0 Calorie everyday alternatives!

Bdbdb13

I agree with the earlier comments. The only thing with zero calories that I would ingest is water.

Athijade

Eat the dang peanut butter. As long as you get real peanut butter, you are getting healthy fats and a bit of protein. I would rather have those things plus some calories then 0 calories of... questionable origin.

ElizabethRoad

Have we really gotten this far removed from knowing what FOOD is supposed to be for?

victoria4321

Have we really gotten this far removed from knowing what FOOD is supposed to be for?

Yup. It's not for nutrition and there's no way its for taste when they're selling fake peanut spread. I don't even know what its for at this point.

ahamm002

I admit it, I am a junk food junkie! I know what the results are from this diet, obesity ... Plain and simple, I'm living proof! We all share things in common if you are reading this post, 1. we have extra weight to lose and 2. we have taken the first step to cure this, right? That being said, I have a little help that I wish I would have had a month ago when I first started this healthy eating. Ready? Here it is, when you search for your food on MFP, type in "Walden Farms". They have a huge amount of products with 0 calories! Even "peanut spread", not bad, especially when peanut butter is 190 cal. for 2 tablespoons, right? They have dressings, chocolate , strawberry, maple syrup.., slaw sauce, all kinds of stuff! I found some stuff at Walmart.. Do the search on MFP then go find it in the grocery store, save some calories! Hope this helps!

This is the kind of thing that people new to dieting run toward thinking that it's a miracle. Unfortunately, zero calorie "food" (aka chemicals with artificial flavoring that take up space in your stomach) are probably not a good way to lose weight. Even if you do get some short term weight loss from eating them, the second you stop the weight will just come right back. Except you'll be worse off then before b/c when you lose, you'll lose both muscle and fat, but when you regain you'll get just fat back. And what are the long term health effects of putting all those chemicals into your body daily?

If garbage like this worked, everyone would be doing it. But the only thing that really works is getting used to eating healthy and becoming more active (i.e. exercise).

yentess

Am I the only one finds it ironic that people are bashing this no calorie peanut butter, yet so many people on this site drink diet soda and even count it as water?

iwork4pepsi

OK, don't eat the peanut spread, OMG! Eat a 1/4 Tbs of Jiffy on your sandwich if you want only 48 calories! I don't care! There are over 4,000 chemicals in a cigarette, anyone who was hating on me smoke? I never said base your diet on 0 calorie alternatives or substitute it for "real food". Sorry for trying to help out. (feel free to view my "food diary") You can see I do eat "real food". We are all human and have weaknesses, most of us on here have weight issues and maybe food is one of our weaknesses....You think ? So, I thought the midnight snack that turns into 200 calories (celery and peanut butter) could be rectified by dipping in the "peanut spread" with lets say 1 calorie plus the celery stalk..... But, remember if you don't want to use the 0 calorie "peanut spread" by all means don't! I am not a nutritionist, or a doctor. I'm just a fat guy trying to lose weight! Thanks for all the "love"!

Oh, and here is the link to find the ingredients on the Walden Farms Peanut Spread: http://www.waldenfarms.com/nutrition_facts.html#

It's not a bunch of "chemicals", check it out!

iwork4pepsi

marywilsoncline

Why replace a food that has a nice amount of poly and monounsaturated fats (heart healthy fats) for junk?:huh:

iwork4pepsi

OK, I give....Eat peanut butter to you bust! Do not eat Walden Farms "peanut spread" it's poison!
Sorry for the original post... I ate it for breakfast and now " I'm dead" !

_HeyMommy_

I do not like the w/f pb..or marshmellow dip...but the caramel sauce is fantastic, especially to make macchiato's. The bbq sauce and honey mustard are also pretty good, along with the rasberry and strawberry jelly. Jmo....

Malomar3

Am I the only one finds it ironic that people are bashing this no calorie peanut butter, yet so many people on this site drink diet soda and even count it as water?

Has anyone here tried making homemade flavored water? I am not much of a soda-drinker, but HATE plain ole water. I recently started putting fruit or vegetables in a pitcher, filling it with water, and letting it sit overnight. Here is the website where I found the recipe: http://www.theyummylife.com/Flavored_Water

But I only put about 1/4 cup frozen blueberries in the pitcher, and it makes the water tasty enough and doesn't need additional sweetener.

iwork4pepsi

Am I the only one finds it ironic that people are bashing this no calorie peanut butter, yet so many people on this site drink diet soda and even count it as water?

Has anyone here tried making homemade flavored water? I am not much of a soda-drinker, but HATE plain ole water. I recently started putting fruit or vegetables in a pitcher, filling it with water, and letting it sit overnight. Here is the website where I found the recipe: http://www.theyummylife.com/Flavored_Water

But I only put about 1/4 cup frozen blueberries in the pitcher, and it makes the water tasty enough and doesn't need additional sweetener.

Sounds great! Thanks for the info!

aksunshine

you should have mentioned they also have chocolate The Fred Meyer here in our city has a few of their products. They are a little spendy though. I've tried a couple of their dressings, Okay, but not something I would purchase.

shellsrenee01

I can appreciate a post like this. I'm struggling to quit my soda habit and in the last few months I've reached for a diet soda in place of the "real" thing because I didn't want to consume the calories but my craving was too strong to resort to water.

I'm a work in progress, just as many other people on this site are. EVENTUALLY we will reach a point where the foods we consume will all be the healthy ones. However, until we reach that point, we are looking for ways to resist what has come naturally to us for the last several years and sometimes, what we reach for just might be 0 calorie peanut butter :embarassed:

BuckeyeLife

0 calories and fills appetite?

Water.

_HeyMommy_

Oh yeah.. forgot about the dressings. I really like the thousand island!

AntWrig

I admit it, I am a junk food junkie! I know what the results are from this diet, obesity ... Plain and simple, I'm living proof! We all share things in common if you are reading this post, 1. we have extra weight to lose and 2. we have taken the first step to cure this, right? That being said, I have a little help that I wish I would have had a month ago when I first started this healthy eating. Ready? Here it is, when you search for your food on MFP, type in "Walden Farms". They have a huge amount of products with 0 calories! Even "peanut spread", not bad, especially when peanut butter is 190 cal. for 2 tablespoons, right? They have dressings, chocolate , strawberry, maple syrup.., slaw sauce, all kinds of stuff! I found some stuff at Walmart.. Do the search on MFP then go find it in the grocery store, save some calories! Hope this helps!

No. Modify your diet to include real stuff.

BuckeyeLife

OK, don't eat the peanut spread, OMG! Eat a 1/4 Tbs of Jiffy on your sandwich if you want only 48 calories! I don't care! There are over 4,000 chemicals in a cigarette, anyone who was hating on me smoke? I never said base your diet on 0 calorie alternatives or substitute it for "real food". Sorry for trying to help out. (feel free to view my "food diary") You can see I do eat "real food". We are all human and have weaknesses, most of us on here have weight issues and maybe food is one of our weaknesses....You think ? So, I thought the midnight snack that turns into 200 calories (celery and peanut butter) could be rectified by dipping in the "peanut spread" with lets say 1 calorie plus the celery stalk..... But, remember if you don't want to use the 0 calorie "peanut spread" by all means don't! I am not a nutritionist, or a doctor. I'm just a fat guy trying to lose weight! Thanks for all the "love"!

Oh, and here is the link to find the ingredients on the Walden Farms Peanut Spread: http://www.waldenfarms.com/nutrition_facts.html#

It's not a bunch of "chemicals", check it out!

If you really need to fulfill a desire to eat "out of the approved foods" for your diet, then work for it. If I ever wanted an extra snack or something, I went and walked the calories for it, or ran. I earned it by working harder. Win, win. Now, I just eat peanut butter, don't starve myself(actually, almond butter more now) and have no issues w/ my calories.

Oh and... My girlfriend is 5'1" and 115 lbs, she eats more than you. Me thinks you're making eating better harder on yourself.

iwork4pepsi

OK, don't eat the peanut spread, OMG! Eat a 1/4 Tbs of Jiffy on your sandwich if you want only 48 calories! I don't care! There are over 4,000 chemicals in a cigarette, anyone who was hating on me smoke? I never said base your diet on 0 calorie alternatives or substitute it for "real food". Sorry for trying to help out. (feel free to view my "food diary") You can see I do eat "real food". We are all human and have weaknesses, most of us on here have weight issues and maybe food is one of our weaknesses....You think ? So, I thought the midnight snack that turns into 200 calories (celery and peanut butter) could be rectified by dipping in the "peanut spread" with lets say 1 calorie plus the celery stalk..... But, remember if you don't want to use the 0 calorie "peanut spread" by all means don't! I am not a nutritionist, or a doctor. I'm just a fat guy trying to lose weight! Thanks for all the "love"!

Oh, and here is the link to find the ingredients on the Walden Farms Peanut Spread: http://www.waldenfarms.com/nutrition_facts.html#

It's not a bunch of "chemicals", check it out!

If you really need to fulfill a desire to eat "out of the approved foods" for your diet, then work for it. If I ever wanted an extra snack or something, I went and walked the calories for it, or ran. I earned it by working harder. Win, win. Now, I just eat peanut butter, don't starve myself(actually, almond butter more now) and have no issues w/ my calories.

Oh and... My girlfriend is 5'1" and 115 lbs, she eats more than you. Me thinks you're making eating better harder on yourself.

My oldest son is 5'10" and weighs 163lbs and eats 6,000 calories a day...but, what does that have to do with me??? (girlfriend reference) I'm 43 yrs old and have 3 vertebrae in my back that need fused or disc's replaced. I served my country for 4 years in the Army (Desert Storm Veteran) I know how to exercise (thanks for that instruction), it's a very painful for me to even walk to the bathroom, much less jog for my peanut butter fix! I know how to eat healthy (I'm 5'10" and didn't hit 200lbs until I was 28), I just chose not too.
as to help someone who maybe could benefit from the alternative, not base their diet on only these substitutes. Sorry for thinking that my original post might help someone. Geesh! :huh: