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

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  • 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. ;)
  • MissMary75044
    MissMary75044 Posts: 517 Member
    McDonalds food, empty calories with little nutritional value. Last time I ate any I felt like I had eaten rocks.
  • haibu
    haibu Posts: 67 Member
    Bread.

    And cashews (occasionally worth it)
  • GoPerfectHealth
    GoPerfectHealth Posts: 254 Member
    Cake is not worth it. Brownies are unsatisfying because you can only have a small amount.
  • bellavita123
    bellavita123 Posts: 1 Member
    Wine, wine and more wine is sooooo worth the calories. But only on Sunday!!! It gives me something to look forward to at the end of a loooong week!!
  • SnuggleSmacks
    SnuggleSmacks Posts: 3,731 Member
    Pre-packaged snack cakes, like Li'l Debbies. They basically just taste like moist sugar. I'd rather spend those calories on a nice fresh doughnut or a piece of freshly baked cake.
  • LITtlerMeCO
    LITtlerMeCO Posts: 130 Member
    A bag of Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix, package of instant chocolate pudding, mixed with a stick of melted butter. It would usually take me two to three days to eat it--at 3380 calories total what was I thinking?
  • oxlisaxo91
    oxlisaxo91 Posts: 67 Member
    edited March 2015
    Alcholic drinks
    Cafe drinks (skim or not)
    Pasta/Rice. I'm happy to just stir in a bunch of veggies and call it a day.
    Potato Chips
    Anything from Top Juice or Sumo Salad, you'd think from their proclaimed healthy advertising you wouldn't be gobsmacked at the calorie/macro count when looking more into their products. I'd much rather get a meal from KFC for those calories!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,911 Member
    tc138003 wrote: »
    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.
    Hmmm. Carbs are basically sugar. Saturated fats are in animal meats and eggs. I doubt that anyone just eats food from their backyard, so "processed" is usually how they are obtained in a store. Oh and Venuto is a bodybuilder, so I'm more than sure he eats sugar in his diet especially when bulking.

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  • shawnaes91
    shawnaes91 Posts: 60 Member
    For me starbucks isn't worth its calorie, french fries, drinking my calories unless its wine or a tablespoon of milk to put in my coffee. Chips of any kind arent worth it This includes veggies straws. a portion of those damn things are basically the same as a one ounce bag of potato chips. Milkshakes also aren't worth it or any kind of snack cake.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    edited March 2015
    For me it's non-diet soda. Soda is a take it or leave it for me, so if I'm having it, diet tastes really close to the non-diet version to me.

    Doughnuts. I don't like them enough to spend calories on them.

    Coffee with creamer or any other calorific coffee concoctions because I've always liked my coffee black and any other coffee drinks were just a (disappointing) change of routine.

    Fried chicken (the one that is breaded and comes with skin). When we bought them I usually just peeled off the skin with the breading and gave it to the dog, and not too keen on the meat inside either, so I stopped having them all together.

    Cupcakes. The ones I had usually have toppings that are too sweet to enjoy. An exception would be my mother's cupcakes. That woman knows exactly how much sugar is enough to make something amazing without making it overly sweet. She doesn't make them often anyway so this isn't an issue.

    Deep pan pizza. The bread to toppings ratio is too high. Once I tried thin crust pizza I never looked back because I liked it much better.

    Peanut butter. Yes I like it, but more often than not I like something else more so it ends up not making it into my menu because it's not worth the calories.

    Alfredo sauce. I like marinara more.

    Alcoholic beverages. Used to have them just because everyone else is having them although I don't particularly like them.

    and so on and so forth..

    Basically, things I used to eat just because they're around without any regard to my tastes.

  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    TheVirgoddess wrote: »
    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.

    Oh, you've missed out in the real experience. Way back in the dark ages I lived in New York for a while and worked right across from a bagel shop. I had a bagel and tomato soup for lunch every day. No regrets.

  • Kathrynha77
    Kathrynha77 Posts: 103 Member
    For me high calorie drinks aren't worth it, as they don't fill you up and have no nutritional benefit.
    Although I will make an exception on occasion for the milkshakes at the American diner near me as they are so lush and filling.

    Other than that I will save the calories for the stuff I want
  • HumboldtFred
    HumboldtFred Posts: 159 Member
    broccoli
  • Soundwave79
    Soundwave79 Posts: 469 Member
    Chips for me. I used to down bags of chips while watching movies, playing games etc. Doritos are my vice. I don't think I will ever be able to eat them in moderation so I don't keep them in the house anymore cause I can't trust myself. Even the whole pour out some on a plate and eat them slowly thing doesn't work. I will go back and get the entire bag lol. Aside from that I try to avoid stuff like white bread and go with wheat or whole grain. Use mustard instead of Mayo. Any cuts I can make to maximize my allotted daily calories so I can come within the vicinity of my micros for the day but still try and enjoy most of the foods I love.

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