin spike after eating it. I eat basmati rice - it has a lower GI and tastes better than the "nutty" brown rice.

Don't thnk of foods as good or bad- there is only good or bad "diets"

I was just thinking along those lines...carbs don't cause that spike when they are combined with protein. Basmati rice is delish~

veggiepug

You can eat everything in moderation. That's the best thing about a lifestyle change.

This.

I try not to mark any food as off limits. Doing so makes me want it even more, which will lead to binging. There is nothing wrong with treating yourself to certain foods in moderation. It keeps me sane and makes my weight loss journey more livable.

ETA: Actually, I don't eat meat, so there are certain foods that are "off limits" to me, but for ethical reasons, not necessarily because I think they are "bad."

Shalimarmandy

Foods to never eat?

Uncooked bones from human sacrifices to the vegetable gods.
Alien unicorn horns.
Space dust.
Easter eggs from 1989...and ONLY 1989.
Bigfoot fur.

ROTFLMAO!!! I love this

But on a more serious note... Moderation is definitely the key! If I listened to everything people say not to eat I would be growing organic veggies in my back yard and that would be the only thing I could eat! But sorry I love bread especially WHITE bread (yes I said it) and WHITE rice... sorry I can't stand the alternatives and won't eat them unless its a dire emergency but i did make banana bread this morning and used some wheat flour but I'll only do that in moderation too!

veggiepug

Foods to never eat?

Uncooked bones from human sacrifices to the vegetable gods.
Alien unicorn horns.
Space dust.
Easter eggs from 1989...and ONLY 1989.
Bigfoot fur.

ROTFLMAO!!! I love this

But on a more serious note... Moderation is definitely the key! If I listened to everything people say not to eat I would be growing organic veggies in my back yard and that would be the only thing I could eat! But sorry I love bread especially WHITE bread (yes I said it) and WHITE rice... sorry I can't stand the alternatives and won't eat them unless its a dire emergency but i did make banana bread this morning and used some wheat flour but I'll only do that in moderation too!

I can't quit white rice either! I've tried to force myself to eat brown rice MANY times, but I just...can't...do it.

jemko

Foods to never eat?

Uncooked bones from human sacrifices to the vegetable gods.
Alien unicorn horns.
Space dust.
Easter eggs from 1989...and ONLY 1989.
Bigfoot fur.

HA!! Best answer ever.

Seriously though, I don't think there are FOODS you should never eat, but I definitely think there are some additives that it'd be best to avoid (hydrogenated oils, HFCS, chemical preservatives, etc.) and there some some foods that are better than others when it comes to blood sugar and things (i.e. choose whole grains rather than over processed grains like white bread, brown rice rather than white).

The minute you 'ban' a food is the minute it becomes the most appealing, craving inducing food in the world.

Katie3784

You can eat everything in moderation. That's the best thing about a lifestyle change.

I totally agree and am bothered when people completely disallow a type of food in their diet. I think a little of anything is fine, as long as you have the self control. Some people cannot eat just one cookie or two pieces of pizza. Those people probably should stay away from their food weaknesses.

veggiepug

I also think that if you have trouble with a certain food, then just don't keep it in the house. You can still treat yourself when out to eat (every once in a while). I can't keep ice cream in the house because I can't stop eating it. Does that mean I can't ever have ice cream again? Heck no! But I CAN still have an ice cream treat every once in a while when I'm out and about

Katie3784

what are the foods u should never eat for health, weightloss/maintence and a healthy metabolism?? Like white rice causing insulin spikes/fat storage etc? What other foods have this effect??

rice, bread, pasta. I'm glad it's forever out of my diet. although, I did cave in and have a pb sandwich last night but the bread was low carb and full of grains, the scale was still up this morning. It's been months since I had one, so it was okay, I guess. I do avoid them on a daily basis though for the most part.

RICE BREAD AND PASTA ARE NOT BAD FOR YOU I EAT BREAD EVERY DAY AND RICE OFTEN. I dont eat pasta much because its so high cal. just eat the wholemeal varieties

Took the words right out of my mouth, except for the not eating pasta part. I have whole grain pasta about once a week. I eat one serving(180cals) and it is full of fiber and protein. I don't get how that is bad for you. I eat brown rice once a week or so, and have wheat bread everyday for lunch. I have lost weight, and am now maintaining, on a diet filled with whole grain bread, rice, and pasta.

Amysgetnfit

I believe in moderation as well. But I also think that everyone is different, some people can eat the pasta & its no big deal, others need to avoid sugar more tha carbs, others need to watch fat & salt consumption. I think you need to experiment with different foods till you figure out what YOU need to really watch & avoid. and see what foods energize you the next day & what foods leave you feeling sluggish. Like I like red meat, I dont care what people say about it I like it. I eat it in moderation however (1 or 2x a month) because it makes me feel bloated & sluggish the next day. & my body doesnt process it well. I also have to watch the sweets... Im a junk food addict, 1 oreo cookie turns into 20 & god help anyone who trys to pry the bag from me! So I hardly EVER buy them, Im just setting myself up for a bout of depression after consuming the bag, & dealing with the guilt & tears later.
Good luck on your journey, wishing you much success :flowerforyou:

Schwiggity

what are the foods u should never eat for health, weightloss/maintence and a healthy metabolism?? Like white rice causing insulin spikes/fat storage etc? What other foods have this effect??

rice, bread, pasta. I'm glad it's forever out of my diet. although, I did cave in and have a pb sandwich last night but the bread was low carb and full of grains, the scale was still up this morning. It's been months since I had one, so it was okay, I guess. I do avoid them on a daily basis though for the most part.

Wait wait wait. I don't know how I missed this. The bread was full of grains? Every bread is full of grains. That's what bread is.

Lyadeia

I pretty much disagree with everyone who actually gave you a list of foods not to eat. :flowerforyou:

And I agree with everyone who tells you moderation is key, and don't cut anything out. Unless you have this affinity for deep fried fat back or something. :laugh:

Seriously, to lose weight, all you need to do is reduce calorie intake. The other things in food (carbs, protein, fat, minerals, etc, blah, blah, etc) need to be monitored for other health reasons or to obtain other goals like muscle gain. But fat loss is a matter of eating fewer calories than you burn.

That being said, when I am being "good" I don't eat egg yolks in excess because of the saturated fat content...not because egg yolks are "bad" or because they won't help me lose weight. But I have a hereditary issue with high cholesterol and my doctor told me to limit saturated fats to no more than 12 grams per day. Technically, I could lower my cholesterol at the same time as gain weight if I eat too much food that isn't high in saturated fats, lol.

But I digress. :bigsmile:

bobbybdoe

If you can't read out/understand any of the ingredients of a food product, don't eat it.

bbbbb33333

blue food.... not tastey

elly0001

I also think that if you have trouble with a certain food, then just don't keep it in the house. You can still treat yourself when out to eat (every once in a while). I can't keep ice cream in the house because I can't stop eating it. Does that mean I can't ever have ice cream again? Heck no! But I CAN still have an ice cream treat every once in a while when I'm out and about

sounds like me icecream is mmy weekness lol

zoink66

Um....not sure about this whole "everything in moderation" thing. Seriously. I guess I disagree with a lot of you


For me, while I was actively trying to lose weight, there were definitely foods that were forbidden. I don't know about everyone else, but I have certain "trigger" foods that I just would not eat, no how, no way. I didn't have the self-control to have just a little bit, so if I ate any at all, I would binge. So I just avoided them all together, no exceptions. I also found it easier to lose weight if I got rid of white carbs: white rice, white bread, white potatoes, etc. I wouldn't say they were forbidden, but I probably ate maybe only one of those once every two months.


Now that I'm maintaining, I'm less stringent. I've learned how to control myself. I like myself at my new weight and don't want to sabotage myself. But I still won't touch my trigger food in any way, shape or form, but I'm okay with that. Other foods that were forbidden while I was losing weight are now okay, but in DEFINITE moderation. They're treats, but not a regular part of my diet. But again, that's just me, and that's what I have to do in order to stay where I am. I don't want you to think that just because most people are saying "everything in moderation," you're alone if you find you can't eat certain things without binging.


And of course, there are certain things I will never eat again, ever. I will never knowingly drink a regular soda, ever. No point. No value whatsoever. If I want a soda, it'll be diet, and even then it would be a rare treat. And there are so many processed foods that I used to eat, and while they may not have had many calories, they are so processed and full of chemicals and preservatives that I will never put that in my body again.


Now obviously it's not going to kill me if I have some processed food or a soda in moderation, every once in a while, like some people do. But it's just not for me. I won't do that to my body every again. And that's what works for me. And anyone who says, "Well, eventually you'll get frustrated and give in and end up eating all that crap anyway," I would say to them, "That's about as likely to happen as you going overboard when eating those foods and not being able to eat them in moderation." So, to each his own.