are sugary puddings bad if low cal ?

yeah, I wonder what the ingredients are in something like that? I would say...they probably have a lot of crap in them. Not sure though!!

its probably full of sugar or sweetener...so it's bad

Not clean enough for me. I'm guessing the ingredient list isn't that good?

I just had a cupcake from the vending machine here at work.

I hope this helps.

Low calories does not mean healthy or unhealthy, a lot of low calorie things are horrible for us, but then a lot of high calorie things like Almonds are great for us. Depends, are you trying to eat clean or just moderate your intake?

If by "bad" you mean "something that should not be a part of your *daily* diet," then yes, I would probably label that as bad. That is my personal preference to lean towards a clean, high protein diet.

If by "bad" you mean "having one today will wreck your progress forever and maybe even kill you," then no, it isn't that bad.

I would recommend staying away from anything that says "pudding" and go for things like fruit, veggies, natural things that have natural sweeteners not sucrose flavors

Well, I wouldn't eat them because of how highly processed and full of chemicals they are. That's my definition of "bad". Depends on what yours is.

^ this

Diddo. Since the beginning of the year I have been strictly eating clean and I have noticed anytime I do eat something "processed" which is most everything that come's prepackaged, I fluctuate and gain a lb or so, which then I have to work that much harder at to get back down. Not sure what your weight is, but since I am at a slightly higher weight for my height and age, I don't like to "waste" my hard workouts and sticking to clean eating.

If you have trouble kicking the "sweet" tooth I am preaching this technique!!! My Personal trainer gave me this tip and let me tell you, when I don't do it for consecutive days, generally around day 4 I am craving something sweet and if I have a bad day on day 4, I eat it!!

1 TBS a day of Coconut butter/oil.

It's not a very strong taste. He suggested it on toast but I prefer to put it in my protein shake as a light sweetener. He is a big perfectionist when it comes to nutrition. He is a body builder and was a spokes personal for weight watchers (which he still preaches the high dietary fiber foods rather than just low carb since the DF cancel out the carbs and you are intaking "net" carbs.) So I have extreme respect his nutritional advice, plus his body is.. OMG. Almost 0 body fat! No joke!

If you enjoy them and they fit in your macros then eat away. However, check out the ingredients list on those WW deserts. They're chock full of additives, stabilisers, flavourings etc. why not have a small scoop of real ice cream, e.g. Haagen daaz, which only have around 5 ingredients and around the same cals. Probably cheaper than marketed 'diet' foods too, and a lot tastier. I know what I'd rather have.

Calories are one thing, but I think you can't really live a healthy life unless you eat proper food, and processed sugar is NOT proper food. It's a chemical.