Addicted to Diet Coke!
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TheLegendaryBrandonHarris wrote: »What planet did Diet Coke come from?
uh...... Pluto?0 -
fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »
Yes, now that you have completely changed what you said, you have cleared it up. Thanks
LOL. I thought it was clear that I was discussing fatty salad dressings that "ruin" a day (in my mind it does negate the meal - no matter WHAT is is, if you are throwing 400 calories of fat and a crap-ton of sodium on it) for someone trying to count calories and lose weight. Really, I don't see the mystery.
http://www.modernman.com/5-ingredients-that-ruin-a-healthy-salad/
http://www.kaylaitsines.com/blogs/news/79818502-6-ways-you-are-ruining-your-salads
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-daily-meal/the-healthiest-and-unheal_b_3517759.html
There is evidence that full-fat salad dressing aids in nutrient absorption, so using reduced fat or non-fat dressings can defeat the purpose of eating the healthy, nutrient filled salad in the first place.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/152771617 -
TheLegendaryBrandonHarris wrote: »What planet did Diet Coke come from?
uh...... Pluto?
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BreezeDoveal wrote: »
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I agree. You should give up Diet Soda. Full of artificial chemicals and what not. Half of those words most of us cannot even pronounce correctly...
Drink Small Batch Craft Beer made from natural ingredients, from Planet Earth, the way it was meant to be.
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fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »@fitmom4lifemfp How does full fat dressing "ruin" the health benefits of a salad? That's silly.
Okay bad wording. It can RUIN your day, calorie-wise. The salad, being naturally low-calorie, can be completely negated, calorie-wise, with full fat dressing.
To be fair, most people don't think of the health benefits of a salad being limited to (or even being primarily) it being low cal, yet you said: "Full fat dressings are one of the worst things you can eat - completely ruins the salad's health benefits."
I personally wouldn't want a super low cal meal (at least if I weren't trying to make up for some earlier splurge), so even if I have a salad, depending on the meal, I will likely want the overall meal to be about 350-550 calories. If that's mostly from the salad because I add more caloric things, that doesn't take away from the benefit of the salad (which is usually that it provides a balanced and filling meal with lots of vegetables and some protein, as I tend to add protein).
As for full-fat dressing, even a classic vinaigrette would be 1.5 tablespoons of oil for .5 tablespoon of vinegar for 2 tablespoons (quite a lot of dressing). That's about 150 calories, hardly enough to ruin a day, especially if the salad itself is quite low cal, as would often be the case. And of course one can easily add more vinegar/mustard/other add in and less oil (as I normally do).
I ran a homemade ranch recipe, and for 2 TBSP it's even less than the classic vinaigrette, more like 135, and a bit less if you sub 0% greek yogurt for the sour cream.3 -
I agree. You should give up Diet Soda. Full of artificial chemicals and what not. Half of those words most of us cannot even pronounce correctly...
Drink Small Batch Craft Beer made from natural ingredients, from Planet Earth, the way it was meant to be.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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As far as ranch dressing goes i use Bolthouse brand its in the refrigerated section. It yogurt based and 45 calories a serving. . My favorite is salsa ranch but the have a few others including regular ranch.3
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Some slapnut brought up ranch dressing and now the whole discussion has gotten sidetracked.8
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TheLegendaryBrandonHarris wrote: »Some slapnut brought up ranch dressing and now the whole discussion has gotten sidetracked.
dang it... now I want wings to go with that Ranch Dressing ....3 -
fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »
Yes, now that you have completely changed what you said, you have cleared it up. Thanks
LOL. I thought it was clear that I was discussing fatty salad dressings that "ruin" a day (in my mind it does negate the meal - no matter WHAT is is, if you are throwing 400 calories of fat and a crap-ton of sodium on it) for someone trying to count calories and lose weight. Really, I don't see the mystery.
http://www.modernman.com/5-ingredients-that-ruin-a-healthy-salad/
http://www.kaylaitsines.com/blogs/news/79818502-6-ways-you-are-ruining-your-salads
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-daily-meal/the-healthiest-and-unheal_b_3517759.html
There is evidence that full-fat salad dressing aids in nutrient absorption, so using reduced fat or non-fat dressings can defeat the purpose of eating the healthy, nutrient filled salad in the first place.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15277161
I always have some sort of fat on my salad (I love a salad with olives, especially), so don't worry about this much, but it is good advice especially for those who may be prone to try and cut calories to a minimum by cutting out both all add-ons that have fat and any fat in the dressing.
Taste is relevant too, of course. I find my dressing just a bit tastier when I add some olive oil (doesn't even have to be much) to the vinegar. A ranch without fat just doesn't seem like it would taste good at all. (Which seems to have been OP's impression too, of course.) ;-)0 -
TheLegendaryBrandonHarris wrote: »Some slapnut brought up ranch dressing and now the whole discussion has gotten sidetracked.
To be fair, it was the OP that brought it up...lol2 -
Eh, I posted the picture of the Ranch Dressing soda1
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Dang it, I didn't see it.0
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I also managed to get a screenshot of the post asking everyone what their favorite smelling colon was...3
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I drink diet Coke on the daily, and have steadily lost weight.5
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fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »cerise_noir wrote: »She said its been linked to adding fat to the stomach area and she wants all natural foods
Yeah...a 0 calorie drink has no impact on weight gain. That's like saying water makes you fat.fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »Full fat dressings are one of the worst things you can eat - completely ruins the salad's health benefits.
It does not ruin a salad. How exactly would it do that? Do you have any scientific papers that prove this? Does ranch have special absorbing properties where none of the micro nutrients of the salad make it to the stomach? Does ranch dressing disintegrate fiber?
Jesus H Christ. If you can't figure out what I meant, then just ignore it. Oy vey.fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »cerise_noir wrote: »She said its been linked to adding fat to the stomach area and she wants all natural foods
Yeah...a 0 calorie drink has no impact on weight gain. That's like saying water makes you fat.fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »Full fat dressings are one of the worst things you can eat - completely ruins the salad's health benefits.
It does not ruin a salad. How exactly would it do that? Do you have any scientific papers that prove this? Does ranch have special absorbing properties where none of the micro nutrients of the salad make it to the stomach? Does ranch dressing disintegrate fiber?
Jesus H Christ. If you can't figure out what I meant, then just ignore it. Oy vey.
Well to be fair, everyone was just going off of what you said. There was nothing to "figure out".
This. But you cleared it up.1 -
TheLegendaryBrandonHarris wrote: »Eh, I posted the picture of the Ranch Dressing soda
That was an impressive find.1 -
When these "addicted to soda"" threads pop up, which is often.. I often question why so many people are addicted to these drinks. People will reply "it's the caffeine", so with that, OP could you substitute your soda with coffee?0
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