obvious foods to avoid??

trans fat. the end.

this.

transfat and soy......

i almost came in to post "the only thing I wouldn't do would be sitting down with a tub of crisco"

other than that, I'll pretty much eat anythigng.

What's wrong with soy???

I don't avoid things.. I just watch the quality, content, and quantity of what I put in my mouth.

I watch sodium, I don't eat much dairy, and I limit the obvious baddies.
I also only drink water. Or really, really good beer.

I'd say a burger is okay but would recommend you making it yourself with 97% lean 3% fat ground beef or sirloin and use whole wheat buns/bread and low fat/cal mayo if needed. Season it with Mrs. Dash or other low to no sodium alternatives. A great site I use to shop better and make better food choices is www.shopwell.com I love this site because I can put in what I do and don't want in food and they give me suggestions based on my profile. It is a free site and helps avoid standing in shopping isles reading every label. I know what I want and need before I go.

Good luck!

I love burgers and beer.

trans fat. the end.

this.

transfat and soy......

i almost came in to post "the only thing I wouldn't do would be sitting down with a tub of crisco"

other than that, I'll pretty much eat anythigng.

What's wrong with soy???

Here is some stuffs about it. I don'y worry too much about it, but at the same time most of what I eat just wouldn't have it anyway.

History

The soybean is an oil-rich Asian legume (bean) that grows in fuzzy green pods. Traditionally, soybean plants
were grown in Asia as green manure—a crop to be plowed under to enrich the soil between crop plantings. The
Chinese found that soy consumption led to digestive discomfort, bloating, and gas. Not until they came up with
fermentation methods did soy begin to be used as a food for humans.
Fermented soy products such as miso, tempeh, natto, shoyu (soy sauce), and tamari are fine to eat occasionally;
fermentation deactivates some of the anti-nutrients in soy that cause digestive distress and mineral loss in bones.
However, the majority of soy products sold in the United States are unfermented, so the naturally occurring
toxins are intact. Unfermented soy products also are processed in a way that makes their proteins impure and
increases the amount of carcinogens (Daniel 2005).
Some people argue that since Asians have been eating soy for thousands of years and have an incidence of
cancer far lower than Americans, small amounts of natural fermented soy in the average Asian diet (9.3–36
grams [2–4 teaspoons] of soy per day as a condiment) may well have a protective effect. Unfortunately,
Americans have taken this information and applied it incorrectly to highly processed, unfermented, low-quality
soy products like tofu (a single cup of which weighs 252 grams). Many Americans eat several cups of soy
products daily.

Soyfoods

In the West, the soybean has been used mostly as soybean oil, which is found in most products labeled as
vegetable oil, margarine, or shortening. The soy protein left over from soy oil extraction originally was fed
exclusively to animals—poultry and, more recently, farmed fish. The problem is that animals can consume only
so much soy before developing serious reproductive and other health problems. As a result, the soy industry
started marketing these by-products of soybean oil production to people.
A product of the industrial revolution, soy gave food technologists an opportunity to develop cheap meat
substitutes. The most unhealthy modern soyfood products are manufactured using high-tech processes. They
include ready-made foods such as soy sausages, soy burgers, chicken-like soy patties, packaged soy milk,
protein powders, energy bars, veggie burgers, low-carbohydrate pastas, and chilis, as well as countless foods
containing soy protein isolate, soy protein concentrate, and texturized vegetable protein.

Soy Isoflavones

Hormonal Effects

Just about all soy products on the market contain the phytoestrogens (plant-derived estrogens) known as
isoflavones (Daniel 2005). Soy isoflavones have been shown to decrease the testosterone levels of rats,
monkeys, and other animals, including humans.
In adults, soy consumption may disrupt normal hormone levels, affecting the reproductive system in women
(resulting in heavier menstrual flow, increased cramping, and infertility) and decreasing testosterone levels
in men (which decreases libido and lowers sperm count). In fact, a Japanese old wives’ tale says that women
punish straying husbands by feeding them a lot of tofu!
The effects of soy are no laughing matter, especially when it comes to the health and development of infants
who are fed soy formula. Infants are extremely susceptible to the effects of soy because formula constitutes
most, if not all, of their diets. Figures from the Swiss Federal Health Service indicate that, on a daily basis,
an infant who is fed soy formula receives an amount of estrogen equivalent to that found in three to five birth
control pills (Daniel 2005)! That’s a lot of estrogen for anyone, but this amount is especially dangerous for
infants whose development requires the right hormones in the right place at the right time. In boys, the onset
of puberty may be delayed, and pediatricians are increasingly reporting cases of emasculated boys who reach
puberty with breasts and tiny penises (Daniel 2005). In girls, the onset of puberty may be accelerated, and
reproductive problems may occur in adulthood.
Thyroid Effects
Soy isoflavones damage more than the reproductive system in adults and children. People who consume high
amounts of soy protein each day (e.g., in soy milk and in high-protein energy bars, which contain soy isolates—
the most concentrated source of soy, still containing its isoflavones and phytoestrogens) often complain of
fatigue, low energy, depression, hair loss, poor skin, weight gain, and diminished sex drive—all symptoms of
low thyroid function (Daniel 2005). When tested for hypothyroidism, these people almost always test positive

Sugar.. ESP refined sugar

If by avoid you mean limit, then I would agree with most of your list. It's completely possible to make a healthy burger that is not high calorie and I don't see a point in limiting that.

I only try to avoid foods with trans fat. But I try to limit (eat occasionally) foods with high levels of saturated fat, added sugar or overly processed carbohydrates.

Processed sugars/starches... at least this is what I try to do.

no kfc!!!!!!!!!!!! theres nothing at all healthy on the menu

Obvious foods to avoid:
Trans fats
Anything you are allergic or have a sensitivity to
Anything that you don't like

The only foods to avoid are the foods you do not like and the foods which you cannot eat in moderation.

There is only one thing I avoid: Mt. Dew

I cannot stop at one can. I have to have all the cans of green goodness. So, no Mt. Dew for me, because I cannot control myself.

Everything else (chocolate, ice cream, pasta, pizza, burgers, etc) are still included in my diet as they fit in my calorie goal. I give my body the fuel it needs to perform and improve, but I also give my mind the junk it wants sometimes.

Win-win.

These are on my hit list!
1. Any fried. food.
2 Red meat, but thats because I'm just not a fan really.
3. Baileys n Ice... this one is very hard to resist , I dont drink any other alchohol.. but I could deffo drink a bottle of the stuff
3. Chocolate..very easy as I just dont eat chocolate, strange this, seeing as my favourite is the dreaded Bailey's!

Could add a few more more if I put my mind too it though.. lol

trans fat. the end.

this.

transfat and soy......

i almost came in to post "the only thing I wouldn't do would be sitting down with a tub of crisco"

other than that, I'll pretty much eat anythigng.

What's wrong with soy???

Nothing unless you have an allergy or intollerance or eat too much of it.

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/protein-full-story/index.html#soy

•Eat soy in moderation. Soybeans, tofu, and other soy-based foods are an excellent alternative to red meat. In some cultures, tofu and soy foods are a protein staple, and we don’t suggest any change. But if you haven't grown up eating lots of soy, there's no reason to go overboard: Two to 4 servings a week is a good target; eating more than that likely won't offer any health benefits and we can’t be sure that there is no harm.

It's okay to have a F***ing cupcake every once in a while, folks. Let's be real... the reason most of us fall off the bandwagon is because we get rid of ALL of the food we love. Every Friday, i let myself have something fatty, and it keeps me going. Disagree or agree.

I'd say the obvious ones to avoid are the ones you have a hard time eating in moderation. So it's different for everyone. I can't have cheese in the house because I always eat too much.

THIS! There's nothing that you "obviously" have to avoid unless you're allergic to it. There is nothing that I won't allow myself in moderation. That being said, there are things that I prefer not to buy because I tend to overeat them when they're readily available but that's a matter of portion control.