Sneaky Foods

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  • KylaDenay
    KylaDenay Posts: 1,585 Member
    I think salads are one of the most misleading meals!! People (including myself) think they eat salad and automatically think it is low cal. Not always the case. Dressing are high in calories and so are many toppings.

    I actually do not avoid anything, I just now look at the calorie content of what I'm eating first on MFP or a website, and I weigh/measure mostly everything now.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Keep in mind that caloric density has nothing at all to do with actual nutritional quality and being healthy or not. There are numerous high calorie foods that are extremely nutritious; conversely, there are any number of low calorie foods that are pretty much void of any actual nutrition.

    I don't avoid anything, I just pay attention and I weigh out most high calorie foods.
  • pbbagel
    pbbagel Posts: 53 Member
    For me, alcohol. If I eat a 500 calorie meal I'll be full and satisfied. If I go out drinking I can easily drink 800+ calories of alcohol. If I control myself and have 3 drinks, that's still around 500-600 calories.
  • kpchefai
    kpchefai Posts: 54 Member
    I think muffins are the worst offenders. I used to love muffins in the morning but now I would much rather eat those calories later in the day. Plus when I eat something like that I am usually starving 1-2 hours later so it sets my whole day up for failure.

    I used to eat a bagel toasted with cream cheese every morning but they don't really taste all that great so I switched to english muffins since I like carby breakfasts and shaved off 150-200 calories. I don't miss the bagels at all.

    I find myself avoiding pasta lately since it's just not worth the calories for me unless I know it going to be really good.

    I had to completely re-train myself on portion size which is probably the biggest contributor.
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    The other day I was taking a shower and I got all soaped up and had some soap in my eye and as I was rinsing it out to where I could finally open my eyes, there was a damn potato in the shower staring at me! Totally snuck up on me when I wasn't ready!!












    Seriously though I tend not to avoid foods. I do think logging a meal in advance is a good plan so you don't get surprised by the calorie totals.
  • redversustheblue
    redversustheblue Posts: 1,216 Member


    Many delicious looking store bought muffins, if you look at the serving size, are meant to be at least 2 servings. Please, who's eating half a muffin!? (MFPers, that's who, lol)

    So many packaged foods do this and it irks me lol. Like Pop-tarts, Yakisoba's, those "individual" bowls of Campbell's soups. They package it to look like individual portions and then you read the number of servings and it says 2 or about 2. :grumble:

    Like so many people learn using this site, that's why it's SO important to read labels carefully and measure/weigh everything.

    I hate this! They really need to put the calories for the entire thing. I like to buy the individual serving Digorno's Stuffed Crust Pizza every now and then. Used to be more often until I realized the serving size was 2! Who eats half a mini pizza for ONE?? Why would they even do that?!
  • wannakimmy
    wannakimmy Posts: 488 Member
    I was shocked by a ton of foods, both the calories in them, and the amount of an actual serving. I still struggle with what I "think" a serving should be! lol Peanut butter, cheese and most of my sweets (donuts, muffins, brownies...) the calories shocked me.
  • Leanbean65
    Leanbean65 Posts: 176 Member
    Dried Fruits and nuts where the kickers for me: I didn't realize how calorie dense they are. I still have them but in smaller amounts. Check out this link to see for yourself
    http://bonduelle.org/feasting/tbd-new-how-many-calories-nutritious-values-in-products/how-many-calories-in-dried-fruits/
  • Leanbean65
    Leanbean65 Posts: 176 Member
    PS, good foods for all those who can't eat enough calories in a day..... not my problem :smile:
  • ruthejp13
    ruthejp13 Posts: 213 Member
    Speaking of sneaky foods, anything Monsanto touches. And no GMO label requirements? And why are we still putting high fructose corn syrup in everything!? I don't avoid any foods due to calorie content, i just portion them now. The foods i do avoid now are a result of reading labels for so many years. Mainly stick to the farmers market or outside perimeter at the grocery store.
    Agreed. We had people over for burgers and the expiration date on our ketchup was 2 years past. I use pure tomato paste instead of ketchup because of the HFCS. I've even made my own pickle relish.
  • Meerataila
    Meerataila Posts: 1,885 Member
    Black beans surprised me. Very healthy, but definitely not something to go filling up a huge bowl with all day.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Salads as a whole. The rest it wasn't as much a surprise as coming out of denial.
  • homemadehippy
    homemadehippy Posts: 44 Member
    Pasta. An actual serving is SO SMALL.
    Also.....My name is HomemadeHippy...and I'm a chees-o-holic.
  • 0somuchbetter0
    0somuchbetter0 Posts: 1,335 Member
    Wine. 125 cals for a 5 oz serving. Do you know how small a 5 oz serving is???
  • susanna97
    susanna97 Posts: 8 Member
    Pasta. An actual serving is SO SMALL.

    Same here! I used to eat a big bowl of it most nights for dinner and not think anything of it. Now I try not to have it very often, and I'm always sad when I see what an actual serving size looks like on my plate.

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