Things that aren't worth the calories........

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  • CooCooPuff
    CooCooPuff Posts: 4,374 Member
    Wine
    McDonalds salads
    Juice
    Sliced store bread
  • LMRomano9
    LMRomano9 Posts: 1 Member
    I love wine so definitely worth the calories for me!
  • mummma
    mummma Posts: 402 Member
    DaneanP wrote: »
    mummma wrote: »
    wine

    Wha?! You are kidding, right?

    this was a suggestion from my friend. personal preference i guess
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Oh, inspired by another thread, spoonfuls of things, especially oil, but for me also nut butters. Also oil or butter in coffee. (Really, anything in coffee, as it tastes best black.)
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    mummma wrote: »
    DaneanP wrote: »
    mummma wrote: »
    wine

    Wha?! You are kidding, right?

    this was a suggestion from my friend. personal preference i guess

    Surely everything listed on this thread is personal preference. Wine is worth it to me, but my consumption of beer has gone WAY down. And I love beer.
  • KirbySmith46
    KirbySmith46 Posts: 198 Member
    Pasta
  • sjohnson__1
    sjohnson__1 Posts: 405 Member
    Cashews... they're worth every calorie IMO but then again, they're so damn addicting that I have to save them for special occasions bc I'll eat the entire package (even if I buy them in bulk)
  • retirehappy
    retirehappy Posts: 3,780 Member
    jkwolly wrote: »
    WHO THE HELL WOULD SAY WINE ISN'T WORTH THE CALORIES?

    BLASPHEMY

    :angry: :anguished::astonished::cold_sweat:

    ^^^^^^^^^^^^ THIS, so very much this. It is one of my two vices left. Fine quality DARK Chocolate is my other one. No white breads, pastas, juices, margaritas, fried foods.

    But I will walk miles extra to partake of a good red wine with a piece of dark chocolate.

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  • natboosh69
    natboosh69 Posts: 277 Member
    Chocolate :( I love it but I can't make it last and savour it like some can, it's gone in like 30 seconds and I'm like, 'Oh, well there's 300 cals gone'. So, I don't bother :P
  • sarahlifts
    sarahlifts Posts: 610 Member
    edited March 2015
    Wine? Blasphemer!

    When I found out how many calories were in a serving of peanut butter no not worth it bc I don't like it anyway.

    I was saying pasta was not worth it for 3 years, bc I was weighing it cooked. 2 oz of cooked pasta is the saddest thing you will ever see. It was not worth it. 2 oz of uncooked pasta? :D Oh yes pasta is worth every single calorie.

    sugar free candy is not worth it. Bananas, not worth it.
  • littlebee55
    littlebee55 Posts: 71 Member
    I stopped putting cheese on sandwiches and in things, unless it's a strong cheese like blue or asiago, maybe swiss. So often I can't taste it, so feel like it's a waste.

    Most fast food and stopped drinking regular sodas. Once in a blue moon I will get diet if I go out, but most of the time I get unsweetened tea because I gave up sweet tea and coffee years ago.

    But I just discovered a STUNNING waste of calories to me just today. Weight Watchers Salted Caramel Brownies. It was very, very good, but it was the SMALLEST 90 calories I ever saw, I almost passed out when I saw the calories for that miniscule piece of brownie.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    Isn't this an oxymoron though? If it's something someone likes, it's worth the calories. If it's not something someone likes, than it's not. Why would consuming something you don't like be worth the calories? What ever nutrient are you're looking for isn't probably just available in another food/drink you actually like?

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  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited March 2015
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    If it's something someone likes, it's worth the calories. If it's not something someone likes, than it's not.

    Yeah. So I think we are mostly just talking about what we don't especially like but might eat if calories were no object and it happened to be on our plates.

    I was, anyway. ;-)
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    Isn't this an oxymoron though? If it's something someone likes, it's worth the calories. If it's not something someone likes, than it's not. Why would consuming something you don't like be worth the calories? What ever nutrient are you're looking for isn't probably just available in another food/drink you actually like?

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    To an extent. It's like... I like rice, but I like potatoes better, so I'd rather have those for the calories.

    I still like convenience store candy bars, but if I'm going to spend the calories on chocolate, I'd rather have a really, really good quality dark chocolate.

    That sort of thing.

  • CooCooPuff
    CooCooPuff Posts: 4,374 Member
    Ehh, I'm just not a huge drinker. When I do drink, I'll take a beer over wine.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    edited March 2015
    Creamy salad dressings, croutons, rice (prefer an extra couple ounces of meat), arctic zero/strange substitute ice creams, nuts.
  • jetsman32
    jetsman32 Posts: 19 Member
    Donuts. I'd love one but can't bring myself to do it. If I was just counting calories I'd skimp elsewhere to have one but on LCHF I can't even consider it!
  • kissa714
    kissa714 Posts: 65 Member
    i freaking love cadburry creme eggs. way worth the cals.
  • CooCooPuff
    CooCooPuff Posts: 4,374 Member
    I think the chocolate creme eggs are very much worth the cals. Regular creme eggs are okay, while I was not fan of the caramel eggs.

    I've really enjoyed what I've had from Russell Stover's Easter lineup.
  • tc138003
    tc138003 Posts: 1
    edited March 2015
    TOM VENUTO's book..."Burn the fat. Feed the muscle." If it ain't an A or B food it ain't worth the calories. So in a nutshell. Nothing processed, no sugar, no high saturated fats. Don't drink your calories.
  • tffcx
    tffcx Posts: 20 Member
    edited March 2015
    I don't think it's so much about food as different brands/stores for me. Like, there're fudge cakes that are 700 calories a slice, and fudge cakes that are 300 calories a slice and taste just as decadent. No slice of cake is worth 700 calories to me, especially since I'll probably get hungry again in an hour's time.
  • I love full fat versions of everything so they are worth the cals to me.

    For me peas are not worth the cals, I don't like their texture!

    Amen!
  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    Isn't this an oxymoron though? If it's something someone likes, it's worth the calories. If it's not something someone likes, than it's not. Why would consuming something you don't like be worth the calories? What ever nutrient are you're looking for isn't probably just available in another food/drink you actually like?

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    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
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    To an extent. It's like... I like rice, but I like potatoes better, so I'd rather have those for the calories.

    I still like convenience store candy bars, but if I'm going to spend the calories on chocolate, I'd rather have a really, really good quality dark chocolate.

    That sort of thing.

    Exactly. I like Twix, but for the calories, I'd rather have gelato. Twix, while delicious, just aren't worth the calories 95% of the time. I'm stingy with my calories now.
  • jhonen32629
    jhonen32629 Posts: 16 Member
    Definitely soda, alcohol (although my past self would have strongly disagreed with this;)), full fat milk, creamer, frappucinos
  • astrose00
    astrose00 Posts: 754 Member
    Anyone saying bagels cannot live in the northeast (especially NY and NJ), lol! Fresh bagel shop bagels are so worth it. I haven't had one in months but will set aside maintenance calories for one about once a week.
  • Calimama123
    Calimama123 Posts: 128 Member
    #wineisalwaysworthit
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    astrose00 wrote: »
    Anyone saying bagels cannot live in the northeast (especially NY and NJ), lol! Fresh bagel shop bagels are so worth it. I haven't had one in months but will set aside maintenance calories for one about once a week.

    I live in NYC and actually find them not worth it anymore, simply because I am more hungry after eating one than I was before. I guess if I saved it as like a dessert or extra treat I'd be happier. Not for breakfast.
  • BackInTheSaddle13
    BackInTheSaddle13 Posts: 47 Member
    Cheese. I still eat cheese but no so much on a sandwich or sprinkled on stuff. And sauces or condiments like tartar sauce or tons of ketchup.
  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
    astrose00 wrote: »
    Anyone saying bagels cannot live in the northeast (especially NY and NJ), lol! Fresh bagel shop bagels are so worth it. I haven't had one in months but will set aside maintenance calories for one about once a week.

    I've never had a fresh bagel.

    For me, I had to watch my carbs in the beginning of this, so I stopped eating them. I just didn't miss them enough to reintroduce them.
  • laura_lee414
    laura_lee414 Posts: 14 Member
    Store bought cookies. Soft serve ice cream. Whole fat milk. Bologna. Most flour tortillas. Cheese on my deli sub. Most cakes at parties.

    What is worth it? Homemade cookies....thank goodness they do not cross my path often. ;)
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