"hidden calories" (not a diet post!)

Suze · 04-26-2007, 07:35 PM

The obvious ones:
junk food
white bread
candy etc.

but what about the food we don't normally consider fattening?
For instance i've heard that ketchup and some types of cereals contains a great amount of sugar.

i'm not intending to gain or loose weight, just curious if anyone have some examples/suggestions

kerrypop · 04-26-2007, 07:36 PM

Top ramen has a BUNCH of calories.

...I love it anyway. (Yay poor college students!

)

Suze · 04-26-2007, 07:41 PM

ok, popgirl

..what is top ramen?

i'm a college student btw

kerrypop · 04-26-2007, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by susieQ

ok, popgirl

..what is top ramen?

i'm a college student btw

WHAAAAAAT?! Wow!

Okay... hm. where to start. A photo I suppose!

So, that's what it typically looks like at the store. It costs around 13 cents per package, and is a complete meal. I usually add onions and an egg, to make it kind of egg flower soup-ey.

yum. When you cook it it looks kind of like this:

That is a photo of just noodles, no broth. I like it soupy and brothy, but taste is a matter of taste.

I can't believe you've never had ramen! I live in a college town and we actually have a "nice" ramen place.... a japanese-ey restaraunt with like 24 kinds of ramen to choose from. Do you live near Oregon? I'll take you out!

Waxwing · 04-26-2007, 07:56 PM

oh man now i want ramen.

Ketchup most definitely. I periodically cut ALL refined sugar out of my diet (i heard that sugar breaks down the collagen in your skin. leave me alone.) and it's almost impossible if you buy anything that's pre-made. Ketchup is almost all sugar, it seems. All salad dressings, anything canned, even the packaged baked tofu that I love has sugar. It's nuts.

ZainTheInsane · 04-26-2007, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Waxwing

oh man now i want ramen.

Ketchup most definitely. I periodically cut ALL refined sugar out of my diet (i heard that sugar breaks down the collagen in your skin. leave me alone.) and it's almost impossible if you buy anything that's pre-made. Ketchup is almost all sugar, it seems. All salad dressings, anything canned, even the packaged baked tofu that I love has sugar. It's nuts.

"Nuts? Have nuts? Rikiki want nuts"

TheSadeianLinguist · 04-26-2007, 08:02 PM

Ramen noodles, and their Korean counterparts with the bits of kimchi, are delicious.

And the FDA says if something is less than 5 calories, manufacturers can list it as 0. That's right; that diet soda has calories. And other bad crap. Drink 100% juice and water, kids.

Suze · 04-26-2007, 08:11 PM

LOL!!!

'im not from around her pop

..we don't have ramen her, at least not where i come from...but i know what noodles is, believe me! and pasta and macaroni and ketchup and all sorts of cheap crap

I think it would cost me more than i could afford to travel overseas though(it's a looong way). Even if i would love to taste some of that ramen.. but thanks for the offer

kerrypop · 04-26-2007, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by susieQ

LOL!!!

'im not from around her pop

..we don't have ramen her, at least not where i come from...but i know what noodles is, believe me! and pasta and macaroni and ketchup and all sorts of cheap crap

I think it would cost me more than i could afford to travel overseas though(it's a looong way). Even if i would love to taste some of that ramen.. but thanks for the offer

Well, if you're ever in the area, the offer stands... or if you want me to send you some, I think I could swing that too!

supersoup · 04-26-2007, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Waxwing

oh man now i want ramen.

Ketchup most definitely. I periodically cut ALL refined sugar out of my diet (i heard that sugar breaks down the collagen in your skin. leave me alone.) and it's almost impossible if you buy anything that's pre-made. Ketchup is almost all sugar, it seems. All salad dressings, anything canned, even the packaged baked tofu that I love has sugar. It's nuts.

you can buy baked tofu?

hmmm.

Waxwing · 04-26-2007, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by supersoup

you can buy baked tofu?

hmmm.

You can and you MUST!

There are a number of diff brands but they all seem to come in a variety of yumtastic flavors. Actually they have several at Trader Joe's. It's usually two squares in a shrink wrap pack. Slice, put on sammich, eat. Or tear open bag with teeth in the car on the way home from the store, eat.

TearInYourHand · 04-26-2007, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by supersoup

you can buy baked tofu?

hmmm.

Yes!! It is sooooo delicious! I am particularly fond of one type (can't remember the brand name) which is Thai peanut sauce flavored! You should definately give it a go!

Sandie_Zitkus · 04-27-2007, 03:48 AM

I've done that too. Only buy sea salt. Iodized salt has sugar in it. I know it's crazy!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Waxwing

oh man now i want ramen.

Ketchup most definitely. I periodically cut ALL refined sugar out of my diet (i heard that sugar breaks down the collagen in your skin. leave me alone.) and it's almost impossible if you buy anything that's pre-made. Ketchup is almost all sugar, it seems. All salad dressings, anything canned, even the packaged baked tofu that I love has sugar. It's nuts.

Dr. Feelgood · 04-28-2007, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandie_Zitkus

Iodized salt has sugar in it. I know it's crazy!!!

And like so many crazy things, it's political. Sugar is the most popular food additive in America because it's dirt cheap. It's dirt cheap because the sugar plantations are heavily subsidized by the Fed. And this is so that U.S. sugar can undersell Cuban sugar on the world market and wreck Cuba's economy. So be sure to eat catsup on everything to foil the dastardly Castro and KEEP AMERICA STRONG!

Red · 04-28-2007, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kerrypop

WHAAAAAAT?! Wow!

Okay... hm. where to start. A photo I suppose!

So, that's what it typically looks like at the store. It costs around 13 cents per package, and is a complete meal. I usually add onions and an egg, to make it kind of egg flower soup-ey.

yum. When you cook it it looks kind of like this:

That is a photo of just noodles, no broth. I like it soupy and brothy, but taste is a matter of taste.

I can't believe you've never had ramen! I live in a college town and we actually have a "nice" ramen place.... a japanese-ey restaraunt with like 24 kinds of ramen to choose from. Do you live near Oregon? I'll take you out!

See, now where I come from, those babies are called Supernoodles!

Miss Vickie · 04-28-2007, 01:29 PM

Red, we ate something called "Pot Noodles" over in England, thinking it would be like Cup O' Noodles or Top Ramen. Grossest thing EVER. Is it an acquired taste, or do people actually eat that stuff?

I'm a big fan of Top Ramen but it's just about the only food that I absolutely cannot eat since my WLS. I suppose that's a good thing -- it's horribly bad for you -- but I miss it. Not enough to tolerate the cut glass feeling it gives me in my stomach, though. Ugh.

I think a source of hidden calories for a lot of people are the sauces on things, particularly Chinese food. Even veggies are often coated with a thick, syrupy sauce. Also, salad dressing, though I think it's worth it, given how healthy raw veggies are. Oh, and cream cheese. We probably put way too much on bagels, but who cares? It tastes good!

Red · 04-28-2007, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miss Vickie

Red, we ate something called "Pot Noodles" over in England, thinking it would be like Cup O' Noodles or Top Ramen. Grossest thing EVER. Is it an acquired taste, or do people actually eat that stuff?

I'm a big fan of Top Ramen but it's just about the only food that I absolutely cannot eat since my WLS. I suppose that's a good thing -- it's horribly bad for you -- but I miss it. Not enough to tolerate the cut glass feeling it gives me in my stomach, though. Ugh.

I think a source of hidden calories for a lot of people are the sauces on things, particularly Chinese food. Even veggies are often coated with a thick, syrupy sauce. Also, salad dressing, though I think it's worth it, given how healthy raw veggies are. Oh, and cream cheese. We probably put way too much on bagels, but who cares? It tastes good!

Oooooh no, pot noodles are evil, yuck yuck yuck, so salty and shrivelled up, gah! Oddly enough though they are very popular, mainly with teenage boys and lorry drivers, but yeah, quite a favourite over here!

Green Eyed Fairy · 04-28-2007, 02:27 PM

Did you know that a SMALL pack of Arbys sauce is 50 calories and full of carbs?

Waxwing · 04-28-2007, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Green Eyed Fairy

Did you know that a SMALL pack of Arbys sauce is 50 calories and full of carbs?

I haven't eaten at Arby's since I was about 7. What's in the sauce? I forget.

Green Eyed Fairy · 04-29-2007, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Waxwing

I haven't eaten at Arby's since I was about 7. What's in the sauce? I forget.

I found a recipe so you can see

http://www.dininginthailand.com/reci...rbys-sauce.htm
http://robbiehaf.com/Recipes/A/70.htm

I'm aware of it's calories and carbs because my ex-husband was diabetic- we noticed a trend of his sugar getting too high after a roast beef so found out it's nutritional info. from a carb counting book he has

Suze · 04-29-2007, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kerrypop

Well, if you're ever in the area, the offer stands... or if you want me to send you some, I think I could swing that too!

great!

i will keep that in mind

HottiMegan · 04-30-2007, 04:09 PM

I was amazed at how much sugar is put into stuff. Basically if it's pre-prepared, you're going to have sugar. I have a conspiracy theory about sugar. Sugar depletes a hormone in your body that tells you that you've consumed enough calories and when sugar is present in a food, you eat more calories before you feel ful. So the food companies put sugar basically in everything to make you eat more

Spaghetti sauces contain a ton of sugar. you can find a few brands that have no sugar and they tend to taste the best. ( i hate sweet spaghetti sauce) Even seasoned rice vinegar has sugar.
Someone said salad dressings, you will see low fat salad dressings add more sugar to take the flavor place of fats. some salsas even have sugar in them

. I kind of think that anything that is lowered in fat has more sugar in it to make up in flavor.
When i quit having processed foods, i went through major sugar shock withdrawals. It took me a week to come down from all the sugar.

04-26-2007, 07:35 PM	#1
Suze Too Vanilla For You Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,010	"hidden calories" (not a diet post!) The obvious ones: junk food white bread candy etc. but what about the food we don't normally consider fattening? For instance i've heard that ketchup and some types of cereals contains a great amount of sugar. i'm not intending to gain or loose weight, just curious if anyone have some examples/suggestions

04-26-2007, 07:36 PM	#2
kerrypop Supafly Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 616	Top ramen has a BUNCH of calories. ...I love it anyway. (Yay poor college students! ) __________________ Stan: tell me this, if ewan mcgregor came over to our apartment right now and said "free kiss then I'm gone!", would you do it? Kerry: naww, i'd be a little freaked out... Stan: I might.

04-26-2007, 07:56 PM	#5
Waxwing Reckless Hero Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: PDX Posts: 4,708	oh man now i want ramen. Ketchup most definitely. I periodically cut ALL refined sugar out of my diet (i heard that sugar breaks down the collagen in your skin. leave me alone.) and it's almost impossible if you buy anything that's pre-made. Ketchup is almost all sugar, it seems. All salad dressings, anything canned, even the packaged baked tofu that I love has sugar. It's nuts. __________________ "Twice shy and dog tired because you've been bitten/ Everything you say now sounds like it was ghost-written"

04-26-2007, 08:02 PM	#7
TheSadeianLinguist Coin-Operated Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Planet of the Mad Robots Posts: 7,643	Ramen noodles, and their Korean counterparts with the bits of kimchi, are delicious. And the FDA says if something is less than 5 calories, manufacturers can list it as 0. That's right; that diet soda has calories. And other bad crap. Drink 100% juice and water, kids. __________________ The Queen Bee on the Outsider: She didn't have the right brand of lip gloss. SHE HAD TO BE DESTROYED.

04-26-2007, 08:11 PM	#8
Suze Too Vanilla For You Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,010	LOL!!! 'im not from around her pop..we don't have ramen her, at least not where i come from...but i know what noodles is, believe me! and pasta and macaroni and ketchup and all sorts of cheap crap I think it would cost me more than i could afford to travel overseas though(it's a looong way). Even if i would love to taste some of that ramen.. but thanks for the offer

04-26-2007, 07:41 PM	#3
Suze Too Vanilla For You Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,010	ok, popgirl ..what is top ramen? i'm a college student btw

04-28-2007, 01:29 PM	#16
Miss Vickie Executive Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,951	Red, we ate something called "Pot Noodles" over in England, thinking it would be like Cup O' Noodles or Top Ramen. Grossest thing EVER. Is it an acquired taste, or do people actually eat that stuff? I'm a big fan of Top Ramen but it's just about the only food that I absolutely cannot eat since my WLS. I suppose that's a good thing -- it's horribly bad for you -- but I miss it. Not enough to tolerate the cut glass feeling it gives me in my stomach, though. Ugh. I think a source of hidden calories for a lot of people are the sauces on things, particularly Chinese food. Even veggies are often coated with a thick, syrupy sauce. Also, salad dressing, though I think it's worth it, given how healthy raw veggies are. Oh, and cream cheese. We probably put way too much on bagels, but who cares? It tastes good!

04-28-2007, 02:27 PM	#18
Green Eyed Fairy is giggling. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In Your Head Posts: 19,275	Did you know that a SMALL pack of Arbys sauce is 50 calories and full of carbs? __________________ "The longing of my heart is a fairy portrait of myself: I want to be pretty; I want to eliminate facts and fill up the gap with charms." "See these eyes so green, I can stare for a thousand years, Colder than the moon It's been so long and I've been putting out fire with gasoline"

04-30-2007, 04:09 PM	#22
HottiMegan I'm a fat geek! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 8,589	I was amazed at how much sugar is put into stuff. Basically if it's pre-prepared, you're going to have sugar. I have a conspiracy theory about sugar. Sugar depletes a hormone in your body that tells you that you've consumed enough calories and when sugar is present in a food, you eat more calories before you feel ful. So the food companies put sugar basically in everything to make you eat more Spaghetti sauces contain a ton of sugar. you can find a few brands that have no sugar and they tend to taste the best. ( i hate sweet spaghetti sauce) Even seasoned rice vinegar has sugar. Someone said salad dressings, you will see low fat salad dressings add more sugar to take the flavor place of fats. some salsas even have sugar in them . I kind of think that anything that is lowered in fat has more sugar in it to make up in flavor. When i quit having processed foods, i went through major sugar shock withdrawals. It took me a week to come down from all the sugar. __________________ I may look lazy, but on a molecular level I'm quite busy!

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