What are some 'sneaky' foods?
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I always thought granola bars were a healthy snack, but sometimes I'm better off eating a candy bar... >__< Same thing with dried fruit. So much sugar in so little!
but most of all...
ALCOHOL
I can drink an entire day's worth of calories in an hour
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Nuts are so good but so bad!
I earned myself a single serve of icecream last night, and when I looked at it I was like "That's it?? That's how much people are supposed to be eating??"
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Oil is the sneakiest food out there! It is the most calorie dense food on the planet, and it is way too easy to overdo it. You can easily put 250 calories of pure fat onto a 90 calorie plate of salad, turning one of the world's healthiest veggies into junk food with a single pouring motion.
There is nothing wrong with fat (oil) so your not turning your vegetables into junk food. You need the fat to absorb a lot of the nutrients such as fat soluble vitamins.
Thanks You! So true!0 -
Those pints of ice cream sure are sneaky.
One minute they're in the carton, and the next they're gone. Like that tree in the forest thing. No one else sees it happen, therefore, it never happened.
Sneaky, sneaky..0 -
Oil is the sneakiest food out there! It is the most calorie dense food on the planet, and it is way too easy to overdo it. You can easily put 250 calories of pure fat onto a 90 calorie plate of salad, turning one of the world's healthiest veggies into junk food with a single pouring motion.
There is nothing wrong with fat (oil) so your not turning your vegetables into junk food. You need the fat to absorb a lot of the nutrients such as fat soluble vitamins.
Anyway, raw nuts, olives, avocados and seeds can very easily be added to a salad to get your healthy fats. The example i gave was of a 390 calorie meal, of which 64% of the calories came from nutrientless, fiberless fat. That's not junk food? Get real.
Some oils have the same healthy fats you've listed above.... You get real0 -
oatmeal & nuts....I don't get enough enjoyment out of them to want to sacrifice all those calories. I prefer a nice salad instead....0
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Oil is the sneakiest food out there! It is the most calorie dense food on the planet, and it is way too easy to overdo it. You can easily put 250 calories of pure fat onto a 90 calorie plate of salad, turning one of the world's healthiest veggies into junk food with a single pouring motion.
There is nothing wrong with fat (oil) so your not turning your vegetables into junk food. You need the fat to absorb a lot of the nutrients such as fat soluble vitamins.
Anyway, raw nuts, olives, avocados and seeds can very easily be added to a salad to get your healthy fats. The example i gave was of a 390 calorie meal, of which 64% of the calories came from nutrientless, fiberless fat. That's not junk food? Get real.
Some oils have the same healthy fats you've listed above.... You get real
Anyway, getting a macronutrient as part of a complete food is different from having a meal that consists MOSTLY of a refined food.0 -
Olives are NOT a whole food. Raw olives are slightly toxic, they need heavy processing to become edible, hence why all olives go through some kind of brining process.
Not to mention, olive oil is actually healthier than the olive fruit, as some health compounds are only released when the fruit is crushed into oil, they're indigestible when you eat a whole olive.0 -
I find cider isn't too bad. good cider that is, not something that is mostly sugar. I was drinking a dry apple cider last night that was only 6.5g of sugar and 150 calories (500Ml) . Something i can burn off dancing to a fast tempo in around 10-15 minuets0
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Olives are NOT a whole food. Raw olives are slightly toxic, they need heavy processing to become edible, hence why all olives go through some kind of brining process.
Not to mention, olive oil is actually healthier than the olive fruit, as some health compounds are only released when the fruit is crushed into oil, they're indigestible when you eat a whole olive.0 -
oatmeal & nuts....I don't get enough enjoyment out of them to want to sacrifice all those calories. I prefer a nice salad instead....
A whole cup of cooked oatmeal has only 150 calories! That doesn't seem like a lot to me, but I guess things start to add up when you add milk, sugar, fruit, granola, nuts, or other toppings...
I eat oatmeal almost every day~ I love it So I gotta stick up for it! haha0 -
Olives are NOT a whole food. Raw olives are slightly toxic, they need heavy processing to become edible, hence why all olives go through some kind of brining process.
Not to mention, olive oil is actually healthier than the olive fruit, as some health compounds are only released when the fruit is crushed into oil, they're indigestible when you eat a whole olive.0 -
Nuts and granola. I don't even serve myself nuts in a container, I just open my can, take a palm full and that is all.
I make my own granola but it is still so high calorie that I can only have a tiny little amount. I was also pretty disappointed upon reading that 21 frosted shredded mini wheats was a serving! It makes me so sad every time I have to count them out that I have switched to Cheerios.0 -
My own baking....I knew it was pretty high in calories :noway: It rivals every single restaurant nasty-tasting dessert as far as calories/fat go but doesn't compare to taste, quality and decadence......:laugh: :laugh: .0
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For me it's dried cranberries. I add a quarter cup to my oatmeal most mornings and really have to restrain myself from grabbing an extra small handful because of the concentrated sugar content.0
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Olives are NOT a whole food. Raw olives are slightly toxic, they need heavy processing to become edible, hence why all olives go through some kind of brining process.
Not to mention, olive oil is actually healthier than the olive fruit, as some health compounds are only released when the fruit is crushed into oil, they're indigestible when you eat a whole olive.
Brining is not " heavy processing ". It's just water and salt, one of the most natural ways of preserving food.0 -
Olives are NOT a whole food. Raw olives are slightly toxic, they need heavy processing to become edible, hence why all olives go through some kind of brining process.
Not to mention, olive oil is actually healthier than the olive fruit, as some health compounds are only released when the fruit is crushed into oil, they're indigestible when you eat a whole olive.
Brining is not " heavy processing ". It's just water and salt, one of the most natural ways of preserving food.0 -
oatmeal & nuts....I don't get enough enjoyment out of them to want to sacrifice all those calories. I prefer a nice salad instead....
A whole cup of cooked oatmeal has only 150 calories! That doesn't seem like a lot to me, but I guess things start to add up when you add milk, sugar, fruit, granola, nuts, or other toppings...
I eat oatmeal almost every day~ I love it So I gotta stick up for it! haha
That is exactly my point. Oatmeal alone is so boring that people have to add all the other stuff to make it enjoyable.....and since I have zero sweet tooth....oatmeal just stays boring for me. I eat it every once in a while made as Upma ( with onions, tomatoes and lots of cilantro and chiles ), but not very often.0 -
Brining is not " heavy processing ". It's just water and salt, one of the most natural ways of preserving food.
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You probably know much better than I. I can just say that the homegrown olives I have brined with nothing but water and salt, plus the occasional herbs have always turned out really delicious. Also when the villagers in Souther Spain, where most of my experience comes from, brine their olives for home use or local sales, they also use just salt and some water and the process is known worldwide as " aceituning ".0 -
A package of greek yogurt that apparently had 3 servings in it. Ended up eating an 800 calorie "snack" lol.
A lot of nut packets are like that too, so I just buy them raw and weigh them out.0
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