A Product Called Walden Farms
jkliles
Posts: 13 Member
I was flipping through a fitness mag during my break at work at came across an ad about a product called Walden Farms. They sell everything from BBQ sauces to pasta sauces to salad dressings ALL WITH NO CALORIES!!! They are sold in some grocery stores but their online store seems to be pretty extensive and legit. Thing is I am kinda scared to try it. Does anyone know what i am talking about and if its any good? seems to be too good to be true!
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ive had alot of it ........ not too bad0
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I work with a lady that loves that stuff!!!! Btw, she's lost 27 lbs.0
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Tried some, not tooo bad...but they tasted metallic to me...like a bad aftertaste that didnt go away.
Plus the ingredient list read like a chemistry textbook....things I couldnt pronounce.0 -
i'm pretty sure the 0 calorie things are similar to the I can't Believe It's not Butter 0 calorie spray, which 25 sprays has 20 calories... unless you only use 1 spray of the dressings (which i couldn't) it's probably safe to assume there are calories in it.
i have only tried the peanut butter myself, and honestly, it tasted like glue? i can't describe the taste... texture was odd as well.0 -
I love the jelly!0
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I love the blueberry syrup for pancakes and the strawberry syrup for protein shakes..
The Chipotle salad dressing is spicey but I haven't found the BBQ or Pasta Sauces yet.. but i plan to!0 -
I have used some of the salad dressing and the chipolte ranch is good and the bacon ranch is good as well.0
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What I've had tastes like chemicals.0
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just Googled it..they have a Canadian site!!!! going to look into this!!!0
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Tried some, not tooo bad...but they tasted metallic to me...like a bad aftertaste that didnt go away.
Plus the ingredient list read like a chemistry textbook....things I couldnt pronounce.
how can you not pronounce tomato paste, apple cider vinegar, dijon mustard etc???? every ingredient i saw was pronounceable0 -
I have the balsamic vinegarette but don't really like it...0
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Yeah, I don't know about this stuff. I bought a salad dressing and had to pitch it cuz it wasn't good. But, you may like it!0
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I have the honey dijon dressing, and while it's better than nothing, it is very watery.0
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How in the world do they get ZERO calorie "tomato paste" when a fresh of the vine tomato HAS calories?! Now I have never heard of this company, but I just can't wrap my brain around how they would take ALL the calories out of things that in natural form, have calories...0
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Okay I love the pancake syrup, it tastes just like real pancake syrup. Also love the strawberry syrup, and am going to try the blueberry now that someone here mentioned it....the chocolate syrup has an aftertaste I don't like and I will use it up but not buy again. The marshmallow paste...I MAY use on some low cal smores....the peanutbutter...I threw out it was awful....same with the asian salad dressing it tasted too sweet (it's all made w/ spenda) I didn't bother with the katchup b/c I don't usually use more than 30 calories of katcup and the real thing has to taste better than what looked like their version (soupy tomato stuff)0
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I'm in loveeeee with Walden farms dressings!! I just ordered 55 dollars worth of stuff from their site. There are a few stores around me that sell their products BUT they only have a couple different kinds of dressings to choose from. If something has zero calories, I'll take it! whether it tastes amazing or not. In my opinion, it does taste good! I love the honey dijon dressing, creamy bacon dressing, bleu cheese, chocolate syrup, and thousand island dressing. I didnt care for the Asian, ranch or ketchup. I have yet to try the peanut spread, caramel dip, and fruit dip but it will be arriving in the mail any day now! Also, it may possibly have 4 calories per 2 tablespoon serving since it is legal to put zero calorie if its anything less than 5 calories per serving. Either way, where else will you find creamy salad dressing for 4 calories per serving?!?!?! The whole bottle only has 12 servings anyway so eat up!0
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Hello New Fitness Pals...
I signed up a while ago but just joined a gym earlier this week and finally got serious about losing weight after a medical scare.
I found these a few weeks back and bought a bunch to try. I really liked the BBQ sauce and think that it tasted and looked no different than the regular stuff. I just made some salmon with it tonight. The balsamic vinaigrette & caesar dressings were my other favorites. What I didn’t like were the ranch & blue cheese dressings which are two of my favorite flavors. I found the ranch and the blue cheese to these to be very watery and something tasted off. I am glad that I tried the others first because I would have been disinterested in trying others if they had been my initial choice. I just got an issue of Weight Watcher’s magazine and saw an ad for the mayo, peanut butter, and cocktail sauce. I am a condiment queen so this really has struck my interest! Not so sure what I think of the flavored mayo idea. The ad said that you can that you can order up to 5 at buy one get one free (up to $24.95 off). Unfortunately the link they provided for the sale didn’t work. I sent an email to the customer service email address. If they give me a coupon code I will share it with all of you. If I have found the secret to low calorie chicken salad I may have found happiness in a jar . 0 -
I just heard back from them. Here are the coupon codes for the site. It's buy one get one free and you can do this with up to 5 items as long as you are a first time customer.
http://www.waldenfarms.com/wja0 -
how can you not pronounce tomato paste, apple cider vinegar, dijon mustard etc???? every ingredient i saw was pronounceable
tomato paste has calories.0 -
How in the world do they get ZERO calorie "tomato paste" when a fresh of the vine tomato HAS calories?! Now I have never heard of this company, but I just can't wrap my brain around how they would take ALL the calories out of things that in natural form, have calories...
They can't take the calories out. They just set portion sizes very low, and the amount of calorie-containing ingredients is also somewhat minimal. That way they can claim to be calorie-free, though just like with other nutrition label tricks, you ARE consuming calories - even if you adhere to serving sizes by weight. It's the same reason many eaters of processed foods are consuming trans fat, even if the label says "0 grams." Anything under .5 gram = 0, I guess.0 -
I like the salad dressings, they taste pretty good for no calories.0
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How in the world do they get ZERO calorie "tomato paste" when a fresh of the vine tomato HAS calories?! Now I have never heard of this company, but I just can't wrap my brain around how they would take ALL the calories out of things that in natural form, have calories...
They can't take the calories out. They just set portion sizes very low, and the amount of calorie-containing ingredients is also somewhat minimal. That way they can claim to be calorie-free, though just like with other nutrition label tricks, you ARE consuming calories - even if you adhere to serving sizes by weight. It's the same reason many eaters of processed foods are consuming trans fat, even if the label says "0 grams." Anything under .5 gram = 0, I guess.
I respectfully am stating that you are wrong. It is calorie free and its not about portion size. I spoke with someone when they contacted me about the coupon and I confirmed this because I am diabetic and need to be concerned about sugar content. This isn't about portion control, they are zero calorie products.0 -
I respectfully am stating that you are wrong. It is calorie free and its not about portion size. I spoke with someone when they contacted me about the coupon and I confirmed this because I am diabetic and need to be concerned about sugar content. This isn't about portion control, they are zero calorie products.
Then you were lied to. Tomato paste, an ingredient in the "barbecue sauce" and some of the "salad dressings", has calories. The "mayo" contains egg whites, which also have calories. There is no way around that. The labels say 0 calories because if you adhere to the portion size, you are presumably consuming less than a calorie.
As for many other products, you're right: the ingredients are made in a lab to be non-caloric. Sucralose, xantham gum, lactic acid, and the ever cryptic "natural flavor" - calorie free, though I wouldn't call them foods, so your choice of the word product is apt.0 -
I just heard back from them. Here are the coupon codes for the site. It's buy one get one free and you can do this with up to 5 items as long as you are a first time customer.
http://www.waldenfarms.com/wja
thx bump0 -
I've heard a little about the product, but it sounded negative to me. I'd rather have one tablespoon of REALLY good dressing instead of a lot of mediocre stuff.0
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I've tried a few of the products and have ended up throwing them all away. I tried one of the salad dressings and it was okay (I think it was a balsamic dressing), but couldn't compare to the taste of a real or light version - so I just use the real stuff and measure out a tablespoon, which only ends up being, at most, 50 calories, depending on the dressing. I've also tried the chocolate syrup, which I thought was disgusting, and the peanut whip (supposed to be a substitute for peanut butter) - it has a very odd taste that isn't anything like real peanut butter - I just threw most of the jar away. I find that measuring out a portion of the real stuff keeps me a lot more satisfied, and it tastes a whole lot better too!0
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My boyfriend surprised me with the Caesar dressing, which was more watery than the original, but i thought it was really good! I really want to try the pasta sauces, the other salad dressings, mayo, and peanut butter. I am interested in the marshmallow and the jams too. From what i gather from all the posts here the peanut butter is kind of a no go? Has anyone here tried the pasta sauces0
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I have tried the ketchup, it's okay......it's great if you have given up regular ketchup, and use it as substitute.0
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