Foods that are ripoffs

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  • Hanibanani2020
    Hanibanani2020 Posts: 523 Member
    Flavoured yoghurts and granola.
  • bmeadows380
    bmeadows380 Posts: 2,981 Member
    for me, it's nuts, beans, bananas, grapes, cheese, cooking oils, or other high fat items. Fats do not satiate me well at all, so the calories for them just don't stretch far enough to make it worth my while. I also limit calories gained from drinks. I take cheese and condiments off my sandwiches and salads - I found that I can quite enjoy a grilled chicken sandwich without it, and I don't typically taste the cheese much in a salad anyway.

    Donuts aren't worth it anymore to me, either. And I agree on the ready made meals.

    I can get pretty far with 1/4 serving of peanut butter if I put it on toast, though, and prunes surprisingly hold me decently too. Pasta and rice are worth it once in a while; 1 serving of spaghetti, especially whole wheat spaghetti holds me pretty well, so is worth it to me on occasion.
  • KWlosingit
    KWlosingit Posts: 122 Member
    I switched over the fiber gourmet pasta. Half the calories of regular pasta and way more fiber!
  • Jacq_qui
    Jacq_qui Posts: 443 Member
    Cous cous, pasta. I typically have no more than 60g, I don't enjoy them enough, but I know I need some carbs!

    Ice cream. I'd rather eat a bar of cadburys.

  • Jacq_qui
    Jacq_qui Posts: 443 Member
    asthesoapturns wrote: »
    Alcohol, oil. Not saying I never use either but I generally prefer to spend my calories elsewhere.
    alcohol-free beer can be pretty low-cal. Not sure if you're in the UK but I like Brewdogs' Punk AF & Nanny State, and the budweiser 0% is alright too.
  • nooshi713
    nooshi713 Posts: 4,877 Member
    Alcohol is not worth my calories, ever.

    Some of my favorite foods are just so calorie dense for the serving that satisfies me that I can rarely eat them. Good quality ice cream, tiramisu, or pizza will set me back 600-900 calories and my daily limit is 1250-1400.
  • GreenValli
    GreenValli Posts: 1,054 Member
    For me it is pretzels. Crunchy but tastes like nothing but salt.
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,492 Member
    Any type of juice or liquid calories
  • bmeadows380
    bmeadows380 Posts: 2,981 Member
    oh, and any and all dry cereals - I quit buying boxed cereal ages ago because a single serving doesn't even come close to filling me up and I'll be starving again within an hour. I'd need probably 4 or 5 servings just to feel satisfied, so I stick to other things for breakfast. Though old fashioned rolled oats and quick grits do well in keeping me satisfied for a single serving.
  • Strudders67
    Strudders67 Posts: 991 Member
    bmeadows380 wrote: »
    oh, and any and all dry cereals - I quit buying boxed cereal ages ago because a single serving doesn't even come close to filling me up and I'll be starving again within an hour. I'd need probably 4 or 5 servings just to feel satisfied, so I stick to other things for breakfast. Though old fashioned rolled oats and quick grits do well in keeping me satisfied for a single serving.

    I have half a serving of cereal with my unsweetened soya yoghurt, a handful of pumpkin seeds & chia seeds and a large handful of berries (all weighed, of course). More filling, but the cereal definitely is not a waste then. A full serving with milk - yeah, forget that.

    Pasta is my big disappointment, but I've started doing half-and-half with courgetti so that I reduce the calories and carbs but still have some pasta on my plate.
  • asthesoapturns
    asthesoapturns Posts: 313 Member
    jacqQ2017 wrote: »
    asthesoapturns wrote: »
    Alcohol, oil. Not saying I never use either but I generally prefer to spend my calories elsewhere.
    alcohol-free beer can be pretty low-cal. Not sure if you're in the UK but I like Brewdogs' Punk AF & Nanny State, and the budweiser 0% is alright too.

    I loathe beer. I will have a rum and coke or a fruit drink occasionally but it's a couple times a month so ultimately not hard to fit in. But it I have to choose between creme brulee and a mojito? Creme brulee wins.
  • gallicinvasion
    gallicinvasion Posts: 1,015 Member
    edited June 2020
    Chips, beer, creamy dressings, milk chocolate, plain potatoes, store-bought bread, ice-cream with no mix-ins, cheese on salads or burgers, and regular mayo are usually not worth the calories.

    Calorie-dense foods that I DEFINITELY find worth the calories: peanut butter (fave food), clear liquor (for that drunk experience :D ), dark chocolate, sweet potatoes, homemade fresh bread, bacon, high-quality ice-cream with exciting flavors/mix-ins, avocado, and dark-meat chicken (chicken thighs, etc).
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