How bad is a daily bagel with cream cheese

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  • bfanny
    bfanny Posts: 440 Member
    Only YOU can answer that, how is your weight loss going? If you are losing and that bagel is your reward/treat at the end of the day and keeps you happy/satisfied then absolutely Go for it!!!
  • delicious_cocktail
    delicious_cocktail Posts: 5,797 Member
    On a scale of one to genocide, it's probably a 13-inning baseball game.
  • machfive916
    machfive916 Posts: 2 Member
    I like Einstein bagels, but they are 260 calories. 1 oz of cream cheese (which isn't much) is another 100 calories.
  • Angela26point2finisher
    Angela26point2finisher Posts: 105 Member
    Bagels make me gain faster than any other food. I avoid them and will pick a doughnut first. Depends on your goals, bagels are just not a very healthful option IMO, so I'd recommend more variety.
  • Cryptonomnomicon
    Cryptonomnomicon Posts: 848 Member
    Pretty Bad, I heard they were rebooting Breaking Bad with a Bagel playing Mr White.

    6WEuZWW.jpg
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    Good, this is something I have experience with.

    A bagel a day with cream cheese, even if it's scooped, is still responsible for approximately 25 lbs in a year. If it fits in your macros, try it, but I am living proof that it's not a very good idea for maintenance if you are trying to lose. Ok, there are the tiny bagels made by Thomas' and that may be a better deal, but I like the "real bagels."

    We have the best bagels in the world (New York) and when I started working at my job, I was at least 25 lbs less. I have been eating a bagel a day for about two years. I'm working on trying to have it once a week but it's hard.

    Even if it's pumpernickel or whole wheat, it's still heavy. Like I said, if it fits your macros and you're already on the path to awesome fit monster, I say go for it, but it not, be careful.


    We have better bagels in Montreal.

    Also - the best bagel shops in the area are popular enough that they publish their nutritional information, so I can still get fresh made, amazing bagels, AND know if they fit my nutritional goals.

    Which they do - regularly.
  • angf0679
    angf0679 Posts: 1,120 Member
    I want to eat one bagel with cream cheese a day. For breakfast I have a slim fast shake, lunch I have grilled tilapia and spinach with a fruit salad. And for dinner I have a bagel with cream cheese and coffee. Am I sabotaging my weight loss by eating the bagel? I read somewhere that bagels have 700 calories in it. I don't know how true this is because my fitness pal says that a bagel is only 230 calories.
    Are you saying that you have the exact same three meals every day of your life? Why?

    To answer your question, no one can tell you if it's okay to have the bagel and cream cheese because no one really knows the amount of calories in that bagel or the cream cheese, we also don't know your overall calorie goals, exercise, etc... In general, you can eat anything you want as long as it fits your calorie and macro goals/requirements. Good luck!

    Lately I have been eating the same thing everyday for about a month. I have lost a lot of weight during this time. However, I'm wondering if I could lose more weight if I cut out the bagel from my diet and replace it with something else.

    You are not tired of eating the exact same thing every day? I have some recipies that I make that can last 3 or 4 meals. If I can't freeze it, I have to have it 3 or 4 days in a row, and by the 3rd day I'm usually sick of it and want something else.
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    Bagels make me gain faster than any other food. I avoid them and will pick a doughnut first. Depends on your goals, bagels are just not a very healthful option IMO, so I'd recommend more variety.

    what on earth kind of bagel are you eating?
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    I want to eat one bagel with cream cheese a day. For breakfast I have a slim fast shake, lunch I have grilled tilapia and spinach with a fruit salad. And for dinner I have a bagel with cream cheese and coffee. Am I sabotaging my weight loss by eating the bagel? I read somewhere that bagels have 700 calories in it. I don't know how true this is because my fitness pal says that a bagel is only 230 calories.
    Any calories from Bagels are instantly turned to fat at a ratio of 1:2
  • jmv7117
    jmv7117 Posts: 891 Member
    Check the nutritional info on the bag of bagels that you intend to use. That will give you the calorie content.

    If a bagel with cream cheese fits into your daily goal then by all means eat one per day. But would you not rather have some variety in your food? That said, I've eaten the same thing for lunch for a while now (until today as I think I've finally sickened myself of it!) so who am I to judge.

    Can I ask what your daily calorie goal is?

    I get the bagels from the bagel store in my neighborhood. So I don't have the nutritional information available.

    The bagel store knows the calories in their bagels. Ask them. If they won't tell you, ask them to weigh it for you (they have scales if they're baking anything onsite). If they won't do THAT either, then I wouldn't trust their food.

    Big bagels are about 400 calories. Smaller bagels are about 250. (edit to add: that's calories without cream cheese)

    Why should the bagel store know the calories in their bagels? It's a bakery that makes bagels. If you buy breads, bagels or other baked goods from a bakery there is no nutritional label and chances are excellent they have not even considered calculating the nutritional value. I have made homemade bagels, breads and other baked goods for eons and never considered calculating the caloric value. I'm not alone on this one...
  • NikiChicken
    NikiChicken Posts: 576 Member
    It depends on the bagel. Some of them are huge and are several hundred calories and some are smaller and fewer calories.

    As long as you accurately track your bagel and cream cheese and they fit into your macros, you aren't sabotaging anything. just make sure you are accurately tracking!
  • Kotuliak
    Kotuliak Posts: 259 Member
    I want to eat one bagel with cream cheese a day. For breakfast I have a slim fast shake, lunch I have grilled tilapia and spinach with a fruit salad. And for dinner I have a bagel with cream cheese and coffee. Am I sabotaging my weight loss by eating the bagel? I read somewhere that bagels have 700 calories in it. I don't know how true this is because my fitness pal says that a bagel is only 230 calories.
    Any calories from Bagels are instantly turned to fat at a ratio of 1:2
    Also, they completely bypass the glycogen stores and turn directly to fat.
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  • Cardio4Cupcakes
    Cardio4Cupcakes Posts: 289 Member
    I haven't had a bagel since Panera stopped making jalapeno cheddar bagels. I'll miss you forever, sweet firey cheesy carb-monster.
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    I haven't had a bagel since Panera stopped making jalapeno cheddar bagels. I'll miss you forever, sweet firey cheesy carb-monster.

    Safeway makes them, if you have one near you.
  • willrun4bagels
    willrun4bagels Posts: 838 Member
    *points to username*. I could eat bagels every day, all day, for every meal if calories and macros didn't matter. I'm like the bagel connoisseur of NY. There's nothing wrong with eating one with CC every day if you're weighing the ingredients and logging it as accurately as you can.
  • willrun4bagels
    willrun4bagels Posts: 838 Member
    Bagels make me gain faster than any other food. I avoid them and will pick a doughnut first. Depends on your goals, bagels are just not a very healthful option IMO, so I'd recommend more variety.

    This... is preposterous.
  • Branstin
    Branstin Posts: 2,320 Member
    IIFYM!
  • Cardio4Cupcakes
    Cardio4Cupcakes Posts: 289 Member
    I haven't had a bagel since Panera stopped making jalapeno cheddar bagels. I'll miss you forever, sweet firey cheesy carb-monster.

    Safeway makes them, if you have one near you.

    I don't, sadly! I've had others but Paneras was the best, I think because it was so crispy on top.
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  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    I have a bagel almost every day but I put peanut butter on it instead and I've lost 60 lbs, so it can be done. Make it fit into your day.

    I'd sooner cut off my own arm than give up my sweet sweet bagels.
  • redversustheblue
    redversustheblue Posts: 1,216 Member
    Pretty Bad, I heard they were rebooting Breaking Bad with a Bagel playing Mr White.

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    Yeah Mr. White, bagels!
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  • PaytraB
    PaytraB Posts: 2,360 Member
    I get the bagels from the bagel store in my neighborhood. So I don't have the nutritional information available.

    See if their nutritional value is on'line. Many bakeries & restaurants have that info somewhere. Ask at the store. Cobs Bread, for instance, will print out a nutritional information sheet on the specific bread/bun requested when asked.
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    I haven't had a bagel since Panera stopped making jalapeno cheddar bagels. I'll miss you forever, sweet firey cheesy carb-monster.

    Safeway makes them, if you have one near you.

    I don't, sadly! I've had others but Paneras was the best, I think because it was so crispy on top.

    Did you put in a request? Maybe they'll bring them back if enough people ask. Also, your avatar makes me want to make one that says "Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast". :bigsmile:
  • dmpizza
    dmpizza Posts: 3,321 Member
    On a scale of one to genocide, it's probably a 13-inning baseball game.

    Thank you, I was trying to come up with a clever answer.
  • Aemely
    Aemely Posts: 694 Member
    Thomas Everything Bagel Thins are about 110 calories! Yey! http://www.thomasbreads.com/products/everything-bagel-thins-bagels

    Also, Philadelphia Whipped Cream Cheese is soooo much better than non-whipped (more spreadable), IMHO: http://www.kraftrecipes.com/philadelphia/cream-cheese/whipped.aspx .

    I can't imagine eating a bagel for dinner though. Some protein and veggies might be good.
  • VeryKatie
    VeryKatie Posts: 5,961 Member
    You don't seem to eat much, so I say go for the biggest, thickest bagel you can find and add veggies to the bagel and cream cheese...
  • mrsmammahunter
    mrsmammahunter Posts: 221 Member
    do a snack bagel with cottage cheese and fruit on top much better!

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