Cheez-its

JeremiahStone
JeremiahStone Posts: 682 Member
edited October 2 in Food and Nutrition
Are they really that bad for you? Those things are my number one weakness..and my fam had to go out and get a box. :[

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  • summertime_girl
    summertime_girl Posts: 3,945 Member
    As far as junk food goes, they really aren't bad. I usually have a box in my house, and a handful (at 100 calories) curbs the salty snack cravings.
  • theaterfan23
    theaterfan23 Posts: 256 Member
    I don't think that they are as bad as some other junk foods?
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    I haven't had them at all since I joined MFP, but I would think they're not terrible for you. The worst thing would probably be the sodium...and the orange dye....
  • murf19
    murf19 Posts: 453 Member
    If it's man made, its not good but we all have to have a weekness right?
  • ohwhataday
    ohwhataday Posts: 1,398 Member
    One of my favorite weaknesses!!!!
  • Tjkramer95
    Tjkramer95 Posts: 36
    Just stay within your calorie goal and you'll be fine! Enjoying a little of the foods you love every so often will help keep you from feeling deprived and will keep you on track towards your goals.
  • lind3400
    lind3400 Posts: 557 Member
    Hey I LOVE Goldfish and I let myself snack on them cuz they gotta be better than potato chips.....
  • Amandanoralynn
    Amandanoralynn Posts: 231 Member
    They do not really have any nutritional value. But some now and then and not the whole box will not hurt you!
  • weelee87
    weelee87 Posts: 20 Member
    haha goldfish?!! i take it they're some sort of snack and you dont actually eat your pets?!! lol. x
  • slimmerme2012
    slimmerme2012 Posts: 120
    I love cheez-its also. I could sit and eat the whole box in one day lol. When I do buy them now, I just eat the serving size but I don't let myself eat them everyday.....a couple times a week!
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    Don't even have one! I cant' stop if I've had one.
  • nrvo
    nrvo Posts: 473 Member
    I can't buy them - especially the white cheddar flavor. Once I have one....I can't stop until the whole box is gone. I know Cheez-its makes a lowfat version, but they seriously taste like cardboard.

    If you have the self control to maintain portion control, eating them every once in awhile if fine. If you're like me.....ohhh don't even buy them!
  • kevin3344
    kevin3344 Posts: 702 Member
    White Cheddar are my favorite! Keep in mind, though, that 25 crackers = 150 calories and there are 13 servings per box!! I used to just sit and watch football and eat them not anymore lol. It's very easy to consume 500-600 calories at time so be careful. The other thing is, they make you thirsty so you end up consuming liquid calories that way as well.
  • summertime_girl
    summertime_girl Posts: 3,945 Member
    haha goldfish?!! i take it they're some sort of snack and you dont actually eat your pets?!! lol. x

    Lol, a snack!
    http://www.pepperidgefarm.com/productlanding.aspx?catid=722
  • jennor8or
    jennor8or Posts: 204 Member
    im eatin a "snack pack" of white cheddar now... they make the white cheddar and monterey jack in a box of "snack packs" and each baggy is 180 calories...it curbs my "salty" desire (plus i have always loved cheezits!) and actually ease any hunger i'm feeling between meals! YUMMY!
  • Andrea_Reid
    Andrea_Reid Posts: 26
    I like the reduced fat ones, they have more bite and less calories...yum
  • scrappyrox
    scrappyrox Posts: 6
    I like the reduced fat ones. They are my all time favorite crackers. But I have to put the servings in snack size baggies and take only one to work...ha. If i don't, i make them all go away in one day.
  • SquidNebula
    SquidNebula Posts: 107 Member
    I have such a weakness for cheez-its. :-/ I count each one I eat so I won't go over the serving size-- But if it were possible I would live on them.

    Cheez-its, coffee and chocolate...

    Mmmm.

    Probably not all at the same time.
  • chicadejmu
    chicadejmu Posts: 171 Member
    You could make your own: http://weelicious.com/2008/10/21/cheese-wafers/ :smile:
  • SquidNebula
    SquidNebula Posts: 107 Member
    Hmmm.. I'll look into that. (: Thanks for the link.
  • kimosabe1
    kimosabe1 Posts: 2,467 Member
    There are reduced fat cheeze it's and they taste like the regular ones....
  • Danied13
    Danied13 Posts: 117 Member
    Before giving up grains, I still ate them. A serving of the hot and spicy kind were the perfect processed indulgence.
  • rivka_m
    rivka_m Posts: 1,007 Member
    They're what I eat when I forget to pack a lunch for work and wind up eating lunch out of the vending machine. Not great but at least there's a little protein in there.
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    Oh, Cheez-Its. How I love you. They are my kryptonite. In my mind, a serving size is whatever size the box is. I must keep those evil unnaturally orange squares out of my hands. Even when overweight, I didn't eat much junk food, however, once a week I would grab a bag (2 ounce bag!) of Cheez-Its from the vending machine.
  • curvykim78
    curvykim78 Posts: 799 Member
    That was one of my favorites too. I try to count out 1 serving and put in a bowl and just put the rest of the box away. I don't keep a lot of my weakness in the house, because on the days I have no willpower, I don't want to eat a lot of crap and then be mad at myself for eating it all.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    They do not really have any nutritional value. But some now and then and not the whole box will not hurt you!

    Cheeze itz (Cheez-It)
    Serving Size: 27 crackers (about 30g) Calories: 150 Total Fat: 8g Carbs: 17g Protein: 3g


    Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/nutrition-calories/food/cheez-it/#ixzz272LCv1th

    It is becoming a pet peeve to me when people say something has *NO* nutritional value, when it fact, it does have *SOME* nutrition in it.
  • BlueJean4114
    BlueJean4114 Posts: 594 Member
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    IS AFRAID OF CHEEZITS,:laugh:


    as *I* personally can not manage portion control around stuff like that,:blushing: i am very drawn to salty, fatty foods:love: ..........oh i might *think* or plan to have one (1) handful,
    but, later, there i am, with half a box in my stomach.:indifferent:

    but for more disciplined ppl than i am, who DO have calories to spend and have already mostly met all their nutrient needs, go for it. Some ppl feel deprived if they can't indulge in their favorite snacks, and that could lead to bad attitude/going off track, maybe.

    but for *me*, eating that kind of stuff seems to set off a whole unhealthy-ish crave, :love: :love: :love: so for right now, for me, i am trying to avoid such items,
    but, i am still new and still not real strong inside yet. Maybe when i am really stronger and more disciplined, i can indulge in small amounts of heroin, er, i mean fatty salty crunchy processed foods! heee hee, that IS nutritional heroin for ME, haha!
  • tararocks
    tararocks Posts: 287 Member
    cheez-its used to be my breakfast every morning along with a diet coke...i still love them...and now i can amaze myself with how long the 3lb box has been sitting on my counter:)
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