Along with
Krampus and the other ladies that haven't permanently 'given things up' I have not said I will
never have something again except regular soda (I don't see the point when there is Diet).
I do have a pretty long list of things I just don't eat regularly though;
- Packaged desserts - Most cake, pies, cookies, and the like just don't fit into my life. I will make exceptions for really delicious QUALITY things on occasion, but you won't find me scoping out the Little Debbies!
- Rice and pasta; I generally don't like rice unless it's with the rare sushi meal and pasta just isn't worth the calories to me.
- Pre-packaged frozen meals; I don't care if it's Lean Cuisine, Healthy Choice, Kashi, or some other "healthy" brand, I can generally make something tastier and with more protein/less sodium/crap in just a few moments at home.
- Granola/cold cereal; I just don't care for it enough to justify the calories for a tiny serving. I'd rather have a nice hot bowl of oatmeal, quinoa or wheat bran which is much less processed and a lot more filling.
- Gum; I used to have a HUGE gum addiction (like a 15-piece pack of sugar-free gum each day) but I haven't had a single piece in almost 8 weeks! I'm not saying I'll never have it again, but I quit cold turkey and haven't really missed it.
- Bread; MOST of the time I do not eat bread. If I keep any at home it is Sprouted Grain bread like Ezikiel that I can keep in the freezer and have as needed. I will eat the delicious bread that comes with dinner or if I'm having a Treat Meal, but generally I don't mess with it.
- Regular peanut butter; Natural nut butters with no added sugars for me, thanks.
- Fast food/dining out; yep, I don't do it save for rare occasions. I might go out for dinner 1-2 times a month and maybe a couple of lunches at Panera or Chick-fil-A if I'm traveling and need to get a decent salad. I prefer to make my own food. It saves money, I get exactly what I want, and I genuinely enjoy cooking and creating my own meals!
- Butter/Mayo/full fat salad dressings; I prefer to get my fats from nut butters, avocado, light dressings, olive oils, fish oil, light dairy, and things with more monounsaturated/polyunsaturated fats than saturated. I know the latter is not bad per say, but I still try to make the best choices.
- Fat Free dairy; Yep, you read that right! I will not eat fat free cottage cheese, greek yogurt, frozen yogurt, cheese or other dairy. What's the point?! I'll take light or regular any day. I need the fat and it tastes a million times better.
- Overly processed 'frankenfoods'; I am no purist, but I do my best to avoid things that have too many ingredients or chemicals in them. I don't care how low in calories or 'good' it is for me (diet soda included the majority of the time), I don't want that crap in my body. Again, I'll make exceptions here and there (like sugar-free pancake syrup once every few weeks and my Arctic Zero here and there) but generally the more natural something is the better.
- Lunch meats; I don't like my meat to have added ingredients. I don't buy any deli meats at all, and my chicken/beef/fish/shrimp etc. should be one ingredient... itself! Chicken does not need an ingredients list in my opinion. I will do my best when traveling but I realize that most fast food establishments' chicken/meat has a lot of additives.
