Foods that have empty calories

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  • JaneAusten
    JaneAusten Posts: 50 Member
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    Beer. I wish it had some nutritional benefit so it could be a little justifiable.:drinker:

    I thought beer had vitamin B:laugh: ! My contribution: doughnuts and creampuffs!
  • pkgirrl
    pkgirrl Posts: 587
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    maple syrup and butter :(

    but my waffles look oh so lonely without them..
  • isadoraworkman
    isadoraworkman Posts: 205 Member
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    ...7 chips...anyone here been able to stop at 7 chips?...I am coming clean...the whole bag or nothing at all. I am choosing nothing at all option at the moment :laugh:
    ...I cannot eat something like chips in moderation...
  • courtney_love2001
    courtney_love2001 Posts: 1,468 Member
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    I got these new chips the other day: Lay's light chips 1/2 the cals made with Olestra. You can eat 20 chips for only 75 cals. That is a lot of chips!! I :heart: them. Definitely trying to cut down on the number of times I eat chips...I used to eat a whole bag of chips in just a few days. Hopefully this bag will last 2 weeks. :happy:
  • drew4au16
    drew4au16 Posts: 6
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    Cheez its and wheat thins are what I have to go a whole box or none at all on. I go nothing at all as well like some of you guys do with chips and pretzels. And I agree that 100 calorie packs are garbage too. They make me sooooooooooo hungry!
  • Alafia22
    Alafia22 Posts: 112
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    Rice Krispie Treats..... virtually void of nutrition.

    oh and Frozen Ice pops.... luckily they are only 20 cals, lol
  • Georg
    Georg Posts: 1,728 Member
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    how 'bout bday cake when it isn't even your bday?

    :laugh:
    Do you mean it's not so empty if it IS my birthday?!
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  • fitgal411
    fitgal411 Posts: 668
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    how 'bout bday cake when it isn't even your bday?

    :laugh:
    Do you mean it's not so empty if it IS my birthday?!
    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    For me that's true!:laugh:
  • AwMyLoLo
    AwMyLoLo Posts: 1,571 Member
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    of all things, Alcohol is the emptiest of calories by far. It isn't even metabolized, so it doesn't even burn calories being converted. Add to that the fact that it's a depressant and slows down the metabolism, and you have a worst case scenario (not to mention all the other bad stuff that happens if you drink to excess regularly).

    You keep making it easier for me to cut back! :wink:
  • 1Corinthians13
    1Corinthians13 Posts: 5,296 Member
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    Beer. I wish it had some nutritional benefit so it could be a little justifiable.:drinker:

    I think "mental health benefits" are important, don't you??:laugh: Besides beer is made from "whole grains" ( barley, wheat (in some cases) etc., so isn't that a little "healthy?":wink:

    Close enough for me. I live in the part of the country that has more microbreweries than anywhere else in the USA, so I have to do my part to support the local economy, and thanks to Widmer Hefeweizen, I can !!:drinker: :drinker:

    Love the justification! I'll take it - though I'm not particularly a beer person. I prefer wine.
  • fitgal411
    fitgal411 Posts: 668
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    100 calorie ice cream bars (or any type of ice cream bar that says it's "low fat" or "low-calorie"):grumble:

    Not all of them, but certain brands.
  • bethrs
    bethrs Posts: 664 Member
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    Isn't the beer has whole grains argument the same logic that Bill Cosby's kids used to get him to serve them Chocolate Cake for Breakfast? :laugh:

    "Dad is great, give us the chocolate cake."
  • fitgal411
    fitgal411 Posts: 668
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    Isn't the beer has whole grains argument the same logic that Bill Cosby's kids used to get him to serve them Chocolate Cake for Breakfast? :laugh:

    "Dad is great, give us the chocolate cake."

    :laugh:
  • iRun4wine
    iRun4wine Posts: 5,126
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    I got these new chips the other day: Lay's light chips 1/2 the cals made with Olestra. You can eat 20 chips for only 75 cals. That is a lot of chips!! I :heart: them. Definitely trying to cut down on the number of times I eat chips...I used to eat a whole bag of chips in just a few days. Hopefully this bag will last 2 weeks. :happy:

    Be careful eating too many of those chips with Olestra... olestra effects people differently but there have been a TON of studies done about how bad it is for you, and it actually makes people go to the bathroom a lot:noway: , and perhaps in a little different *style* than normal:sick: ... if ya get my drift (how's that for putting it tastefully!?):laugh: Just a word of advice, but you may want to do a google search for Olestra before you decide if you want to make them a part of your diet. I love them, but I refuse to eat them. Not trying to burst your bubble, just wanted to let you know! :flowerforyou:
  • fitgal411
    fitgal411 Posts: 668
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    I got these new chips the other day: Lay's light chips 1/2 the cals made with Olestra. You can eat 20 chips for only 75 cals. That is a lot of chips!! I :heart: them. Definitely trying to cut down on the number of times I eat chips...I used to eat a whole bag of chips in just a few days. Hopefully this bag will last 2 weeks. :happy:

    Be careful eating too many of those chips with Olestra... olestra effects people differently but there have been a TON of studies done about how bad it is for you, and it actually makes people go to the bathroom a lot:noway: , and perhaps in a little different *style* than normal:sick: ... if ya get my drift (how's that for putting it tastefully!?):laugh: Just a word of advice, but you may want to do a google search for Olestra before you decide if you want to make them a part of your diet. I love them, but I refuse to eat them. Not trying to burst your bubble, just wanted to let you know! :flowerforyou:

    Never heard of them. Olestra? I heard that "Utz" are really bad for you. SunChips are a better kind. Annnd they taste good. My favorite is Stacy's Pita Chips.
  • foxyforce
    foxyforce Posts: 3,078 Member
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    i love pretzels, they are so low cal, but so high in sodium...:grumble:
  • isadoraworkman
    isadoraworkman Posts: 205 Member
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    We can't get those chips in Canada anyway..just the baked ones...I think Olestra hasn't been approved here.
    A.
    (back to not having them at all...*sigh*):sad:
    I got these new chips the other day: Lay's light chips 1/2 the cals made with Olestra. You can eat 20 chips for only 75 cals. That is a lot of chips!! I :heart: them. Definitely trying to cut down on the number of times I eat chips...I used to eat a whole bag of chips in just a few days. Hopefully this bag will last 2 weeks. :happy:

    Be careful eating too many of those chips with Olestra... olestra effects people differently but there have been a TON of studies done about how bad it is for you, and it actually makes people go to the bathroom a lot:noway: , and perhaps in a little different *style* than normal:sick: ... if ya get my drift (how's that for putting it tastefully!?):laugh: Just a word of advice, but you may want to do a google search for Olestra before you decide if you want to make them a part of your diet. I love them, but I refuse to eat them. Not trying to burst your bubble, just wanted to let you know! :flowerforyou:
  • fitgal411
    fitgal411 Posts: 668
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    i love pretzels, they are so low cal, but so high in sodium...:grumble:

    I could eat about 10 servings of pretzels and STILL not be full! That's what makes them so low-cal!:noway:
  • JoyousMaximus
    JoyousMaximus Posts: 9,285 Member
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    For me, it's Terra Chips. They are amazing and they're supposed to have more nutrients than potato chips but I stopped buying them a while ago because I realized the WHOLE bag was gone the day I bought them :sick: and the fat content completely out ways any nutrients. :tongue:
  • kpnuts23
    kpnuts23 Posts: 960 Member
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    The 4 Koperbergs, 3 Double Vodka n Diet cokes n 2 sambuca shots i had on the weekend... lol and the bottle of rose wine... ha ha... Bad weekend for Alcohol! Ooops! :laugh:

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