good food vs. bad food

Leigh012976
Leigh012976 Posts: 71
in Food and Nutrition
For the past 14 years, I have ate breakfast at my desk. I have always been one to snack at my desk and quite frankly, if I didn't eat at my desk in the mornings, I would feel lost the rest of the day. For 10 of those years, my breakfasts consisted of, usually a bag of popcorn. I have been dieting for years and could never understand why I wasn't losing the weight. A bag of butter light popcorn, I think, is right around 300 calories. That's low right? Well, by930AM, I would be completely starving and raid the candy dish.

Since the new year and the start of the new me, I have begun to eat at home, or I make a breakfast wrap and eat it when I got there. No more donuts for me. No more crackers. No more popcorn. I made a breakfast sandwich (whole wheat english muffin, boiled egg, and a slice of ultra thin cheese) and the total calories were 220. And here it is, 945am and I am still full!!! It just amazes me that the "good" foods fill you up longer than the "bad" ones do.

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  • majope
    majope Posts: 1,325 Member
    Great that you found a breakfast that's healthier and more filling! Calling food "good" and "bad" though, is a moral distinction. Food isn't moral or immoral--it's just food. Popcorn can be part of a healthy diet, if you're getting sufficient nutrition from the rest of your food and it doesn't put you over your goals for the day.

    Maybe instead of "bad" food, call the things you like that aren't as nutritious and don't fill you up as much "treats." Eating "bad" food will make you feel bad about yourself. Earning a "treat" through making other smart choices for your food and exercise will make you feel great.
  • Leigh012976
    Leigh012976 Posts: 71
    Great that you found a breakfast that's healthier and more filling! Calling food "good" and "bad" though, is a moral distinction. Food isn't moral or immoral--it's just food. Popcorn can be part of a healthy diet, if you're getting sufficient nutrition from the rest of your food and it doesn't put you over your goals for the day.

    Maybe instead of "bad" food, call the things you like that aren't as nutritious and don't fill you up as much "treats." Eating "bad" food will make you feel bad about yourself. Earning a "treat" through making other smart choices for your food and exercise will make you feel great.

    I understand what you are saying. But when I say "bad" food I mean eating a donut as opposed to eating a boiled egg and whole wheat toast. When I would eat a donut, I did feel bad afterwards. Not because I ate a donut, but because it didn''t sit to well in my stomach or it made me feel tired and drained. And I was hungry like an hour later. It wasn't filling. So, to me, a donut is an unhealthy breakfast as opposed to eating a boiled egg or oatmeal which is a healthy breakfast.

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