What foods for you aren't worth the calories

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  • theblackbirdtree
    theblackbirdtree Posts: 168
    Alcohol: Does nothing for your body or your mind, IMHO.

    Cooking oil: Just steam it. So much better for you and less stress on the cooking action towards the food. I look at it like high heat + oil + food = microwave cooking. Just nukes it.

    Soda: Add some lemon to your water, drink tea, do anything but drink soda. Carbonation is really bad for your intestines and stomach.
  • kayakinggrrl
    kayakinggrrl Posts: 101 Member
    Any Starbucks or other coffee shop drinks. I'd much rather eat those calories.
  • qofdisks
    qofdisks Posts: 31 Member
    Said before..... the microwave meals. Healthy choice, lean cuisine, etc. Very conveinient for work lunch, but always high in sodium and not that appealing. Would rather eat healthy leftovers....
    Agreed. I actually think a few of them are really tasty, but they never fill me up for long. So why bother?

    I love, love, love milkshakes. I really love Chickfila's milkshakes. But somehow, since I found that they're 700+ calories each (for a small!) they don't seem that appealing to me anymore!

    A small serving of soft serve ice cream can be worked into the calorie budget.
  • Ariberri9
    Ariberri9 Posts: 206 Member
    Any "snack foods", really -- Little Debbie things, Frito Lay stuff...little pantry snacks. Totally not worth the massive amount of calories (unless I need to make up calories quickly).

    Also, sodas and other sweet drinks. Not worth it either. And specialty coffees -- Starbucks, Heine Brothers, etc. And desserts.
  • MakeItWork_75
    MakeItWork_75 Posts: 15
    Ranch dressing. Once upon a time I used ranch on everything! It has ssooo many calories that I can't eat it snymore. I feel like I lost a loved one.


    Oh, I can totally relate to this!! Bye bye..Ranch, Blue Cheese, and Thousand Island dressings. They just aren't worth it to me.
    I have stopped all fried foods (which is very hard when you live in the South!), pasta, and mayonnaise.
    I get nervous eating at a restaurant because I can't control how the food is prepared, and I don't like guessing my calories. If I am going to be serious about being healthy, I want to do it right.
  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
    You know what... This is just a once-in-a-while Sunday drive. There's nothing wrong with indulging yourself every now and then. Remember, a pound of fat is 3500 calories. It's not like you're going to gain a whole lot from this one trip.

    As long as you stick to your goals for the rest of the week/month, one heavy meal isn't going to set you back a whole lot!

    I say get what you want. :P
  • thrld
    thrld Posts: 610 Member
    Frosting (ganche not included) is not worth the calories.
    Any kind of macaroni & cheese.
    hot dogs
    Onion rings (used to love, love, love them, but now... not worth it)


    Although, it's hard to tell if my changes in eating have resulted in changes in palate, because this stuff just doesn't taste as good as it used to -- or Maybe it never tasted that good in the first place and could I have been eating it out of cravings that had nothing to do with how it tasted?
  • hswayze
    hswayze Posts: 6
    Regular sodas & full fat dairy products
  • bdubois63
    bdubois63 Posts: 87 Member
    MIlk to drink with a meal.....bread on a daily basis....sugar......I WOULD RATHER HAVE FRUIT than milk or bread, so I choose choices of that over the other! and oil or butters to cook with, instead I use a no stick pan and water.......
  • i_am_asparagus
    i_am_asparagus Posts: 336 Member
    Anything that doesn't taste good. I rarely eat out but when I do, it had better be yummy! I hate leaving the restaurant thinking that I could have made the dish at home and it would have tasted better and had less calories. :grumble:
  • swat1948
    swat1948 Posts: 302 Member
    I miss hot dogs and donuts...but the beauty of this program is as long as you keep within your calories you can eat anything you want. Otherwise I would have never lasted! I have something sweet every night and it is usually ice cream or frozen yogurt or a few cookies...I usually have around 200 calories left at the end of the day before reaching my 1240 allotment, I have modified virtually every recipe I can to cut fat and calories. Feel free to check my diary, never mind those special k cracker chips that I eat almost daily, 27 for 110 calories is worth it to me.
  • swat1948
    swat1948 Posts: 302 Member
    I love those low carb xtreme tortillas, for 71 calories I can make my own fajitas and burritos that I can actually eat without guilt.
  • ahamm002
    ahamm002 Posts: 1,690 Member
    alcohol......no nutritional value

    It's been linked to living longer! Could you say the same thing about bread?
  • nxd10
    nxd10 Posts: 4,570 Member
    French fries. I used to think I felt lousy on long trips because of the driving. I have learned it's not the driving, it's that small pack of french fries I get with my burger. Too much fat. Too much salt. Not worth it.

    Onion rings too, although I'll definitely eat one or two. I get the luscious enjoyment and don't feel that bad. More than that is too much.

    And store bought coffee drinks. I like a home-made capuccino but have learned to love my espresso black.
  • Kaylee_Loren
    Kaylee_Loren Posts: 56 Member
    Pasta/bread/rice-carbs in general are my worst enemy!
    Fried foods
    SODA-don't even see the point
    alcohol

    Pretty much anything that didn't come from the ground or from something with a face.
  • soehlerking
    soehlerking Posts: 589 Member
    pretty much anything at starbucks over 100 calories...and alcohol...most days.
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