Somebody lectured me about Splenda today
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"That's bad for you!"
"That's not what nunya says."
"Who?"
"Nunya business."29 -
Public Service Reminder (especially if some of you consume as much Splenda as I do!)
In spite of having LESS Calories, Splenda DOESN'T really have ZERO Calories! A packet is 1g and 3.36 Cal.
https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/305157?manu=&fgcd=&ds=&q=Sweeteners, tabletop, sucralose, SPLENDA packets
Sucralose can be used for cooking and baking (supposed to be heat stable to 450F)
Health Canada has a set the current Acceptable Daily Intake at 9 mg/kg body weight per day.
For example, a 50 kg (110 lb) person could have 450 mg of sucralose per day.
One packet of Splenda® contains 12 mg of sucralose; one cup (250 mL) contains about 250 mg of sucralose.
Some of the info from: https://www.diabetes.ca/diabetes-and-you/healthy-living-resources/diet-nutrition/sugar-sweeteners
I am really liking the "Smile and Bless you" response. I mean it is a downright awesome way to tell someone to **kitten** off and go for a bike ride!
So I can burn off a packet by walking to the toilet? Yeah for me
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So I can burn off a packet by walking to the toilet? Yeah for me
A packet of Splenda is 3.36 Cal and you burn it with a trip to the toilet.
A packet of Sugar is 10.8 Cal. If *I* "walk to the toilet" I get to burn that. Should I not log any sugar I use?
Where do YOU draw the line as to what to log and what not to log?
The FDA agrees with you by the way... which is why manufacturers get to list products that are less than 5 Cal in the serving size they are customarily eaten in as ZERO Cal.
And manufacturers take full advantage of this and of the 20% rule to shoe-horn what they can in the ZERO calorie league.
And consumers also take full advantage of all the wonderful ZERO Cal items... and possibly eat just a tad more than what the manufacturers claim is "customarily" eaten as a portion size!4 -
nickssweetheart wrote: »ruqayyahsmum wrote: »I had a stranger come up to me in McDonalds and tell me next time skip the milkshake and get a diet drink. I thanked him for his advice........... I wasn't eating and if he had checked before opening his gob I was drinking a diet coke
This isn't even pretending to be helpful. This is someone who thinks he's clever but is really just an *kitten*. I'm never fast on the uptake when I want to be, but what I'd LIKE to do to that guy is take off the lid, throw the drink at him, and say, "well, look at that, guess it wasn't a milkshake after all."
Naw - wave your hand over it first like doing magic, say "good idea", then open it and walla! Diet coke.
Then complain you were looking forward to the shake.
Now - if you could do that again and have a shake under the lid ....11 -
So I can burn off a packet by walking to the toilet? Yeah for me
A packet of Splenda is 3.36 Cal and you burn it with a trip to the toilet.
A packet of Sugar is 10.8 Cal. If *I* "walk to the toilet" I get to burn that. Should I not log any sugar I use?
Where do YOU draw the line as to what to log and what not to log?
The FDA agrees with you by the way... which is why manufacturers get to list products that are less than 5 Cal in the serving size they are customarily eaten in as ZERO Cal.
And manufacturers take full advantage of this and of the 20% rule to shoe-horn what they can in the ZERO calorie league.
And consumers also take full advantage of all the wonderful ZERO Cal items... and possibly eat just a tad more than what the manufacturers claim is "customarily" eaten as a portion size!
If you burn when you go to the toilet, you should see your doctor.14 -
L1zardQueen wrote: »
" I fart in your general direction excuse me it's the Truvia I had earlier" lol5 -
I don't use artificial sweeteners but I have been told I am letting my countries farmers down by not eating English butter, I prefer Lurpak. I must not buy French strawberries - I wasn't given a reason for that. I lived through 6½ years of war when the butter ration was 2oz per week and strawberries grown by my dad were eaten in season. I just ignore these ignorant and arrogance people.9
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I was in LA at an In & Out (I know, I'm bad) when a complete stranger made disparaging comments on my ordering a diet coke. In a flash of inspiration I told her "There are a Million Ways to Die in the West, and I'm choosing diet coke".31
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Usually when someone makes a comment to me on anything that I didn't ask for or agree with, I'll just go - oh, ok, with a look on my face that says, really, did I ask your opinion? I work in retail, so I've learned to keep my mouth shut....2
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I hate when people do this. LET ME ENJOY MY DIET COKE IN PEACE AND MIND YOUR OWN BEESWAX.5
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nutmegoreo wrote: »So I can burn off a packet by walking to the toilet? Yeah for me
A packet of Splenda is 3.36 Cal and you burn it with a trip to the toilet.
A packet of Sugar is 10.8 Cal. If *I* "walk to the toilet" I get to burn that. Should I not log any sugar I use?
Where do YOU draw the line as to what to log and what not to log?
The FDA agrees with you by the way... which is why manufacturers get to list products that are less than 5 Cal in the serving size they are customarily eaten in as ZERO Cal.
And manufacturers take full advantage of this and of the 20% rule to shoe-horn what they can in the ZERO calorie league.
And consumers also take full advantage of all the wonderful ZERO Cal items... and possibly eat just a tad more than what the manufacturers claim is "customarily" eaten as a portion size!
If you burn when you go to the toilet, you should see your doctor.
Lol*!1 -
My pat answer to any critique of me is something like "I'm glad you do everything perfectly and are now able to coach others. I hope someday I do everything perfectly too." It works in all cases whether someone tells me I'm making wrong food choices, I dress wrong, I can't drive, my kids are ugly, whatever the case may be.9
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So you had a bad day. Don't worry it happens sometime but good days are on their way to you.8
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LarryDChurchwell wrote: »My pat answer to any critique of me is something like "I'm glad you do everything perfectly and are now able to coach others. I hope someday I do everything perfectly too." It works in all cases whether someone tells me I'm making wrong food choices, I dress wrong, I can't drive, my kids are ugly, whatever the case may be.
You need to learn karate...4 -
Sometimes unsolicited advice is legitimate. Just sayin'.
I dont think it matters how legitimate it is - In this case it isnt but that's not the point.
I dont go up to people smoking and tell them how bad it is for them.
If they are smoking legally in a way that does not affecct others then it is none of my business and not my place to lecture them
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Artificial sweeteners aren't the best for long term health. I think there is enough research to support that. But I still use them sparingly of course. Splenda just happens to be one of my favorites. In order to cut down on the artificial sweeteners, I had to stop eating foods that required additional sweetening. that was the only way for me to get rid of them. So I would never lecture anyone on their choices. Now if someone actually ASKED me for my advice, well that's a different ball of wax
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Ugh, why can’t people mind their own business...7
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Artificial sweeteners aren't the best for long term health. I think there is enough research to support that.
Nope
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1308408/why-aspartame-isnt-scary/p1
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Artificial sweeteners aren't the best for long term health. I think there is enough research to support that. But I still use them sparingly of course. Splenda just happens to be one of my favorites. In order to cut down on the artificial sweeteners, I had to stop eating foods that required additional sweetening. that was the only way for me to get rid of them. So I would never lecture anyone on their choices. Now if someone actually ASKED me for my advice, well that's a different ball of wax
...No? There's actually enough research to completely refute that claim and there has been for decades with only more and more piling up as people just don't want to listen.24 -
Artificial sweeteners aren't the best for long term health. I think there is enough research to support that. But I still use them sparingly of course. Splenda just happens to be one of my favorites. In order to cut down on the artificial sweeteners, I had to stop eating foods that required additional sweetening. that was the only way for me to get rid of them. So I would never lecture anyone on their choices. Now if someone actually ASKED me for my advice, well that's a different ball of wax
http://seriecientifica.org/sites/default/files/scl_enc_butchko.pdf
^ There's 93 pages worth of peer-reviewed research which says otherwise.21 -
I was at Starbucks yesterday and got soy milk in my iced coffee, and they didn't say anything to me but the 2 women behind were discussing very loudly (I'm sure they intended for me to hear) about how soy is "sooo bad for you" and almond milk is way better blah blah blah "toxinz, estrongen, etc". I couldn't help myself so I turned around, stared right at them, took a large sip, and went ahhhhh. They looked at me like I had just kicked a puppy, it was great!31
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Fitnessgirl0913 wrote: »I was at Starbucks yesterday and got soy milk in my iced coffee, and they didn't say anything to me but the 2 women behind were discussing very loudly (I'm sure they intended for me to hear) about how soy is "sooo bad for you" and almond milk is way better blah blah blah "toxinz, estrongen, etc". I couldn't help myself so I turned around, stared right at them, took a large sip, and went ahhhhh. They looked at me like I had just kicked a puppy, it was great!
The thing is that almond milk at Starbucks probably comes out of a box and doesn't even have enough almonds to even count as "almond milk." I don't drink soy milk anymore because of that propaganda, but I also make my own almond milk from almonds at home.
Everything is poison somehow so it's all irrelevant. I wouldn't have bothered looking at them. Maybe they didn't intend for you to hear, but even if they did, what you showed them is that YOU cared enough to listen to someone else's conversation and take it to heart. I would have looked at you weirdly too!31 -
people need to mind their own business.sorry someone was that rude to you!5
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I honestly can't remember the last time I even paid attention to what a stranger was ordering/eating/drinking/putting in their grocery cart. I swear, some folks seriously have nothing better to do with their lives? I'm sure you could pick any random food item and find someone somewhere who has a negative opinion about it. You drink that artificial goodness and enjoy it!8
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Fitnessgirl0913 wrote: »I was at Starbucks yesterday and got soy milk in my iced coffee, and they didn't say anything to me but the 2 women behind were discussing very loudly (I'm sure they intended for me to hear) about how soy is "sooo bad for you" and almond milk is way better blah blah blah "toxinz, estrongen, etc". I couldn't help myself so I turned around, stared right at them, took a large sip, and went ahhhhh. They looked at me like I had just kicked a puppy, it was great!
I had a woman look into my grocery basket and tell her friend that soy milk was bad for you. If she were really smart she would have noticed it was almond milk. Eyes on your own cart.
This one is just a ton of irony. I was fixing coffee with creamer when a guy in front of the store, who had just been asking for money for food, comes in and tells me I shouldn't be using cows pus and its not fit for human consumption. Um, thanks?7 -
Fitnessgirl0913 wrote: »I was at Starbucks yesterday and got soy milk in my iced coffee, and they didn't say anything to me but the 2 women behind were discussing very loudly (I'm sure they intended for me to hear) about how soy is "sooo bad for you" and almond milk is way better blah blah blah "toxinz, estrongen, etc". I couldn't help myself so I turned around, stared right at them, took a large sip, and went ahhhhh. They looked at me like I had just kicked a puppy, it was great!
Just had my morning dose of toxins and estrogen in my oatmeal. It was delicious!
soy milk. 10 -
lucerorojo wrote: »Fitnessgirl0913 wrote: »I was at Starbucks yesterday and got soy milk in my iced coffee, and they didn't say anything to me but the 2 women behind were discussing very loudly (I'm sure they intended for me to hear) about how soy is "sooo bad for you" and almond milk is way better blah blah blah "toxinz, estrongen, etc". I couldn't help myself so I turned around, stared right at them, took a large sip, and went ahhhhh. They looked at me like I had just kicked a puppy, it was great!
The thing is that almond milk at Starbucks probably comes out of a box and doesn't even have enough almonds to even count as "almond milk." I don't drink soy milk anymore because of that propaganda, but I also make my own almond milk from almonds at home.
Everything is poison somehow so it's all irrelevant. I wouldn't have bothered looking at them. Maybe they didn't intend for you to hear, but even if they did, what you showed them is that YOU cared enough to listen to someone else's conversation and take it to heart. I would have looked at you weirdly too!
These 2 ladies definitely intended for me to hear. It was not quiet talking in line, it was practically shouting at each other to the point where people on the other side of the store were looking over. That to me is extremely passive aggressive and I did not take it to heart but I wanted to send a message. It is MY choice what I put in my coffee and honestly it felt good to respond.25
https://youtu.be/FWBUl7oT9sA
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