foods that are not "worth" the calories?
MarlaVSings
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Last week I got a jar of caesar dressing from Whole Foods. Not the 365 brand, this is the stuff by the salad bar, comes in a plastic jar and has NO nutrition information listed. I figured what the hey, you can look up the nutritional info online, so I grabbed it.
I have not been able to find a direct link to the nutritional info, but on MFP there is a WF Caesar dressing that is listed as 300cals/oz! I understand that for the most part, caesar dressing is not a low cal item, but I was expecting something towards the 200 mark. The stuff is delicious, but I can have an entire meal for that little bit of salad dressing.
Disclaimer: I still haven't been able to find a direct link to the Whole Foods Market Caesar Dressing, but I'm sticking with the 300cal figure I found on here.
Anyway, this had me thinking - Is there any food items you think isn't worth the calorie/fat count? Any food items you think are surprisingly high calorie/high fat?
I have not been able to find a direct link to the nutritional info, but on MFP there is a WF Caesar dressing that is listed as 300cals/oz! I understand that for the most part, caesar dressing is not a low cal item, but I was expecting something towards the 200 mark. The stuff is delicious, but I can have an entire meal for that little bit of salad dressing.
Disclaimer: I still haven't been able to find a direct link to the Whole Foods Market Caesar Dressing, but I'm sticking with the 300cal figure I found on here.
Anyway, this had me thinking - Is there any food items you think isn't worth the calorie/fat count? Any food items you think are surprisingly high calorie/high fat?
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Plain yogurt with fruit. I greatly prefer the Fage no-fat with real fruit- takes seconds to make and tastes so much better than that syrupy stuff.0
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I know people are going to yell and throw things but... peanut butter. I love love LOVE it, used to eat a 16 oz jar a week by myself. But 200 cals for 2 TB, and I use double that for a sandwich, so a regular PB&J is 700 or so calories. I was like, my god, no wonder I'm fat. I had one every day for like 2 years in college. XD0
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Any fast food burger. I like a good burger, but not McD/BurgerKing etc. It just tastes like soft mush and Id rather make my own.0
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I know people are going to yell and throw things but... peanut butter. I love love LOVE it, used to eat a 16 oz jar a week by myself. But 200 cals for 2 TB, and I use double that for a sandwich, so a regular PB&J is 700 or so calories. I was like, my god, no wonder I'm fat. I had one every day for like 2 years in college. XD
I ADORE nut butters, but man do I get your point0 -
I know people are going to yell and throw things but... peanut butter. I love love LOVE it, used to eat a 16 oz jar a week by myself. But 200 cals for 2 TB, and I use double that for a sandwich, so a regular PB&J is 700 or so calories. I was like, my god, no wonder I'm fat. I had one every day for like 2 years in college. XD
Try PB2 it is awesome and low calorie.
Ok OP, BBQ Ribs and Chicken Wings. OMG how can something with so little meat have so many calories? I love them but go with other cuts to get the same flavors.0 -
Brocolli. It's like a mini tree.
I don't want to eat trees.
Disgusting stuf!
Oh and in the uk the supermarkets do low cal Caeser dressing which comes in at 60 calories/100g or so - nice enough and often don't bother logging it at that low - maybe 45 calories on my salad.0 -
Mayo. I do really like it, and used to eat it on absolutely everything. But for the amount I want to eat, I just can't justify the calories. It's one thing where "just have less!" doesn't work for me. I know if I'm going to eat mayo, I'll be eating a LOT of it, so it works better for me to just avoid it all together.0
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On that too - the extra light mayo is quite different, but I still find it tolerable and it comes in at 70 calories / 100g for the Hellmans one.0
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Brocolli. It's like a mini tree.
I don't want to eat trees.
Disgusting stuf!
I'm crying into my head of broccoli I eat each day. Delicious mini trees....0 -
Carbie sweets. I have a sweet tooth but things like donuts, cake, pastries, etc are just not worth it to me. I've found I enjoy a good quality dark chocolate so much more and a smaller portion satisfies me instead of fueling my appetite the way carbie sweets do.0
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I totally agree!
I was actually about to post asking this. Why do people on MFP include PB in so much of their food when 2 TBS = 200 Cals! I mean that's like a tasting size not a serving size! If I wanted to top that up with some honey, BAM my one slice of PB + Toast+ Honey is like what 400 cal? That's a whole meal worth of calories and it's not even filling!I know people are going to yell and throw things but... peanut butter. I love love LOVE it, used to eat a 16 oz jar a week by myself. But 200 cals for 2 TB, and I use double that for a sandwich, so a regular PB&J is 700 or so calories. I was like, my god, no wonder I'm fat. I had one every day for like 2 years in college. XD0 -
Pasta. It doesn't really have much of a taste (at least not compared to the other yummy stuff I could eat for those calories), so while I don't dislike it I always avoid it.
The same goes for most all fast foods, really - if I'm going to have something high-cal I prefer for it to be something sweet and decadent, like a pastry or something.0 -
Donuts, Danish pastries, milk chocolate.
Main one for me - take out pizza0 -
Everything that tastes good is worth the calories... =D
But things that are not? Anchovies, Onions, Creamed Corn (yuk), Spam, 50% of health foods and low/no fat options, real food alternatives... etc.0 -
Starbucks. I love their hot chocolates, but even with skimmed milk and no whipped cream, they still come in at over 300 cals I am trying to curtail my addiction.0
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Yeah take out pizza and me are done
I actually prefer an Italian style thin thing not drowning in cheese.
I am not saying I will never eat domino's again but it would have to be a hell of a social occasion or date to get me to eat that.0 -
low fat cheese
non fat cheese
tofurkey
veggie patties
tofu
eggplant
brussel sprouts
escargot
pepperoni less or cheeseless pizza
pretty much anything that doesn't actually taste good is IMO not worth the calories.0 -
Cheesemongers are like calorie crack houses, you can't just buy an oz, you have to pretend to yourself you are going to share it all with your friends, NOT
30g (1oz) = 100 calories :sad:0 -
I don't eat lasagne any more. It's too high in calories for me to even contemplate fitting it in as I've tried the 'just have a small slice and plenty of salad' approach - that doesn't work for me and lasagne. And any attempt to make it lower calorie makes it nasty.0
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Crisps, generally. I love crisps, and every now and then I want some, but when I look at the nutrition table it's like... nah, not worth it. I'll still go for it sometimes but it's less and less frequent.
Mayo. Same calories as butter, more or less. I do love things with mayo but the weight of calories is really offputting. It's like what it adds to the sandwich taste wise just isn't enough to justify what it does to my numbers. I'm not saying never never, but I have to really REALLY want it, and I usually don't.
But for me, cheese, peanut butter, butter - totally worth it.0
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