Lets talk about Walden Farms
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tincanonastring wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »Sweets1954 wrote: »Why would anyone eat something that doesn't taste good. I would much rather have a little bit of the real thing that tastes good than a whole bunch of something that is "0 calories" but doesn't taste that good. Food should be enjoyed.
Check your tastebud privilege, ma'am. Those of us unfortunate enough to be born without a sense of taste would love to get through one day without the constant reminder that the rest of you flavorcentrics are enjoying life without ever knowing the pain of tastelessness! Do you know what it's like to put something in your mouth and not know whether it's an apple or a potato? Well, do you?
Wow, do YOU have this? I've heard of it, but never known anyone who had it. I think I'd probably waste away and die if I had it. I do know someone who lost her sense of smell after taking a medication and she has a hard time eating since she can't enjoy the aroma of food.
I've also wondered why someone hasn't come up with something similar as a weird diet trick: take something that temporarily deadens your taste buds so that you don't eat as much. (not healthy; wouldn't encourage it; just saying it's crossed my mind when I read those "craziest diet tips?" threads)
Oh, god no. That would be horrible, wouldn't it?! No, I wouldn't need MFP if I couldn't taste anything. I didn't think that was actually a thing and now I feel bad that people might really go through life not knowing the joy that is peanut butter!
Had an ex who fell off a roof onto his head in his late teens and lost his sense of smell and taste. But he still ate the same things. Used to drive me nuts when he would order stuff like surf and turf (we were poor college students at the time), but in retrospect I probably shoulda given him a break. I mean, crikey, the poor guy couldn't taste or smell. I will also admit the no smelling thing did come in handy sometimes in times of gastic distress and when my deodorant was failing me.0 -
tincanonastring wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
my son has a best friend who cant taste or smell, his brothers (4 of them) have limited taste abilities. which means they cant taste most things unless its really sweet or strong. they were born that way. I guess it was a genetic defect because neither parent is like thattincanonastring wrote: »Sweets1954 wrote: »Why would anyone eat something that doesn't taste good. I would much rather have a little bit of the real thing that tastes good than a whole bunch of something that is "0 calories" but doesn't taste that good. Food should be enjoyed.
Check your tastebud privilege, ma'am. Those of us unfortunate enough to be born without a sense of taste would love to get through one day without the constant reminder that the rest of you flavorcentrics are enjoying life without ever knowing the pain of tastelessness! Do you know what it's like to put something in your mouth and not know whether it's an apple or a potato? Well, do you?
Dammit. Now I feel like *kitten*. Is there, like, a foundation where I can make a donation or something?
Find a way to make a zero calorie peep and we'll call it even.0 -
The label says it is zero calorie because it is thickened with vegetables. Tell me again, which vegetables are zero calorie?0
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tinascar2015 wrote: »I want to know how they sucked all the fat and calories out of blue cheese, because I could have it on every salad I eat.
We DO have it on every salad (nearly) and we just make it work. The good thing is it is so flavorful we don't need a ton of it. Of course the dishes never make it to the sink with any BC leftovers on them.0 -
tincanonastring wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »Sweets1954 wrote: »Why would anyone eat something that doesn't taste good. I would much rather have a little bit of the real thing that tastes good than a whole bunch of something that is "0 calories" but doesn't taste that good. Food should be enjoyed.
Check your tastebud privilege, ma'am. Those of us unfortunate enough to be born without a sense of taste would love to get through one day without the constant reminder that the rest of you flavorcentrics are enjoying life without ever knowing the pain of tastelessness! Do you know what it's like to put something in your mouth and not know whether it's an apple or a potato? Well, do you?
Wow, do YOU have this? I've heard of it, but never known anyone who had it. I think I'd probably waste away and die if I had it. I do know someone who lost her sense of smell after taking a medication and she has a hard time eating since she can't enjoy the aroma of food.
I've also wondered why someone hasn't come up with something similar as a weird diet trick: take something that temporarily deadens your taste buds so that you don't eat as much. (not healthy; wouldn't encourage it; just saying it's crossed my mind when I read those "craziest diet tips?" threads)
Oh, god no. That would be horrible, wouldn't it?! No, I wouldn't need MFP if I couldn't taste anything. I didn't think that was actually a thing and now I feel bad that people might really go through life not knowing the joy that is peanut butter!
Yes, it would be! Good to know you don't have it, but after reading the subsequent posts from others I feel badly for those people who DO have it.0 -
Sweets1954 wrote: »Why would anyone eat something that doesn't taste good. I would much rather have a little bit of the real thing that tastes good than a whole bunch of something that is "0 calories" but doesn't taste that good. Food should be enjoyed.
Because they have a different palete than you, and what tastes bad to you tasted good to them. See also: people who hate dark chocolate vs people who love dark chocolate.
No, the OP said specifically that they don't care about flavor... At all. Not that she thought the stuff tasted good. Now the question stands, why would someone chose to eat in volume something that THEY think doesn't taste good?0 -
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First of all, why is it called "pancake syrup" and not "maple syrup"?
Probably because only maple syrup can be called maple syrup and I doubt this stuff contains any ingredient that remotely resembles real maple syrup.
Actually, most maple-flavoured syrups call themselves "pancake" syrup or just syrup.
(Yes, I live in the land of maple syrup, lol)
The only syrup I will bring in my house is genuine, honest-to-goodness real maple syrup.0 -
CallMeCupcakeDammit wrote: »jellybeanhed313 wrote: »The only product I've tried of theirs that was good was the syrup. However, I perfer Hungry Jack sugar free syrup.
I've also tried the peanut spread(notice it does not say butter) is AWFUL!!!!! It went straight in the trash.
The balsamic & ranch are just kind of ok. Pretty bad fake sugar taste to me.
That's what I did with the marshmallow "fluff", I threw it in the trash. Real peanut butter couldn't even save it, and I haven't thrown food away since I was little kid when my mom wasn't looking.
You still haven't thrown away "food."0 -
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tincanonastring wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
my son has a best friend who cant taste or smell, his brothers (4 of them) have limited taste abilities. which means they cant taste most things unless its really sweet or strong. they were born that way. I guess it was a genetic defect because neither parent is like thattincanonastring wrote: »Sweets1954 wrote: »Why would anyone eat something that doesn't taste good. I would much rather have a little bit of the real thing that tastes good than a whole bunch of something that is "0 calories" but doesn't taste that good. Food should be enjoyed.
Check your tastebud privilege, ma'am. Those of us unfortunate enough to be born without a sense of taste would love to get through one day without the constant reminder that the rest of you flavorcentrics are enjoying life without ever knowing the pain of tastelessness! Do you know what it's like to put something in your mouth and not know whether it's an apple or a potato? Well, do you?
Dammit. Now I feel like *kitten*. Is there, like, a foundation where I can make a donation or something?
You are forgiven solely on the basis of your gift to humanity, the Peep Cleanse.
100% agree ... I've never had a Peep but now that I know it's a cleanse I will be following up my Easter Sunday meal with a week-long (is that long enough?? I'm not sure I know the exact details) with all the Peeps that will be going on sale (are marked down Peeps as effective as regular priced ones?!?!)0 -
tincanonastring wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
my son has a best friend who cant taste or smell, his brothers (4 of them) have limited taste abilities. which means they cant taste most things unless its really sweet or strong. they were born that way. I guess it was a genetic defect because neither parent is like thattincanonastring wrote: »Sweets1954 wrote: »Why would anyone eat something that doesn't taste good. I would much rather have a little bit of the real thing that tastes good than a whole bunch of something that is "0 calories" but doesn't taste that good. Food should be enjoyed.
Check your tastebud privilege, ma'am. Those of us unfortunate enough to be born without a sense of taste would love to get through one day without the constant reminder that the rest of you flavorcentrics are enjoying life without ever knowing the pain of tastelessness! Do you know what it's like to put something in your mouth and not know whether it's an apple or a potato? Well, do you?
Dammit. Now I feel like *kitten*. Is there, like, a foundation where I can make a donation or something?
You are forgiven solely on the basis of your gift to humanity, the Peep Cleanse.
100% agree ... I've never had a Peep but now that I know it's a cleanse I will be following up my Easter Sunday meal with a week-long (is that long enough?? I'm not sure I know the exact details) with all the Peeps that will be going on sale (are marked down Peeps as effective as regular priced ones?!?!)
10 *kitten* DAY MASTER PEEP CLEANSE(tm)!!!!!11!!!eleventy!!!! Not 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 but 10! 10. MOTHERTRUCKING. DAYS. Buy my book.0 -
tincanonastring wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
my son has a best friend who cant taste or smell, his brothers (4 of them) have limited taste abilities. which means they cant taste most things unless its really sweet or strong. they were born that way. I guess it was a genetic defect because neither parent is like thattincanonastring wrote: »Sweets1954 wrote: »Why would anyone eat something that doesn't taste good. I would much rather have a little bit of the real thing that tastes good than a whole bunch of something that is "0 calories" but doesn't taste that good. Food should be enjoyed.
Check your tastebud privilege, ma'am. Those of us unfortunate enough to be born without a sense of taste would love to get through one day without the constant reminder that the rest of you flavorcentrics are enjoying life without ever knowing the pain of tastelessness! Do you know what it's like to put something in your mouth and not know whether it's an apple or a potato? Well, do you?
Dammit. Now I feel like *kitten*. Is there, like, a foundation where I can make a donation or something?
You are forgiven solely on the basis of your gift to humanity, the Peep Cleanse.
100% agree ... I've never had a Peep but now that I know it's a cleanse I will be following up my Easter Sunday meal with a week-long (is that long enough?? I'm not sure I know the exact details) with all the Peeps that will be going on sale (are marked down Peeps as effective as regular priced ones?!?!)
10 *kitten* DAY MASTER PEEP CLEANSE(tm)!!!!!11!!!eleventy!!!! Not 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 but 10! 10. MOTHERTRUCKING. DAYS. Buy my book.
I'm sure the answer is in the book (is there a Kindle version yet?) BUT what happens on day 11?0 -
Carlos_421 wrote: »CallMeCupcakeDammit wrote: »jellybeanhed313 wrote: »The only product I've tried of theirs that was good was the syrup. However, I perfer Hungry Jack sugar free syrup.
I've also tried the peanut spread(notice it does not say butter) is AWFUL!!!!! It went straight in the trash.
The balsamic & ranch are just kind of ok. Pretty bad fake sugar taste to me.
That's what I did with the marshmallow "fluff", I threw it in the trash. Real peanut butter couldn't even save it, and I haven't thrown food away since I was little kid when my mom wasn't looking.
You still haven't thrown away "food."
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I worked with a guy like this. He said eating was basically like eating cotton wool and I felt really sorry for him, but was also a teeny bit jealous (but not really).Had an ex who fell off a roof onto his head in his late teens and lost his sense of smell and taste. But he still ate the same things. Used to drive me nuts when he would order stuff like surf and turf (we were poor college students at the time), but in retrospect I probably shoulda given him a break. I mean, crikey, the poor guy couldn't taste or smell. I will also admit the no smelling thing did come in handy sometimes in times of gastic distress and when my deodorant was failing me.
The bolded part of your post really made me laugh.
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honestly I dont know. no worries and no need to feel bad they dont. they have made bets with people like who can eat the hottest chili pepper,things like that and of course they win because they dont feel the hotness either.like they said there are some perks to not being able to smell or tastetincanonastring wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
my son has a best friend who cant taste or smell, his brothers (4 of them) have limited taste abilities. which means they cant taste most things unless its really sweet or strong. they were born that way. I guess it was a genetic defect because neither parent is like thattincanonastring wrote: »Sweets1954 wrote: »Why would anyone eat something that doesn't taste good. I would much rather have a little bit of the real thing that tastes good than a whole bunch of something that is "0 calories" but doesn't taste that good. Food should be enjoyed.
Check your tastebud privilege, ma'am. Those of us unfortunate enough to be born without a sense of taste would love to get through one day without the constant reminder that the rest of you flavorcentrics are enjoying life without ever knowing the pain of tastelessness! Do you know what it's like to put something in your mouth and not know whether it's an apple or a potato? Well, do you?
Dammit. Now I feel like *kitten*. Is there, like, a foundation where I can make a donation or something?
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tincanonastring wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
my son has a best friend who cant taste or smell, his brothers (4 of them) have limited taste abilities. which means they cant taste most things unless its really sweet or strong. they were born that way. I guess it was a genetic defect because neither parent is like thattincanonastring wrote: »Sweets1954 wrote: »Why would anyone eat something that doesn't taste good. I would much rather have a little bit of the real thing that tastes good than a whole bunch of something that is "0 calories" but doesn't taste that good. Food should be enjoyed.
Check your tastebud privilege, ma'am. Those of us unfortunate enough to be born without a sense of taste would love to get through one day without the constant reminder that the rest of you flavorcentrics are enjoying life without ever knowing the pain of tastelessness! Do you know what it's like to put something in your mouth and not know whether it's an apple or a potato? Well, do you?
Dammit. Now I feel like *kitten*. Is there, like, a foundation where I can make a donation or something?
You are forgiven solely on the basis of your gift to humanity, the Peep Cleanse.
100% agree ... I've never had a Peep but now that I know it's a cleanse I will be following up my Easter Sunday meal with a week-long (is that long enough?? I'm not sure I know the exact details) with all the Peeps that will be going on sale (are marked down Peeps as effective as regular priced ones?!?!)
10 *kitten* DAY MASTER PEEP CLEANSE(tm)!!!!!11!!!eleventy!!!! Not 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 but 10! 10. MOTHERTRUCKING. DAYS. Buy my book.
I'm sure the answer is in the book (is there a Kindle version yet?) BUT what happens on day 11?
You poop rainbow.0 -
Walden Farms is funk-nasty. But so are peeps.0
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CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
honestly I dont know. no worries and no need to feel bad they dont. they have made bets with people like who can eat the hottest chili pepper,things like that and of course they win because they dont feel the hotness either.like they said there are some perks to not being able to smell or tastetincanonastring wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
my son has a best friend who cant taste or smell, his brothers (4 of them) have limited taste abilities. which means they cant taste most things unless its really sweet or strong. they were born that way. I guess it was a genetic defect because neither parent is like thattincanonastring wrote: »Sweets1954 wrote: »Why would anyone eat something that doesn't taste good. I would much rather have a little bit of the real thing that tastes good than a whole bunch of something that is "0 calories" but doesn't taste that good. Food should be enjoyed.
Check your tastebud privilege, ma'am. Those of us unfortunate enough to be born without a sense of taste would love to get through one day without the constant reminder that the rest of you flavorcentrics are enjoying life without ever knowing the pain of tastelessness! Do you know what it's like to put something in your mouth and not know whether it's an apple or a potato? Well, do you?
Dammit. Now I feel like *kitten*. Is there, like, a foundation where I can make a donation or something?
But I bet they feel the burning at the other end...
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CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
honestly I dont know. no worries and no need to feel bad they dont. they have made bets with people like who can eat the hottest chili pepper,things like that and of course they win because they dont feel the hotness either.like they said there are some perks to not being able to smell or tastetincanonastring wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
my son has a best friend who cant taste or smell, his brothers (4 of them) have limited taste abilities. which means they cant taste most things unless its really sweet or strong. they were born that way. I guess it was a genetic defect because neither parent is like thattincanonastring wrote: »Sweets1954 wrote: »Why would anyone eat something that doesn't taste good. I would much rather have a little bit of the real thing that tastes good than a whole bunch of something that is "0 calories" but doesn't taste that good. Food should be enjoyed.
Check your tastebud privilege, ma'am. Those of us unfortunate enough to be born without a sense of taste would love to get through one day without the constant reminder that the rest of you flavorcentrics are enjoying life without ever knowing the pain of tastelessness! Do you know what it's like to put something in your mouth and not know whether it's an apple or a potato? Well, do you?
Dammit. Now I feel like *kitten*. Is there, like, a foundation where I can make a donation or something?
Plus I bet they enjoy Walden Farms products, no problem!0 -
jennifershoo wrote: »barbecuesauce wrote: »macgurlnet wrote: »
Anything with less than 5 calories in a serving can be listed as 0 calories.TimothyFish wrote: »If it ain't water, then no.
I felt like it was to good to be true, why can they say it is, if it's not?
If you eat 1 serving of whatever it is and no other "0 calorie" stuff, you may not need to log it. Otherwise, you're gonna be best off logging it as 5 calories each time, just to make sure you're accounting for the calories.
~Lyssa
^^^^^^^^
Remember the thread about the girl who ate a bottle of WF ranch dressing every single day? Blecccccch.
Everything has calories. Spices have calories. Coffee has calories. Certainly all the flavors and gums and additives have calories (even in fractional amounts).
What I have done--because I can't stand even light dressing--is switch to salsa. 15 calories that taste good > 0ish calories that taste bad
I need to read that thad. Do you have the link?
It took forever but http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10030513/discouraged-by-trace-calories
It's a seven-page monster and if I remember right, a lot of that is clean eaters picking a fight. But from the OP:neversummer7 wrote: »So I have been trying to lose weight and I know it takes time and patience but this is what my days look like
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I drink a lot of water with zero calorie mio water enhancer maybe 10 bottles of water per day
And I use a lot of the dressing sometimes a bottle per day if I have salad
I recently heard about tracable calories with "zero calorie" products. Am I going to gain from the amount of zero calorie products since I didn't count them before?0 -
Sweets1954 wrote: »Why would anyone eat something that doesn't taste good. I would much rather have a little bit of the real thing that tastes good than a whole bunch of something that is "0 calories" but doesn't taste that good. Food should be enjoyed.
Because they have a different palete than you, and what tastes bad to you tasted good to them. See also: people who hate dark chocolate vs people who love dark chocolate.
No, the OP said specifically that they don't care about flavor... At all. Not that she thought the stuff tasted good. Now the question stands, why would someone chose to eat in volume something that THEY think doesn't taste good?
OP here. I only said taste wasn't a factor because that's a matter of opinion. I am only concerned about my logging and intake.
Yesterday I had the Walden Farms Chipotle Ranch Dressing. It was flavorful. I couldn't believe it had no calories, to good to be true. I use 300 calories most days on dressing. If I use this dressing I can have more of other things(beer) and still make my goal.
Then I saw they have other products. I am willing to try things. Before I ordered the bbq sauce I wanted to get opinions on the zero calorie claim.
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TimothyFish wrote: »If it ain't water, then no.
I really doubt you know better than the lab that examined their products.
I don't even *doubt*, but I KNOW you know next to nothing about nutrition labeling regulation in The US, right, and don't know enough about common sense to keep quiet about it, too.
Here's your homework.
HINT: 101.60(b)(1)(i)
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Sweets1954 wrote: »Why would anyone eat something that doesn't taste good. I would much rather have a little bit of the real thing that tastes good than a whole bunch of something that is "0 calories" but doesn't taste that good. Food should be enjoyed.
Because they have a different palete than you, and what tastes bad to you tasted good to them. See also: people who hate dark chocolate vs people who love dark chocolate.
No, the OP said specifically that they don't care about flavor... At all. Not that she thought the stuff tasted good. Now the question stands, why would someone chose to eat in volume something that THEY think doesn't taste good?
OP here. I only said taste wasn't a factor because that's a matter of opinion. I am only concerned about my logging and intake.
Yesterday I had the Walden Farms Chipotle Ranch Dressing. It was flavorful. I couldn't believe it had no calories, to good to be true. I use 300 calories most days on dressing. If I use this dressing I can have more of other things(beer) and still make my goal.
Then I saw they have other products. I am willing to try things. Before I ordered the bbq sauce I wanted to get opinions on the zero calorie claim.
Ever think of just using less dressing?0 -
Yeah, zero calories just means "fewer than 5 calories per serving." (source) So the trick with WF stuff is to measure, always. That said, I make 5 calorie mistakes in measurement all the time, with actual foods (like the oil that doesn't stick to my roasted veggies, the "cup" of cauliflower, etc.), so unless you're going really overboard with WF stuff, it's probably just part of the measurement noise, anyway.
I like to use their peanut spread in stir fry, with soy sauce and ginger and some other ingredients, to take the place of peanut sauce. It works great for that.
Their caramel sauce is good mixed with coffee and a vanilla protein shake. (I'm on Ideal Protein; trust me, anything that makes a protein shake taste different is valuable, after a while!)
The marshmallow dip didn't do anything for me. It's a weird consistency and ... just not something I needed in my life.
Their pancake syrup mixed with dijon mustard and a little rosemary: AMAZING on chicken.
I've never had one of their dressings that I've liked, but I'm not super into dressing, anyway. The honey mustard was too sweet, but could potentially be rescued by adding some dijon mustard to the bottle. I know some people use their Thousand Island in Big Mac bowls and seem to like it.
If you're not into artificial sweeteners and fillers like cellulose gum, obviously WF stuff won't work for you. That's fine. But it helps some people.0 -
I've never had any WF things, but I would probably be willing to try them if the price was right. I don't really care about frankenfoods, even though I know I should. I'm the kind of person that if I can eat MORE of a good-enough food rather than less of an excellent food, I'll go with quantity over quality. Perhaps that is something I need to work on more than anything else...:/
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jennifershoo wrote: »FRANKENFOOD
snort!0 -
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tincanonastring wrote: »Sweets1954 wrote: »Why would anyone eat something that doesn't taste good. I would much rather have a little bit of the real thing that tastes good than a whole bunch of something that is "0 calories" but doesn't taste that good. Food should be enjoyed.
Because they have a different palete than you, and what tastes bad to you tasted good to them. See also: people who hate dark chocolate vs people who love dark chocolate.
No, the OP said specifically that they don't care about flavor... At all. Not that she thought the stuff tasted good. Now the question stands, why would someone chose to eat in volume something that THEY think doesn't taste good?
OP here. I only said taste wasn't a factor because that's a matter of opinion. I am only concerned about my logging and intake.
Yesterday I had the Walden Farms Chipotle Ranch Dressing. It was flavorful. I couldn't believe it had no calories, to good to be true. I use 300 calories most days on dressing. If I use this dressing I can have more of other things(beer) and still make my goal.
Then I saw they have other products. I am willing to try things. Before I ordered the bbq sauce I wanted to get opinions on the zero calorie claim.
Ever think of just using less dressing?
Every 30mL of ranch is 140 calories. 4 tablespoons over 300 grams of lettuce alone, plus the other salad vegetables, is still dry.
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SergeantSausage wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »If it ain't water, then no.
I really doubt you know better than the lab that examined their products.
I don't even *doubt*, but I KNOW you know next to nothing about nutrition labeling regulation in The US, right, and don't know enough about common sense to keep quiet about it, too.
Here's your homework.
HINT: 101.60(b)(1)(i)
This was the information I was after.0
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