It is very tough to eat healthy in New York!!!

NYCNika
NYCNika Posts: 611 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I can have any of that any day of the week. I can have it in under half an hour. And I LOVE it. And I'm not having it :(
I often walk past things like that. People who live in places where Dunkin Donuts is their temptation have it so much easier.
And that's just the sweets (because I'm craving them right now).

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At 1,500 per day, I can't even try most of the new things that come out. It is not fair :( I could truly appreciate them.
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  • Pearsquared
    Pearsquared Posts: 1,656 Member
    Amazing food porn there.

    The only reason I would survive is because I'm frugal (read: cheap) so I wouldn't be able to buy so many treat because they're expensive. o:

    Maybe split it with a friend if you can't resist any longer?
  • everesttrek
    everesttrek Posts: 7 Member
    Should be easier there despite the food porn. Lots of indian and other ethnic foods with great flavors that are also healthy.
  • SmartAlec03211988
    SmartAlec03211988 Posts: 1,896 Member
    I have no problem eating healthy here.
  • Vansy
    Vansy Posts: 419 Member
    You forgot Cronuts.
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
    NYC does have a lot of temptation. one of the few things i dislike about Phoenix is our horrible food choices so after reading your post i guess there is a bright side to that fact.
  • timpicks
    timpicks Posts: 151 Member
    Financier? Looks good, but there are so many delicious healthy options here too.
  • Lennonluv2
    Lennonluv2 Posts: 956 Member
    We have the best pizza on the planet here!!!
  • SmartAlec03211988
    SmartAlec03211988 Posts: 1,896 Member
    You forgot Cronuts.
    I have yet to successfully get my hands on one of these highly sought after divine treats. I'm so sad. :(
  • kairisika
    kairisika Posts: 131 Member
    Find out how many calories one of the best of those is.
    Find an activity that will burn most of those calories. Spend a free (weekend?) day doing the activity, then go enjoy what you have earned.
  • ethompso0105
    ethompso0105 Posts: 418 Member
    I'm a foodie, so I understand. I'm from WI, so everything is dairy-laden and home-style. I'm not sure what all of those gorgeous desserts are, but I'm happy to take the bullet and try them all! :wink:
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    Bumping so all my New York friends can come in here and laugh.
  • socajam
    socajam Posts: 2,530 Member
    I can have any of that any day of the week. I can have it in under half an hour. And I LOVE it. And I'm not having it :(
    I often walk past things like that. People who live in places where Dunkin Donuts is their temptation have it so much easier.
    And that's just the sweets (because I'm craving them right now).

    Baked-Apple-Pie-Alaska-800x531.jpg
    salted-pistachio-religieuse-with-name.jpg
    spring-black-and-blue-pavlova-resized.jpg
    l.jpg
    20110715-161342-ladym-bananamillefeuille.jpg
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    At 1,500 per day, I can't even try most of the new things that come out. It is not fair :( I could truly appreciate them.


    I know exactly where you are coming from. Since joining MFP I have had to cancel my monthly NY trips, because there was no way I was prepared to give up such good food. I am due to be there over July 4th weekend, have already planned to use the gym every morning.
  • BeLikeBarbi
    BeLikeBarbi Posts: 57
    *Books plane ticket to New York* LOL Just kidding! I stay away from that kind of food.
  • gogoboobzilla
    gogoboobzilla Posts: 91 Member
    Should be easier there despite the food porn. Lots of indian and other ethnic foods with great flavors that are also healthy.

    This.
    Go get a fattoush salad, or some authentic tacos (cilantro, onion, tortilla) or hit up a fruteria.
  • linda0372
    linda0372 Posts: 27 Member
    Its easy to eat healthy in NYC. Like you, I am craving sweets (particularly carrot cake cheesecake from Juniors). I don't give in to my cravings. just substitue the sweets with something healthy.
  • RM10003
    RM10003 Posts: 316 Member
    I love living in NYC because I can easily buy any exotic spice/ingredient/whatever to cook whatever cool recipe I find on the interwebs. Love sweets (and Dominique Ansel) but life is too short to spend two hours waiting on line for a cronut.
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    If only there was somewhere to buy fruit in NYC! Alas.
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    I can have any of that any day of the week. I can have it in under half an hour. And I LOVE it. And I'm not having it :(
    I often walk past things like that. People who live in places where Dunkin Donuts is their temptation have it so much easier.
    And that's just the sweets (because I'm craving them right now).

    At 1,500 per day, I can't even try most of the new things that come out. It is not fair :( I could truly appreciate them.

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  • Fit_Kenzie
    Fit_Kenzie Posts: 124
    Theres delicious tempting food everywhere, that is not an excuse.
  • mamacita721
    mamacita721 Posts: 194 Member
    Last time I was in NYC I lost 8 pounds while I was there (10 days and ate Pizza every single day). But then I walked everywhere and almost always took the stairs at the hotel.

    If you really want it, you can make it work.
  • ShannonMpls
    ShannonMpls Posts: 1,936 Member
    If only there was somewhere to buy fruit in NYC! Alas.

    And how lucky for those of us who live outside the mecca that is NYC. I live in Minneapolis, which, as you know, has no delicious food at all. No amazing restaurants, food trucks, or pastry shops. Not a one.
  • Vansy
    Vansy Posts: 419 Member
    You forgot Cronuts.
    I have yet to successfully get my hands on one of these highly sought after divine treats. I'm so sad. :(

    I hear they're amazing.
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
    Theres delicious tempting food everywhere, that is not an excuse.

    very few places on Earth have what NYC offers.
  • Sqeekyjojo
    Sqeekyjojo Posts: 704 Member
    Theres delicious tempting food everywhere, that is not an excuse.

    very few places on Earth have what NYC offers.


    Uh...we have food here, too. What's the difference?
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
    Theres delicious tempting food everywhere, that is not an excuse.

    very few places on Earth have what NYC offers.


    Uh...we have food here, too. What's the difference?

    isnt London a world class city? my guess is they have great food selections too. but do you think you can get the same food in Bismarck, ND? the answer is no.

    the point of the thread is that places like NYC, London etc...have much more tempting food choices than just about anywhere else.
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    God thats gorgeous! One day I'll get to visit NYC one day.
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    NYC is a walking city.

    those of us that drive have the true struggle.
  • Xiaolongbao
    Xiaolongbao Posts: 854 Member
    Wow. Some of you really know how to take a light hearted, slightly amusing thread and turn in into a downer.

    One of the great advantages of being a vegetarian in Tokyo is that I can't eat most of the food (due to their obsession with sticking fish in pretty much everything) and their desserts suck. To put in in perspective my favourite dessert in Tokyo is cake from Costco. Yep, that's the best there is.

    It does help.
  • GnomeLove
    GnomeLove Posts: 379
    Yeah, I almost licked my screen when I saw that blackberry bagel thing.
  • ittyXbittyXbritty
    ittyXbittyXbritty Posts: 73
    It's only hard because you're making it hard.
    No one is going to force garbage down your throat.
    If you want to eat healthy, you'll find the options.
    If not, you won't. It's that simple.

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