Things that aren't worth the calories........
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kristen6350 wrote: »Wine is SO worth the calories. So is Peanut Butter.
Sorry, soda doesn't have FAT. Sugar yes, fat no.
Here's my list - because I get ya on some of them.
- Grocery Store made cake and icing - yuck.
- Bagels
- Fast food (I just don't like it)
- Candy bars they sell in the grocery store check out. If I'm eating chocolate it better be high class stuff!
This list could be my list! Completely.
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A lot of cookies, soda pop, candies (such as Reese's eggs, yum -- an 18-gram piece is 90 calories
). Most things like that are too small of a serving to be worth it on a regular basis. I love cheese cubes -- but since it's very easy to go overboard with them I put them on the "not worth it" list. I find pre-sliced cheese much easier to fit in my calorie goal for the day. 0 -
Beer isn't worth it, but you will have to pry most hard liquour out of my cold, dead hands. I don't eat candy because I don't enjoy it (but I do love chocolate). Whole wheat bread, and a few other things I'm sure.0
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baked goods that either I or a respected source did not make. I cannot tell you how many times I have bitten into a less than worthy baked good.0
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I find that if you eat slowly, a proper fresh bagel is two servings if eaten with eggs or a full fat schmear. I used to wolf down a whole one and then need a nap, but slowing down has got me getting the point that I'm done at half now.
Store-bought sandwich bread is not worth the calories to me right now. Crusty, chewy bakery bread? Yes, please!0 -
poutine.... but it's so good and sometimes I trick myself into thinking pizza is good for me. it have lots of veggies!!! 0
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Store bought cookies and Little Debby treats. If I'm going to eat a dessert or treat it's going to be homemade, because those are worth the calories.0
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I find that if you eat slowly, a proper fresh bagel is two servings if eaten with eggs or a full fat schmear. I used to wolf down a whole one and then need a nap, but slowing down has got me getting the point that I'm done at half now.
Store-bought sandwich bread is not worth the calories to me right now. Crusty, chewy bakery bread? Yes, please!
Ohh I like this. I could totally do half a bagel.0 -
Chocolate that has "Hershey" on the label.0
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Nuts, soda, beer, cocktails, salad dressing, full-fat mayo, fast food (such as McDonalds or Burger King).....errrrmmmm....anything that's fried when it could be grilled or roasted. I'm not saying that they aren't 'worth' the calories, but I do feel incredibly cheated when I know they could have just grilled the thing and it would be much healthier!0
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Not worth it:
Sugar sodas, energy drinks, cheesecake, 2000-cal burgers, syrups, pecan pie
Caution:
Nutella, cadbury cream eggs, McDonalds milkshakes, candy, fruit juice, bagels, muffins, cake, pie, fries (small portion), brownies (one bite), massive restaurant salads (eat half), potato chips, creamy dressings (tablespoon). Alfredo sauce (home-made, reduced fat), bacon, doughnuts
Not giving up!
Full fat milk, wine, cashews (tablespoon), regular yogurt, peanut butter (tablespoon), oils (teaspoon), bread, pasta, breaded deep fried fish, mac and cheese, pizza (two slices), salad dressings - full fat (teaspoon), butter, chocolate (one square), cheese (old, strong, shaved), Wendy's salads, McDonald's snack wraps, nuts!0 -
Venti Starbucks Vanilla Latte is 320 caloriesamyrebeccah wrote: »
Seriously, my favorite latte has skim milk and a pump of syrup (for flavor without being too sweet) and a zillion espresso shots because hey caffeine. I'm wondering if people are pulverizing cupcakes or ice cream into theirs.HardcoreP0rk wrote: »ShannonMJ2012 wrote: »Even though I love them...any sort of latte. 500-700 calories of caffeinated bliss just isn't worth it. Neither is most candy and sodas.
Where are these 700 calorie lattes? I've NEVER had a latte come in at over 200 cals. I'm starting to think you people have secret recipes that include bone marrow or something...
BUUUUUUUUUT have it with skim milk and SF syrup - 160 calories.
IDGAF since I prefer Americano's anyways
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Not worth it, IMO:
Wine
Alcohol
Low fat dairy
Salad dressing - just give me straight vinegar and some herbs and im happy
Low fat mayo
Chips
High cal drinks
Crackers
Low cal/ff baked goods
Oh..and it's not SODA, or POP, or (god forbid soda-pop), its COKE OR DIET COKE. When I say "I feel like having a coke" I can mean everything from dr pepper to sprite to coca cola. I know alot of people like that in the Chicago area.0 -
Fast food0
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Not worth it, IMO:
Wine
Alcohol
Low fat dairy
Salad dressing - just give me straight vinegar and some herbs and im happy
Low fat mayo
Chips
High cal drinks
Crackers
Low cal/ff baked goods
Oh..and it's not SODA, or POP, or (god forbid soda-pop), its COKE OR DIET COKE. When I say "I feel like having a coke" I can mean everything from dr pepper to sprite to coca cola. I know alot of people like that in the Chicago area.
It's the same here in Texas. Everything is coke!0 -
Not worth it, IMO:
Wine
Alcohol
Low fat dairy
Salad dressing - just give me straight vinegar and some herbs and im happy
Low fat mayo
Chips
High cal drinks
Crackers
Low cal/ff baked goods
Oh..and it's not SODA, or POP, or (god forbid soda-pop), its COKE OR DIET COKE. When I say "I feel like having a coke" I can mean everything from dr pepper to sprite to coca cola. I know alot of people like that in the Chicago area.
Soooooo when you're out for dinner, and you ask for a diet coke.. you mean you want a Fresca?
Ok....
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Not worth it, IMO:
Wine
Alcohol
Low fat dairy
Salad dressing - just give me straight vinegar and some herbs and im happy
Low fat mayo
Chips
High cal drinks
Crackers
Low cal/ff baked goods
Oh..and it's not SODA, or POP, or (god forbid soda-pop), its COKE OR DIET COKE. When I say "I feel like having a coke" I can mean everything from dr pepper to sprite to coca cola. I know alot of people like that in the Chicago area.
Interesting. I've never heard that here. I know it's a southern thing, but around here (Chicago) I mostly hear pop, but sometimes soda.
I grew up saying pop, educated myself into soda when in college in the northeast, and then fell back into pop when I moved back to the Midwest. I now use them pretty interchangeably, but only say diet coke when I mean Diet Coke (I don't like non diet soda, but the same would be true there). Hmm, but this is reminding me that I do hear often (and my mother has always said) "I'd like a diet" to mean whatever kind of diet soda they have. I think that's a relic of the age when there was usually only one diet offering.0 -
amyrebeccah wrote: »No, you are more specific with the order in that circumstance because do YOU ever order a "soda" or "pop" when asked at restaurant? Or do you just tell them what kind? But it would not be out of place for you to say to a friend that you want to stop somewhere for a coke and then actually order sprite.
Im glad you explained this! Cause when I first read that on here I was soooo confused but didnt want to ask LoL!
Because, say if Im visiting someones home and they ask me what Id like to drink, Id say soda to mean..whatever soda (or pop, or cola) you have, Ill take it! I mean, to be polite and not make a specific brand request at someones home... But if I said Coke, theyd say, oh I dont have any, will a Pepsi / Sprite / ice tea be alright?
But, Im guessing in the same situation, if you told a friend youd like a Coke..theyd assume you mean any soda would be fine, and bring you whatever they have, and not that youre specifically asking for a Coke? So if you actually did want a Coke, youd have to say Coca-Cola then Im guessing?
I have to admit, Im intrigued LoL seems complicated, but of course, its only cause this is new to me!
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amyrebeccah wrote: »No, you are more specific with the order in that circumstance because do YOU ever order a "soda" or "pop" when asked at restaurant? Or do you just tell them what kind? But it would not be out of place for you to say to a friend that you want to stop somewhere for a coke and then actually order sprite.
Im glad you explained this! Cause when I first read that on here I was soooo confused but didnt want to ask LoL!
Because, say if Im visiting someones home and they ask me what Id like to drink, Id say soda to mean..whatever soda (or pop, or cola) you have, Ill take it! I mean, to be polite and not make a specific brand request at someones home... But if I said Coke, theyd say, oh I dont have any, will a Pepsi / Sprite / ice tea be alright?
But, Im guessing in the same situation, if you told a friend youd like a Coke..theyd assume you mean any soda would be fine, and bring you whatever they have, and not that youre specifically asking for a Coke? So if you actually did want a Coke, youd have to say Coca-Cola then Im guessing?
I have to admit, Im intrigued LoL seems complicated, but of course, its only cause this is new to me!
Exactly what I thought hahaha!0 -
We (mostly) say "Pop" for soda. Here a coke is a coke, diet coke is a diet coke, pepsi would be a pepsi, 7-up would be 7-up, Fresca is Fresca, etc.
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amyrebeccah wrote: »No, you are more specific with the order in that circumstance because do YOU ever order a "soda" or "pop" when asked at restaurant? Or do you just tell them what kind? But it would not be out of place for you to say to a friend that you want to stop somewhere for a coke and then actually order sprite.
Im glad you explained this! Cause when I first read that on here I was soooo confused but didnt want to ask LoL!
Because, say if Im visiting someones home and they ask me what Id like to drink, Id say soda to mean..whatever soda (or pop, or cola) you have, Ill take it! I mean, to be polite and not make a specific brand request at someones home... But if I said Coke, theyd say, oh I dont have any, will a Pepsi / Sprite / ice tea be alright?
But, Im guessing in the same situation, if you told a friend youd like a Coke..theyd assume you mean any soda would be fine, and bring you whatever they have, and not that youre specifically asking for a Coke? So if you actually did want a Coke, youd have to say Coca-Cola then Im guessing?
I have to admit, Im intrigued LoL seems complicated, but of course, its only cause this is new to me!
I lived in Austin for a while, that's the way it is. If I ordered a coke, the waitress would say "ok, Dr Pepper?"0 -
amyrebeccah wrote: »No, you are more specific with the order in that circumstance because do YOU ever order a "soda" or "pop" when asked at restaurant? Or do you just tell them what kind? But it would not be out of place for you to say to a friend that you want to stop somewhere for a coke and then actually order sprite.
Im glad you explained this! Cause when I first read that on here I was soooo confused but didnt want to ask LoL!
Because, say if Im visiting someones home and they ask me what Id like to drink, Id say soda to mean..whatever soda (or pop, or cola) you have, Ill take it! I mean, to be polite and not make a specific brand request at someones home... But if I said Coke, theyd say, oh I dont have any, will a Pepsi / Sprite / ice tea be alright?
But, Im guessing in the same situation, if you told a friend youd like a Coke..theyd assume you mean any soda would be fine, and bring you whatever they have, and not that youre specifically asking for a Coke? So if you actually did want a Coke, youd have to say Coca-Cola then Im guessing?
I have to admit, Im intrigued LoL seems complicated, but of course, its only cause this is new to me!
I've had people ask me if I wanted a coke and then when I said yes, ask what kind and list off all the soda/pop they have. That actually used to happen a lot when I was young, but not so much anymore.0 -
amyrebeccah wrote: »No, you are more specific with the order in that circumstance because do YOU ever order a "soda" or "pop" when asked at restaurant? Or do you just tell them what kind? But it would not be out of place for you to say to a friend that you want to stop somewhere for a coke and then actually order sprite.
Im glad you explained this! Cause when I first read that on here I was soooo confused but didnt want to ask LoL!
Because, say if Im visiting someones home and they ask me what Id like to drink, Id say soda to mean..whatever soda (or pop, or cola) you have, Ill take it! I mean, to be polite and not make a specific brand request at someones home... But if I said Coke, theyd say, oh I dont have any, will a Pepsi / Sprite / ice tea be alright?
But, Im guessing in the same situation, if you told a friend youd like a Coke..theyd assume you mean any soda would be fine, and bring you whatever they have, and not that youre specifically asking for a Coke? So if you actually did want a Coke, youd have to say Coca-Cola then Im guessing?
I have to admit, Im intrigued LoL seems complicated, but of course, its only cause this is new to me!
I lived in Austin for a while, that's the way it is. If I ordered a coke, the waitress would say "ok, Dr Pepper?"
LoL!!! Okay, that seriously sounds like a Twilight Zone episode!
"All I want is a Coke!!!"
"Why didnt you just say so?" *hands him a Mountain Dew* Lmfao!!!
On a completely unrelated to soda, but still on a beverage note, and to do with Texas:
A few years ago, in Dallas, I ordered a beer and it came to me on ice.
Now *that* was strange! Im not sure if its a TX thing or if the bartender was on a mental vacay, but ever since then, I only get bottle beer when I go to TX.0 -
Sodas. I'm diet all the way now. I hate to waste my calories on drinks and Coke Zero is a great replacement.0
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When we order "brown toast" here in Canada we mean whole wheat. Meander south of the border and ask for "brown toast" and we get the waiter stare.
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"Do you mean wheat toast?"
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"Um, yes, of course."
I think this is brown bread south of the border:
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Blue is pop, red is Coke, yellow is soda:
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