DO NOT buy those "cranberry oatmeal dunkers" from Trader Joe's. They're like biscotti and they have a white icing drizzle on them...They taste EXACTLY like those iced raisin cookies that Mother's cookies used to sell-remember those?? They are delicious, and I thought I could control myself around them b/c they're 90 cal each (which isn't great, but they're fairly large and 90 cal for a dessert/snack isn't bad). The reality is that you will eat them all day long, and continue to make cups and cups of coffee to eat them with (because they're really amazing with coffee) until you are sick from sugar and caffeine!!
What are some other products that you just CAN'T buy ever, ever again? Let's get the word out, people!
I just can't with tortilla chips. Ever. (Or really, any salt-y corn-y snack, but it most often takes the form of tortilla chips.) "I won't eat it all - I'll measure out one serving, husband will get around to eating the rest" - okay, and then I measure out the next serving. Then I grab a handful. Then it's not really worth measuring the rest. It may take 2-3 days to complete that cycle, but even slowed down, I'll still eat most of the bag myself.
It's funny to me that my trigger food would be nowhere near the top of my list for foods to indulge in, but it is. So I try not to bring it into the house. Still need to work on not eating them if at a restaurant or party (because the same thing happens - "Oh, just a few..." becomes more than a few). But those are rare occasions, and controlling what's in the house is a much bigger deal.
Come to think of it, honey-roasted peanuts got permanently banished 5+ years ago. They powered too many midterm cram sessions in college...
Last edited by Desiderata; 02-14-2013 at 01:02 PM.
Those chocolate donuts from Entainmens (sp?). The ones with the yellow inside. OMG. Put those in the fridge for an hour and they are death to me. There are so many things that I used to love snacking on and I just can't have near me anymore.
1) Trader Joe's chocolate almond butter - Once that jar is opened, I cannot prevent myself from eating it right out of the jar. The last two times I've convinced myself that I really "can" control myself around this and quickly learned that I could not, I threw out half the jar (yes, I did this twice). That was wasteful, but I knew I would keep eating it if I didn't.
2) Utz's pretzel rods - Dipped in peanut butter, these are deadly
3) pecan pie - With major self-control, I can hold out three days before the entire pie is gone.
4) Cashews - These are one trigger food that I never buy anymore. It is so easy for me to eat 1/2 lb. of these, and that would be 1600 calories right there. I'm not one who can measure out an ounce and be satisfied.
tortilla chips! They are my kryptonite. I can eat chips and salsa all day. We have a local Mexican restaurant that makes the best chips and salsa and I could eat them until I explode.
Nutella. I haven't had it in probably 8 years. I do have it in my house because my slim son likes it on English muffins every once in awhile. As long as I don't have any myself, I'm okay. One indulgence, though, and I know I'll empty the jar. Ugh.
Whatever you do, Do NOT buy...
It may take 2-3 days to complete that cycle, but even slowed down, I'll still eat most of the bag myself.
