What you "CAN'T" eat anymore?

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Pretty much all restaurant or prepackaged food is unbearably salty or sweet with no depth of flavor.

Like a lot of you have already mentioned, I'm a lot more picky on what I "spend" my calories on.

For example, someone brought me a cinnamon bun. I was so excited until I bit into it. It was so dry and blah. I was going to eat it since someone took the time to get it for me, but I just couldn't do it. I just wrapped it up and threw it away.

Pizza Hut used to be my favorite cheat meal. However we found a new Pizzaria and ever since then, Pizza Hut calories are not worth it to me any more.

Same with brownies, ice cream, chocolate... It HAS to be fabulous or I won't eat it.

In terms of what I "can't" eat, I can't drink coffee drinks anymore. I found out that caffiene affects my mood--makes me emotional, depressed, crazy, etc. etc. :sad:
Ever since I dropped coffee drinks I'm much more "sane".

I still adore McDonald's fries and I love any kind of donut (which is why I stay away because I have NO CONTROL) . I stay furthest away from gummies because they're my ultimate weakness. Junk food still tastes amazing to me. Dangerous, I know

There is nothing I want to eat that I can't eat.

Meat, eggs, and dairy. As long as I can do it in a healthy way and feel good, I feel obligated to stay vegan, and a couple of weeks ago when I ended up eating vegetarian (dairy and eggs) I felt really sick and had a foul taste in my mouth that night and the next day anyway. Not to mention I still feel bad about it.

Anything anyone else cooks. Exceptions abound. I'm going to an Indian restaurant tomorrow. It's going to be delicious and I'm looking forward to it. But for every day, I want to cook for myself, from scratch.

Anything processed and packaged or canned. I did too much reading on the insects and insect excretions that accidentally and deliberately find their way into our food. It's just disgusting and shouldn't ever have been allowed. That, or our society should embrace the eating of insects and admit to it on the packaging, in plain English. The words "Contains no more than %2 insect parts and rodent feces." on every label would cause the cookie aisle to empty out considerably.

As a disgusting example:

http://mentalfloss.com/article/29133/how-much-rodent-filth-does-fda-allow

Canned mushrooms: Canned mushrooms can include more than 20 maggots “of any size” and 75 mites, per 100 grams. Same goes for 15 grams of dried mushrooms. No more than 10% of your mushrooms can be “decomposed.”

And I will be learning to grind my own cinnamon starting today:

For every 100 grams of ground cinnamon, it’s OK to include 400 or more insect fragments (legs, heads, wings, thoraxes, etc.), and 22 or more rodent hairs—a substance the FDA charmingly refers to as “rodent filth.”

Frozen berries are also off the menu:

Up to 60 percent of frozen berries can be moldy, with an average of 4 or more larvae, or 10 or more whole insects, per 500 grams. To give you an idea of what that means for you: most pie recipes call for about 550 grams (5 cups) of berries.


There's more, for anyone who feels like not having an appetite this lovely morning.

McD food makes my tummy hurt. Not eaten it in about 5 years and scared to try now.

I haven't denied myself anything. But….

Fast food… Did Wendy's one night with the family. I ordered a grilled chicken (trying to go for the healthiest option) and felt LOUSY afterward. Subway was slightly better, at least I didn't feel sick… but I still didn't feel right.

Boxed dinners (Hamburger Helper, Homestyle Bakes, etc). Not much flavor (except salt) and did NOT satisfy me at all. I was hungry again 30 minutes later.

Snack cakes (Like Hostess or Little Debbie… tasted like cardboard. Not to mention, DAMN! high in calories. So, not worth it. I prefer homemade cakes or brownies if I'm going to indulge like that. And even then… maybe one piece and I'm done (with the whole pan… not just for that setting.)

Cheap candy (tootsie rolls, frooties, anything you can buy in bulk). If I'm going to eat chocolate… it's gonna be the good stuff.

Large amounts of … well, anything.

Haven't tried soda in several months… I'd be curious to see how to tastes to me now.

Soda, makes my stomach hurt pretty bad. Dairy, causes sinus inflammation. Sugar, causes pain everywhere!

Its not eat for me its drink.. I was a Dr. Pepper aholic lol. Now when I take a sip its got an overpowering flavor and fizz.. Im actually kind of happy about that though because when I quit soda, chips. and candy the weight started coming off easier.

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I don't order french fries, but I might eat a few of someone else's. :laugh: But, they just don't taste all that satisfying. I concur on the McDonald's. If I'm going to waste calories, I might as well get a Little Bacon Cheeseburger from Five Guys. Yum.

This and dozens of other threads show why not everything works for everyone. Some people eat all food both nutritionally dense and empty. Some have moved towards eating unprocessed foods and found that's the best system for them. I don't understand why some on either side take jabs at the other?

I am one of the ones where as I have moved towards eating unprocessed foods, that my energy levels and digestive health improved tremendously. And my tastes & craving for junk foods has all but gone. Yes I still indulge on treats, but just not the low quality tasteless (to my palate) junk.

Can't drink sugary sodas anymore - way to sweet.
Had my former favorite Arby's french dip last week - it wasn't as good as I remembered.
The 7-11 cheese stuffed Doritos have lost their appeal.
Can't imagine eating BK tater tots anymore - they were so greasy the last time I tried them.
I cut back on the fast food in the past 2 months - the scale reflects it and I feel better.