BUFFETS! Love em or hate em?

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CVALGAL
CVALGAL Posts: 108 Member
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I have developed a hate for these things recently. My hubby loves them for the great value, but it's soooo hard to control myself when I go to them!!
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  • pittsblue99
    pittsblue99 Posts: 277 Member
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    We go occasionally but not often. I have found that if I eat something small before we go (like a small salad or sandwich) I do not eat as much because I am not starving but it drives my hubby nuts because he says that it defeats the entire purpose in going :)
  • sarah44254
    sarah44254 Posts: 3,078 Member
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    I love buffets because I can have tiny portions of everything I want :) Usually when you order a meal in a non-buffet place you get a ginormous portion that I never eat, even with leftovers at home... I wish things came in smaller portions and buffets are great for that :)
  • dfborders
    dfborders Posts: 474 Member
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    Yes - they are a love/hate relationship for me as well. Love the assortment of foods - - hate trying to control the portion. Usually if you don't overeat at a buffet you are not getting your moneys worth since the food is usually made cheaply.
  • lbeasey
    lbeasey Posts: 254 Member
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    Hate them...who can eat that much food to equal the cost and stay at a healthy level. Mostly hate them because all of the other people have been over food I am going to eat.
  • ambermichon
    ambermichon Posts: 404 Member
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    HATE. I can never eat enough to justify going there in the first place....plus why do that to myself?
  • MSDRIZZ
    MSDRIZZ Posts: 246
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    I cannot go to them. I always over eat when I do. I want to try everything, and even if its a tablespoon of all that fattening its way too much.
  • Cowenlaw1
    Cowenlaw1 Posts: 106 Member
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    I loved them enough to gain 110 pounds. I just don't have the willpower to go to one.
  • Zen_Master_B
    Zen_Master_B Posts: 78
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    I have to say love, I just went to an asian buffet last week. I like to go when they first open though, you never know how long stuff sits out, that gives me anxiety.

    You don't have to pig out, I just drink water before hand and during and eat slow, it is great to get a little of each kind of sushi and what ever else you want.

    I think of it this way, nice restaurant 20 dollars or more a person, typical buffet like 8 bucks for lunch, even if I don't pig out I still feel i've got my moneys worth. Eww, except old country buffet that place is nasty!
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
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    Hate! But for me, it's a food safety & other people's germs issue. LOL Buffets just kind of gross me out.
  • Kelly_Wilson1990
    Kelly_Wilson1990 Posts: 3,245 Member
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    I stay way from buffets!!!
  • Jessicaruby
    Jessicaruby Posts: 881 Member
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    i do not like alot of them for the simple fact that they dont really offer any good food. besides the ones at casinos. which i love. you can go out to eat and can choose healthy foods for yourself. i usually get a good salad, fruit, steamed veggies, and mashed potatoes. if they have grilled chicken i will get that or seafood
  • JediMaster_intraining
    JediMaster_intraining Posts: 903 Member
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    i dislike them but used to love chinese buffets...then i realized that they contributed to my fatness lol
  • DawnOf1969
    DawnOf1969 Posts: 726 Member
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    I hate them for a completely different reason. Last time I ate at a buffet, years ago, I watched a kid wipe snot on his hand, then pick up the mashed potato spoon, serve himself, then lay the spoon back in the pan, contaminating the whole pan. I sat my plate down and walked out, without even asking for a refund. Have not been back to a buffet since. I avoid potlucks too, for very similar reasons.
  • bevskiwolf
    bevskiwolf Posts: 296 Member
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    NEVER again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Artemis_Acorn
    Artemis_Acorn Posts: 836 Member
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    I like them - I stick with mostly items from the salad bar, the vegetables and some lean meat. I've only gone a couple of times since I started MFP, but when I did go, I allowed myself 1 small splurge item - I liked that because I can have a treat without worrying about having a whole box / container / batch of something in the house tempting me.

    Plan ahead with enough calories available to be able to relax though - I couldn't do it with only 400 - 500 calories left in the day. I would want at least 700 +. I did it once with 600, but it was hard.
  • megz85g
    megz85g Posts: 101 Member
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    hate them as i feel i have to eat as much as i can as i have paid for it already. i can never stop at one plateful.
  • gunhed76
    gunhed76 Posts: 2 Member
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    I found a half pair of dentures at sizzlers salad bar ...never again
  • Valechka
    Valechka Posts: 192
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    For me, buffets are kind of depressing. All the food just sits there... many buffets have really low quality food, they want you to feel full right a way, so fat and sugar are added to everything. Except maybe in Vegas they have decent ones with $35 per person... but I much rather go to sit down place and spend my $35.
  • Iamfit4life
    Iamfit4life Posts: 3,095 Member
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    Here is my theory....


    IF they are offering all the food I can eat for $9.99 it's probably horse crap I don't want to be eating anyway.
  • MissFe79
    MissFe79 Posts: 13
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    I don't care for them at all...mainly, because I get grossed out everytime I think of all the people who have touched the serving spoons. Since, I am constantly using my antibacterial, I can't enjoy the meal. If I have to go, I usually get up one time for food and maybe dessert.

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