...out of my cold, dead hands...

2EggsSeparated
2EggsSeparated Posts: 107
in Food and Nutrition
So, I was at the grocery store today shopping and because i'm trying to make healthier choices, i'm reading labels. I really am trying to make positive changes, and there are somethings I can just live without in the name of a skinnier new me. However, there is clearly something I am not willing to give up...

I was eye-balling the turkey bacon. I have never had turkey bacon. Turkey bacon doesn't sound appealing. Turkey bacon doesn't even look like look like real bacon. So right there, right in the middle of the grocery store, I had a revelation. I am not on that much of a diet that i'll eat just stuff to save an extra 50 calories!

What's the one thing you are not willing to substitute?
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  • aliciagetshealthy
    aliciagetshealthy Posts: 946 Member
    My list would be shorter of things I am willing to substitute.
  • erinpd
    erinpd Posts: 96
    Cheese. Have you ever tried reduced fat cheese?

    No thanks.
  • Boogage
    Boogage Posts: 739 Member
    Chocolate and alcohol are my biggest downfalls but I'm doing well to limit them
  • GretchenReine
    GretchenReine Posts: 1,374 Member
    I've never tried turkey bacon and absolutely refuse! I had turkey sausage one time and couldn't stand it. It's just wrong! Do not mess with breakfast meat!!!
  • Phrick
    Phrick Posts: 2,765 Member
    Cheese and bacon, for sure. I'm betting there are others I'm not immediately thinking of, but those top my list by far.
  • TimeForMe99
    TimeForMe99 Posts: 309
    Bacon, definitely. I think 45cals a slice is a bargain. And real butter; I don't use enough to cause a serious issue and it adds so much flavor. Oh, and real mayonnaise.
  • jbutterflye
    jbutterflye Posts: 1,914 Member
    coffee and tea. I just really like those. Granted, I've switched to Truvia sweetner for coffee and much less creamer than I used to, and I don't drink nearly as much hot tea as before because I gotta have real sugar in it and usually a little milk. But I still want to have those regularly, and coffee almost daily. I just fit them in.
  • erinpd
    erinpd Posts: 96
    Turkey bacon/sausage isn't that bad, actually. You just have to adjust your expectations, hahaha :)
  • SmallMimi
    SmallMimi Posts: 541 Member
    I gave up substituting and do well with limiting. I'm not good with doing without. i figure as long I I can fit it into my caloric allowance it fits my diet. PORK BACON FITS!!
  • TArnold2012
    TArnold2012 Posts: 929 Member
    As said the list would be shorter of what I am willing to sub. That said I like turkey bacon for its own merit not as a sub for bacon.
  • 2EggsSeparated
    2EggsSeparated Posts: 107
    Cheese. Have you ever tried reduced fat cheese?

    No thanks.

    I guess cheese would be another on my list. I used to eat tons, now I just try and limit my intake to "less than the whole block"!
  • hulahooper17
    hulahooper17 Posts: 23
    Any kind of dairy dessert. I refuse to buy some chemically Cool Whip or low-fat ice cream just to make my dessert healthier. It tastes weird and unsatisfying. I'd rather have a smaller amount of the real stuff and actually enjoy it.
  • Ramberta
    Ramberta Posts: 1,312 Member
    Chocolate. Or ice cream. (Real ice cream, not reduced fat or any of that crap.) Ideally, chocolate ice cream. Those two things will go into my mouth at least once a week for the rest of my life :P
  • JMarigold
    JMarigold Posts: 232 Member
    Butter!!!!

    And I came to the same decision about bacon, in part b/c my husband won't eat turkey bacon but also b/c the calorie difference is not that huge.
  • jenns1964
    jenns1964 Posts: 384 Member
    I won't be eaing bacon anytime soon!

    http://shine.yahoo.com/shine-food/like-bacon--sausage-and-hot-dogs--too-bad--cause-that-stuff-l-kill-you--new-study-finds--174609721.html
  • NCchar130
    NCchar130 Posts: 955 Member
    Cheese. And ice cream. Give me the Haagen Dazs or Ben & Jerry's. I'm fine with only eating 1/4 cup at a time, it's worth it :bigsmile:
  • sherrirb
    sherrirb Posts: 1,649 Member
    REAL mayo... low fat or fat free is just absolutely disgusting! AND they are much higher in sodium. I can exercise away a few extra calories, but I cant do anything about going over on sodium.

    Also gonna drop margarine and go back to real butter. Did you know that some margarines contain PLASTIC!?!?! Butter tastes better too and its natural!!
  • kr1stadee
    kr1stadee Posts: 1,774 Member
    Sugar. I only use it in my coffee for the most part, but I will not use artificial sweeteners.
  • KatyCrum6969
    KatyCrum6969 Posts: 124 Member
    Chocolate. I know dark chocolate is "better for you" but lol no.
  • annanderson77985
    annanderson77985 Posts: 57 Member
    I don't substitute anything.. I need to learn how to eat the foods that I like sensibly so that I lose and don't gain again.. A radical change in my overall diet would be setting myself up for ultimate failure..

    I will say that I've added some things that I find I do like.. Nonfat yogurt, for instance.. and, I am eating more fruit than I did.. It helps with the sweet tooth that I tend to develop when I'm trying to lose weight..
  • kmm7309
    kmm7309 Posts: 802 Member
    Light sour cream, Skim cottage cheese, and most reduced fat dairies. I can deal with Breyer's sugar free ice creams, but otherwise, I need the full fat and full flavor ice creams.
  • theshow4jsu
    theshow4jsu Posts: 380 Member
    Honestly there isn't anything that I'm forced to give up, if I want it I eat it, i just make sure I have it in my calorie allotment to eat that day, or I'll ask myself, "self, did you really bust your tail in the gym this morning to eat that donut?" So yeah, bacon it is!
  • GretchenReine
    GretchenReine Posts: 1,374 Member
    Cheese. Have you ever tried reduced fat cheese?

    No thanks.

    I guess cheese would be another on my list. I used to eat tons, now I just try and limit my intake to "less than the whole block"!

    Ohhhhhhhhh yeah no reduced fat cheese. Might as well just put a piece of plastic on it. YUCK!
  • janellereese
    janellereese Posts: 10 Member
    I don't substitute anything.. I need to learn how to eat the foods that I like sensibly so that I lose and don't gain again.. A radical change in my overall diet would be setting myself up for ultimate failure..

    I will say that I've added some things that I find I do like.. Nonfat yogurt, for instance.. and, I am eating more fruit than I did.. It helps with the sweet tooth that I tend to develop when I'm trying to lose weight..

    Exactly, it's about portions. Less of the "bad" stuff and fill the rest of the plate with fruits and veggies!
  • EricNCSU
    EricNCSU Posts: 699 Member
    I like turkey sausage, but turkey bacon just strikes me as "too fake". There's something recently that I decided that the "low fat" version was just not worth a savings of 10 calories, but I'll be damned if I can remember what it was... LOL
  • links_slayer
    links_slayer Posts: 1,151 Member
    I gave up substituting and do well with limiting.

    F....T....W!!!!!!
  • nikb1983
    nikb1983 Posts: 44 Member
    I'm with y'all on the bacon and cheese. I used to do turkey bacon (it tastes ok, not like the real thing) but it still has tons of sodium for only a few calories less...I get reduced sodium pork bacon, tastes like bacon should taste.

    And with cheese (and ice cream, sour cream, etc.) I'd rather have a smaller serving of a really flavorful ___?___ than two servings of reduced fat/fat free.

    I will say that I've gotten ice cream that was "no sugar added" (not "sugar free", gross) and it was pretty good...had the right texture.
  • teamike
    teamike Posts: 83 Member
    I had never eaten turkey bacon until a few weeks ago, and I like it. It really isn't bad. Kinda greasy like regular bacon but softer texture.
  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
    Cake and ice cream. If I am going to have cake or ice cream, I want real cake and ice cream, not weight watchers or some other slimming brand which usually convinces you it is lower calorie, when in fact, you are just getting a very small serving, or a product with more artificial ingredients than you can shake a stick at. I also don't do low fat cheese or take the yolks out of my eggs. Oh and my cappuccino. Having a tea or an americano just isn't the same to me, so I just add in the calories and go half water, half full fat milk so I still get the froth and taste.
  • SharonFat48andfit
    SharonFat48andfit Posts: 14
    Cheese, butter, mayonnaise, bacon, ice cream - would rather skip it than eat the imitation versions

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