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Oh my god, that was awful! (low-cal products you tried and hated)

EKoehler1

Okay, there's a fair amount of conversation about what low-cal products are good or great, which is awesome, but let's hear which low-cal products you tried that were awful and you hope to never experience again.

For me, it's low-cal ranch dressing. There's something about the consistency and taste that's just...blech. So cringey.

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melimomTARDIS

I really like light ranch dressing, but fat free ranch is just AWFUL.

TuffChixRule

This:

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Raynne413

TuffChixRule wrote: »

This:

uh oh! I've got this in the fridge now and haven't tried it yet. :-/

bramble345

13bbird13 wrote: »

sobiakhatoon wrote: »

Almond milk!

I've never actually tried this, so I really shouldn't weigh in, but I took my elderly father grocery shopping once and he bought this. I so wanted to ask him "You actually DRINK this?", but I didn't want to turn him off of asking me for rides to the store. We haven't lived in the same household for 30 years, but we were always a whole-milk family (and I still am... I don't use it often, but I buy nothing else).

Almond milk is watery and tasteless, hazelnut milk creamy and has a mouthfeel near to that of whole milk. Theres a slightly sweet taste to it which hits my sweet, creamy cravings spot nicely.

sharmrp

Cottage cheese. Just can't do it. The texture. Even the thought.....yuck!

redversustheblue

TuffChixRule wrote: »

This:

Yes! I like the key lime one, but that one was really gross. Threw it away after about three bites.

13bbird13

sharmrp wrote: »

Cottage cheese. Just can't do it. The texture. Even the thought.....yuck!

Me either. Only kind of cheese (aside from the fakey-plastic junk) that I just can't handle. The taste is bad, the texture is bad, everything is bad. I've tried several different brands without finding one I can force down.

ahoy_m8

I tried making a pumpkin protein fluff. Bad. Very bad.

biggsterjackster

Definitely all Quest Bars. Disgusting!

skinnyD2308

FibreOne Brownie - sawdust, seriously.

Momakanga

Carrot Juice. I am still not sure why I tried it. Yuck!

BarbieAS

Fat-free versions of nearly anything. I can handle reduced/low fat in most things (ranch dressing, mayo, etc), and even sometimes almost prefer it, especially dairy - light sour cream, 2% cheese, 1% cottage cheese, etc. But, if it's "supposed" to have fat and it has none at all....ew. Fat free dairy makes me want to cry. Only exceptions would be yogurt and milk, but I almost never consume either of those anyway.

Other than that, I rarely buy "light" or "diet" foods, so most of the things people have listed I've never even tried. Except, I actually don't mind a lot of the Fiber One products, though some are certainly nasty. And I like the "light" popcorns and Pop Chip type things, but that's just because I like them, not because I think I'm replacing anything with them.

Oh, I know! I tried coconut milk "yogurt" once. Not technically "low cal," but I did a Whole 30 for kicks and grins and I was bored with my snack options so I decided to try it. When I peeled off the lid, it was all separated so that it had this solid top that was all jiggly and underneath was this watery runny stuff. I actually took a video of it on my phone because I was convinced that edible food shouldn't move like that. I almost didn't even taste it because I was so grossed out, but I paid for the stuff and I was going to be darned if I wasn't going to at least try it, so I mixed it up and took a bite...yeah, should have stuck with my gut on that one. *shudder*

Shells918

Any Greek yogurt tastes wrong to me. I know it's supposed to be so good but I cannot get down with it.

My husband got me low fat Cheez its. Gross.

cathipa

Kale chips. Don't give me dehydrated kale and call it a chip.

extra_medium

zcb94 wrote: »

Premiere Protein shakes, the chocolate ones. For a time, my doctor told me to choose to either eat real food for lunch or dinner, but not both. Therefore, I was basically going to afternoon classes on an empty and upset stomach on those shakes.:sick:

Funny, I love these things... drink one or two a day most days.

amusedmonkey

BarbieAS wrote: »

Fat-free versions of nearly anything. I can handle reduced/low fat in most things (ranch dressing, mayo, etc), and even sometimes almost prefer it, especially dairy - light sour cream, 2% cheese, 1% cottage cheese, etc. But, if it's "supposed" to have fat and it has none at all....ew. Fat free dairy makes me want to cry. Only exceptions would be yogurt and milk, but I almost never consume either of those anyway.

Other than that, I rarely buy "light" or "diet" foods, so most of the things people have listed I've never even tried. Except, I actually don't mind a lot of the Fiber One products, though some are certainly nasty. And I like the "light" popcorns and Pop Chip type things, but that's just because I like them, not because I think I'm replacing anything with them.

Oh, I know! I tried coconut milk "yogurt" once. Not technically "low cal," but I did a Whole 30 for kicks and grins and I was bored with my snack options so I decided to try it. When I peeled off the lid, it was all separated so that it had this solid top that was all jiggly and underneath was this watery runny stuff. I actually took a video of it on my phone because I was convinced that edible food shouldn't move like that. I almost didn't even taste it because I was so grossed out, but I paid for the stuff and I was going to be darned if I wasn't going to at least try it, so I mixed it up and took a bite...yeah, should have stuck with my gut on that one. *shudder*

It may come as a surprise, but real yogurt actually does behave like that. Emulsifiers are added to some commercial yogurts for that purpose. If left undisturbed after setting it forms a "block" of yogurt in the middle and a bit of whey on the sides. I live in a place where the majority of yogurt sold is plain and whole fat with a very short shelf life and 2 ingredients: milk and bacteria. Every single brand I tried does this, homemade yogurt is no exception.

BarbieAS

amusedmonkey wrote: »

BarbieAS wrote: »

Fat-free versions of nearly anything. I can handle reduced/low fat in most things (ranch dressing, mayo, etc), and even sometimes almost prefer it, especially dairy - light sour cream, 2% cheese, 1% cottage cheese, etc. But, if it's "supposed" to have fat and it has none at all....ew. Fat free dairy makes me want to cry. Only exceptions would be yogurt and milk, but I almost never consume either of those anyway.

Other than that, I rarely buy "light" or "diet" foods, so most of the things people have listed I've never even tried. Except, I actually don't mind a lot of the Fiber One products, though some are certainly nasty. And I like the "light" popcorns and Pop Chip type things, but that's just because I like them, not because I think I'm replacing anything with them.

Oh, I know! I tried coconut milk "yogurt" once. Not technically "low cal," but I did a Whole 30 for kicks and grins and I was bored with my snack options so I decided to try it. When I peeled off the lid, it was all separated so that it had this solid top that was all jiggly and underneath was this watery runny stuff. I actually took a video of it on my phone because I was convinced that edible food shouldn't move like that. I almost didn't even taste it because I was so grossed out, but I paid for the stuff and I was going to be darned if I wasn't going to at least try it, so I mixed it up and took a bite...yeah, should have stuck with my gut on that one. *shudder*

It may come as a surprise, but real yogurt actually does behave like that. Emulsifiers are added to some commercial yogurts for that purpose. If left undisturbed after setting it forms a "block" of yogurt in the middle and a bit of whey on the sides. I live in a place where the majority of yogurt sold is plain and whole fat with a very short shelf life and 2 ingredients: milk and bacteria. Every single brand I tried does this, homemade yogurt is no exception.

No, it's not a surprise. I'm no stranger to farm-fresh dairy (natural separation doesn't frighten me) and I've tried homemade yogurt. The consistency of this particular brand was...artificial. The top was almost plastic-y - reminded me of goopy stuff that my kids play with - and the bottom was chunky water - looked like if you dropped a tablespoon of old sour cream into a cup of vinegar and tried to mix it up. Either way, even though it put me off, I could have dealt with it if it had mixed up into an edible consistency and/or tasted good. Sadly, it didn't achieve either.

amusedmonkey

BarbieAS wrote: »

amusedmonkey wrote: »

BarbieAS wrote: »

Fat-free versions of nearly anything. I can handle reduced/low fat in most things (ranch dressing, mayo, etc), and even sometimes almost prefer it, especially dairy - light sour cream, 2% cheese, 1% cottage cheese, etc. But, if it's "supposed" to have fat and it has none at all....ew. Fat free dairy makes me want to cry. Only exceptions would be yogurt and milk, but I almost never consume either of those anyway.

Other than that, I rarely buy "light" or "diet" foods, so most of the things people have listed I've never even tried. Except, I actually don't mind a lot of the Fiber One products, though some are certainly nasty. And I like the "light" popcorns and Pop Chip type things, but that's just because I like them, not because I think I'm replacing anything with them.

Oh, I know! I tried coconut milk "yogurt" once. Not technically "low cal," but I did a Whole 30 for kicks and grins and I was bored with my snack options so I decided to try it. When I peeled off the lid, it was all separated so that it had this solid top that was all jiggly and underneath was this watery runny stuff. I actually took a video of it on my phone because I was convinced that edible food shouldn't move like that. I almost didn't even taste it because I was so grossed out, but I paid for the stuff and I was going to be darned if I wasn't going to at least try it, so I mixed it up and took a bite...yeah, should have stuck with my gut on that one. *shudder*

It may come as a surprise, but real yogurt actually does behave like that. Emulsifiers are added to some commercial yogurts for that purpose. If left undisturbed after setting it forms a "block" of yogurt in the middle and a bit of whey on the sides. I live in a place where the majority of yogurt sold is plain and whole fat with a very short shelf life and 2 ingredients: milk and bacteria. Every single brand I tried does this, homemade yogurt is no exception.

No, it's not a surprise. I'm no stranger to farm-fresh dairy (natural separation doesn't frighten me) and I've tried homemade yogurt. The consistency of this particular brand was...artificial. The top was almost plastic-y - reminded me of goopy stuff that my kids play with - and the bottom was chunky water - looked like if you dropped a tablespoon of old sour cream into a cup of vinegar and tried to mix it up. Either way, even though it put me off, I could have dealt with it if it had mixed up into an edible consistency and/or tasted good. Sadly, it didn't achieve either.

Enough said. I wouldn't want to eat that either... wow.

vivmom2014

sharmrp wrote: »

Cottage cheese. Just can't do it. The texture. Even the thought.....yuck!

Definitely.

mygnsac

Quark. A chalky under taste killed that for me.

Trader Joe's dried seaweed

Nutritional yeast on popcorn

Nonfat cheeses and yogurts.

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ashthecat15

Justin's Bakery paleo protein bar. So bad, just truly terrible.

mkakids

Walden farms.....anything....it's all NASTY! one would think I'd stop trying them, but nope.....I keep getting suckered in by the zero cals.

mkakids

bri170lb wrote: »

I won't eat low calories salad dressings at all...yuck!

But I have tried several brands of yogurt salad dressing and they've all been good. The one I used today was 40 calories for 2 tablespoons, which is even better than some of the low cal stuff. Bolthouse Peppercorn Ranch Greek Yogurt Dressing.

I also hate sugar substitute yogurt. It's just TOO sweet.

I'll eat light Italian or vinegar based dressings....but not creamy dressings!