Foods that shocked you

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  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    I am shocked at how triggering nuts can be for me, especially cashews. I thought I could eat them in moderation, but nope, had to give the can away to my kid because I could not stop eating them.

    Guess I will either never buy them again or buy them as a very rare treat.

    Who would have thought I'd go from reaching for the fudge on the counter to reaching right past it to the cashews and still be susceptible to a binge?
  • smittybuilt19
    smittybuilt19 Posts: 955 Member
    Almost everything on the Chilis menu. I can find something decent to eat at nearly any restaurant, but dang, come on Chilis.
  • andrea464
    andrea464 Posts: 238 Member
    It wasn't the calories that shocked me, but the sodium that is in prepackaged meals (think microwave meals and canned soup). OMG!
  • jaygreen55
    jaygreen55 Posts: 315 Member
    I've read that the fast in dressings helps your body absorb the nutrients in salad, but that monounsaturated is ideal. Anyone know of a salad dressing high in monounsaturated fast?

    Also remember that the fast in nuts is good fast and it's recommended to eat a handful every day. I'm trying to do that since my good cholesterol is a bit low.

    Olive oil with balsamic vinegar and spices

    The best things to kick up your good cholesterol are aerobic exercise and moderate alcohol consumption ( a drink a day for a woman)
  • Thesoundofwolf
    Thesoundofwolf Posts: 378 Member
    The good-
    Pickles. Yay. Little to no calories. Boo, sodium.

    The bad-
    Fluck a duck. My lust of take out wonton soup will be the end of me.

    I've been fat all my life, no thanks to both myself and the amount of bad junk food in my childhood (having my parents divorce twice and being raised by grandparents who spoil you, ect). So I'm tried of it. Fed up with it.
    I wanna be who I feel I am on the inside.
  • SenorFrog21
    SenorFrog21 Posts: 3
    I used to get 4 donuts every morning on my way to work. I always knew it was excessive, and I never felt good after eating them, but I just craved that sugar rush.

    I looked them up when I started logging here, and I was horrified to find out they were 370 calories EACH! That was 1500 calories in my body before I even sat down at my computer.

    Add to that my typical lunch at Taco Bell that was pushing 1800 calories, and it's no wonder I'm the size that I am!

    I always knew what I was eating was bad, but I had no idea that I was consuming roughly 3500 calories/day before getting home for dinner.
  • pogojr
    pogojr Posts: 83 Member
    A lot of foods at chain sit down restaurants.
    Costco jumbo muffin.
  • smittybuilt19
    smittybuilt19 Posts: 955 Member
    I used to get 4 donuts every morning on my way to work. I always knew it was excessive, and I never felt good after eating them, but I just craved that sugar rush.

    I looked them up when I started logging here, and I was horrified to find out they were 370 calories EACH! That was 1500 calories in my body before I even sat down at my computer.

    Add to that my typical lunch at Taco Bell that was pushing 1800 calories, and it's no wonder I'm the size that I am!

    I always knew what I was eating was bad, but I had no idea that I was consuming roughly 3500 calories/day before getting home for dinner.

    I've been mind blown the few times I've logged what a typical day used to be for me. I was consuming between 3-4k calories a day...dayyuumm. No wonder I was fat and sluggish.
  • florymonde
    florymonde Posts: 261 Member
    I actually was the most surprised at how low the calorie count came in for Domino's Pizza. I mean, nobody would call it a low calorie food, but I thought the 2 slices of medium pepperoni I had for dinner one time would totally blow my day. I find pizza to be quite filling, so it's not hard for me to fit it in.

    I've said it before, for me, portion-size is not the issue. It's all about the sugar! But I can't say I was ever *surprised* about how many calories were in a box of donuts or a bag of M&Ms.
  • MrMax
    MrMax Posts: 73 Member
    Peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I was floored when I found out it can easily set you back about 800 calories, depending on how liberal you are with the peanut butter and jelly.
  • Mverdecia1
    Mverdecia1 Posts: 28
    Hey! I don't have a shocking food, but I have an AWESOME recipe for you and your niece! I found it on Pinterest and I have made it many times.... I keep a bottle in the fridge always and use it on wraps, salads, burgers etc.

    Protein Ranch:

    -Packet of ranch dressing powdered mix
    -Fiber One Cottage Cheese
    -water

    Put it all in a blender (to thin out chuncks) add water until it is the consistency you want.

    It tastes AWESOME and it is only about 45 calories for 1/4 of a CUP! It also has 5 grams of protein and 3 grams of fiber! Which makes it good for you!

    You should definitely try it! You could even make it with your niece! Hope it helps! :)

    MAddie
  • barb1241
    barb1241 Posts: 324 Member
    Half and Half....I love it in my coffee....and I take it light and it is WAY to many calories....I've switched to skim. boo

    Try fat free half and half. I use it for cooking and really can't tell the difference. LOL! My guests at the b&b in the summertime are happy with it too-if I have too much, or someone on a low fat diet-they get the ff kind-and never a complaint.
  • MystikPixie
    MystikPixie Posts: 342 Member
    Salads shocked me. Twelve years ago when I lost my first 80 lbs I researched and learned everything there was to know at the time about everything weight loss related. I remember being thunderstruck by the amount of calories in a loaded salad with ranch dressing as compared to say a big hamburger with fries. I've always LOVED salads, now it's a love/hate relationship because I can't spare 1500 calories for the salad I want to eat. And have to settle for a small low cal one I only kind of want.
  • avasano
    avasano Posts: 487 Member
    Cheese, I went to low-fat but I love me some Cheese...
  • Built_Strong
    Built_Strong Posts: 114 Member
    I used to eat A LOT of pizza and had that creamy garlic dipping sauce with it. I was floored to find out that the little pot of sauce was close to 400 calories!!! That was more than the 2 slices of pizza I would eat!

    For my Canuck MFPers - its the one you get from Pizza Pizza.
  • islandnutshel
    islandnutshel Posts: 1,143 Member
    Cheese, I went to low-fat but I love me some Cheese...

    I miss grilled cheese sandwhich. Cheese is hard to give up.
    And roasted nuts.

    I still eat the unsalted raw nuts and seeds in salads. They are healthy calories.
  • MightyDomo
    MightyDomo Posts: 1,265 Member
    I was surprised when I heard Avocado was high in fat! Avocado oil was nearly double the calories and fat versus a stick of light unsalted butter D:
  • SunshineDecember
    SunshineDecember Posts: 70 Member
    Chocolate and booze. It still shocks me, when I allow my self an indulgence every once in a while.

    Actually, fruit, too. I used to think I could just pig out on fruit as much as I wanted, as long as I stayed away from bread and pastas and stuff like that. Shocked me to realize that a large apple has just as many calories as a piece of toast.
  • shaybuggie
    shaybuggie Posts: 160 Member
    Subway sandwiches
  • newhabit
    newhabit Posts: 426 Member
    peanut butter. because i love it.
    any pasta or carb seems to have a lot. can't really have big portions of those anymore so that's upsetting.
    i do love that i can have larger portions of meat and it's not really that many calories. that makes me feel better.
  • Alisha_countrymama
    Alisha_countrymama Posts: 821 Member
    I love ranch, and butter, and cream and all things with tons of fat. hehehehe
  • trackercasey76
    trackercasey76 Posts: 781 Member
    Fruit Juice They are like a friggin Candy bar in a glass!!
  • anaboneana
    anaboneana Posts: 195 Member
    Watch out for her when she gets older, FYI.. I was a chunky (well... more than just chunky) "little" girl and I developed the start of my disordered eating habits around her age..

    As for shocks... Um...
    - hard candy
    - ben and jerry's
    - certain breads (200+ cals for 1 slice!)
    - cereal ("healthy" cereal.. so frustratingly high in calories..)
    - diners (such good comfort food but wayyy too many calories)
    - granola bars (aka "healthy" candy bars)
  • Ras_py
    Ras_py Posts: 129 Member
    I'm actually more sad that a 9-year-old would be horrified that something was fattening, and say they would "be fat forever," meaning they already think they are fat.

    *sigh*

    ^^^ this shocks me too

    whats so shocking abt this? kids can look at their peers and see that they are overweight. its not shocking for a 9yr old to understand. its just as important for a kid to be knowledgeable abt what they put in their bodies as an adult.
  • krnlmustrd
    krnlmustrd Posts: 45 Member
    Pork Sausage. Mmmm, so good. So many calories.
  • janesmithh
    janesmithh Posts: 5 Member
    butter is definitely scary. so our potato chips. they taste great and 200 calories later, one just has a guilt trip. so is cake with the creamy frosting.
  • evdenapoli
    evdenapoli Posts: 164 Member
    Granola....real shock.

    I was ROCKED by this one!
  • mcibty
    mcibty Posts: 1,252 Member
    Man's best friend. Bacon. You sexy, salty mofo.
  • endlesswonderr
    endlesswonderr Posts: 91 Member
    bagels and muffins! I used to always buy them from tim hortans and would eat them as though they were healthy.. until I actually looked into the fat and calories in them. :(
    also like many people, peanut butter.
  • tifferz_91
    tifferz_91 Posts: 282 Member
    1 tbsp per all oils
    cheese
    whipping cream/heavy cream
    butter
    heavy cream/milk-based sauces
    all nuts
    1 tbsp per all nut butters
    pasta/breads


    I personally feel that any type of food can have alot of calories regardless of size, carbs, fats, or proportions.

    It all really comes down to enjoying them in moderation, imo.

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