Costco demo.

grasp
grasp Posts: 31
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
You go to Costco, while shopping you try some of the demo things. Yogurt, Chips, Salad dressing, Cheese etc.

Does anyone have a number they have generated for average calories for one sweep of the floor?


For instance, the Kirkland kettle chip demo was 23 calories. The frozen yogurt bar was 10. The yogurt was 5.

Putting in each and every demo, could be done. However I figured rounding up a 185 calories quick total and be done with it, might make more sense.

Any thoughts?

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  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    Not really an answer to your question, and not trying to be snarky here, but walking around costco is one of those times where you should exercise strong self discipline and not even pick up those sample foods. Keep your horse blinders on, pick up the stuff you need, try to dodge through the people lining up to eat those bite sized samplers, and get the hell outta there and make a nice meal at home.


    ETA: Or, yeah, you can quick-add 100 or 200 and call it a day.
  • KayaSamantha
    KayaSamantha Posts: 157 Member
    I do quick add calories for 250 when I go.
  • fbuschur
    fbuschur Posts: 57
    In my opinion, I'd say that you can go over 185 calories just at one stop, often they'll give out a large chunk of an egg roll, a mini cream puff, ... I absolutely log it one at a time - and skip lunch.
  • fatboypup
    fatboypup Posts: 1,873 Member
    I had the mango salsa demo today, I asked if I could have mine without the tortilla chips she looked at me oddly and I told her I was counting calories she replied "where do you need to cut any calories off? " I said i've lost almost 100lbs since new years she's omg how!? I said by not eating the chips lol
  • moffee01
    moffee01 Posts: 67 Member
    Yeah I totally ignore the samples. I have never or will never have a sample from there.
    ( not meaning to be snarky either) But Its a HUGE pet peeve of mine that all the people have to leave their cart in the isles blocking everyone to get a little sample. Its a crazy enough store as it is!

    But yeah 200ish calories about right depending on the day of samples :-)
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    I had the mango salsa demo today, I asked if I could have mine without the tortilla chips she looked at me oddly and I told her I was counting calories she replied "where do you need to cut any calories off? " I said i've lost almost 100lbs since new years she's omg how!? I said by not eating the chips lol

    WIN! Bet that felt good.
  • billsica
    billsica Posts: 4,741 Member
    I had the mango salsa demo today, I asked if I could have mine without the tortilla chips she looked at me oddly and I told her I was counting calories she replied "where do you need to cut any calories off? " I said i've lost almost 100lbs since new years she's omg how!? I said by not eating the chips lol

    That is awesome!
  • fatboypup
    fatboypup Posts: 1,873 Member
    I think you're all guessing way low... I think easily eat 500 calories if you do all the demos.. Today the had pulled pork, chicken fingers, jerkey, cheese and crackers, mac not cheese, yogurt, chocolate Peanut cluster, cheesecake, fruit and nut bars, mixed nuts, apple and orange juice etc it adds up even in sample sizes
  • acasey0123
    acasey0123 Posts: 640 Member
    I think you're all guessing way low... I think easily eat 500 calories if you do all the demos.. Today the had pulled pork, chicken fingers, jerkey, cheese and crackers, mac not cheese, yogurt, chocolate Peanut cluster, cheesecake, fruit and nut bars, mixed nuts, apple and orange juice etc it adds up even in sample sizes


    wow, at mine its always like a couple displays

    but if I do go and there is the two ro three displays I gage by what the product is and usually just call that my lunch
  • susanswan
    susanswan Posts: 1,194 Member
    Some days it is like a cocktail party and sometimes not, so I go for about 200 - 300 usually. My samples aren't usually that good/big. I NEVER wait for one, but if I can snag one as I go by, I'm in. I also avoid those sample people who are yelling over their samples or waving them around in the air for you. ( Retired nurse.....germs!!) At least now I see them with a clear plastic table over the top of them so they can't cough directly on them anymore! = D
  • SMarie10
    SMarie10 Posts: 956 Member
    Not really an answer to your question, and not trying to be snarky here, but walking around costco is one of those times where you should exercise strong self discipline and not even pick up those sample foods. Keep your horse blinders on, pick up the stuff you need, try to dodge through the people lining up to eat those bite sized samplers, and get the hell outta there and make a nice meal at home.
    Oh - I have to chime in. I was in Costco today, and I love to try some of the stuff they are sampling. They have so much organic and whole food it's fun to try the samples - that's how I got hooked on the Salmon Burgers. I don't log the samples unless there is chocolate involved - but I only get to costco twice a month, so don't think it's a big deal for me. If I was there 2-3 times a week, it might be different. Two words here "Free Food"
  • sue26
    sue26 Posts: 412
    I always pop a piece of gum in before I go into Costco - dont want to waste calories on stuff I may not like and dont need to eat It works for me :smile:
  • christine24t
    christine24t Posts: 6,063 Member
    I say just indulge! I do it when I go there and there's samples! just make sure you exercised that day to even it out.
  • Chunkabutt83
    Chunkabutt83 Posts: 461
    kind of glad now that we dont have a costco, it is sad though when i see peoples diarys and they have yummy sounding things from trader joes and whole foods also, we have nothing like that, i have to grocery shop at wal-mart
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