I don't do ANYTHING low fat. I eat regular cheese/yoghurt/milk (all dairy products.) I do eat only boneless skinless chicken breasts/lean ground beef/salmon and tuna as my meats. But everything that comes in a packaged "low fat" version I avoid. (salad dressings, sour cream, crackers etc.)
I'm eating around 30% fat (according to fitday) and I feel good and full. I truly believe that eating good healthy fats is very important and I don't plan to give them up (just eat them in moderation.) It's more of a traditional diet that I follow (soaking grains, lots of fruits/veggies etc.)
I am not that restrictive. There are some low-fat things that I actually prefer to the high fat versions for texture and flavor reasons.
But for the most part, I agree with you. I can't eat low fat cottage cheese or sour cream. I don't like low fat cheese at all. I use regular olive oil. I eat butter, rather than butter substitute. ETc.
What I do eat low fat:
2% Fage yogurt (it's just yummy and I don't see the need for the full fat version)
2% milk (I don't like the texture of milk anyway, so the 2% version is a little more palatable for me)
Low Fat Asian Sesame salad dressing (the full fat version feels greasy in my mouth and I love the flavor of the low fat version)
Hm. I think that's it. Everything else is the "regular" version.
I usually go for the full fat version of things also, but in moderation. The fat free versions are usually loaded with sugar or HFCS which are both triggers of mine.
Have to say I just eat what I want. Might not be a good idea but what I figure is that I am exercising and watching my portions and I am losing weight so I am ok. I used to do WW and I use alot of their recipes but I am too busy to count points and to lazy too. I do often choose things that are lower calorie and I have found lots of things I like just as well. One example is that I had always drank whole milk and it took me at least a month to get used to 2%. I recently got brave enough to go to skim milk for cooking and cereal, not much difference. I think as long as it works for you go with it. My plan is that when I hit a wall I will go from walking to jogging and start letting go of my fattier foods.
I eat low fat/fat free dairy and try to stick to salad dressings that have less than 10 grams of fat per serving. Otherwise, I would prefer to eat the real stuff.
I honestly don't miss the other stuff. Like with milk ~ I enjoy skim. If I attempt to drink anything other than that, I feel sick. And I always ate the lighter yogurts. Most fat free foods taste the same to me, but of course some don't, but really aren't too bad.
I don't do ANYTHING low fat. I eat regular cheese/yoghurt/milk (all dairy products.) I do eat only boneless skinless chicken breasts/lean ground beef/salmon and tuna as my meats. But everything that comes in a packaged "low fat" version I avoid. (salad dressings, sour cream, crackers etc.)
I'm eating around 30% fat (according to fitday) and I feel good and full. I truly believe that eating good healthy fats is very important and I don't plan to give them up (just eat them in moderation.) It's more of a traditional diet that I follow (soaking grains, lots of fruits/veggies etc.)
Anyone else?
Pretty much :-) Not that I'm perfect about it. I guess I do have low fat Greek yogurt (2%), but that's the only thing I can think of. I don't drink milk, just the yogurt. When cooking, I reduce fat where it works, but it's still pretty generous. I love my nuts and seeds and avocado in my recipes. I don't do the lean meats because I'm vegetarian.
I don't like low fat stuff.
The only fat free dairy I have is 0% Fage yogurt. Just because that is the kind they sell in the large tubs, so it is less expensive to purchase than several of the smaller 2% ones (and it is pricey enough already, thankyouverymuch).
I used to drink 1% milk, but have bumped that back up to 2%. I never ate FF cheese or sour cream - tried them and hated them. I would rather have a bit less of the 'real' stuff
A lot of FF dairy has other stuff in it to make up for the lack of fat, like thickeners, gelatins and the like.
I think 30% fat is fine in the diet, and probably higher.
It totally depends on the food as to whether I go low fat or not. For example I prefer the taste of low fat peanut butter over regulary peanut butter, but I never go low fat with cottage cheese (I like the large curd kind). It's the fat free stuff that I tend to like the least (like FF cream cheese - yuck!)
Like many posters, it would seem, the only reduced fat product I eat is greek yogurt. But since I tend to stick to whole foods that are pretty low on the food chain, it's not a decision I encounter too often. Most of my dietary fat comes from nuts, legumes, sardines, avocados, and dark chocolate, and it's not like there is a viable low fat option for any of those.
I eat low-fat or light versions, but for the most part I avoid fat-free. It seems the light varities tend to be pretty similar to the original product, but once you start getting into the no-fat versions it's not so good.
It depends on the food for me. :/ I generally prefer low fat dairy products (low fat yogurt, skim milk, etc.) to the full fat versions with the exception of cheese. I prefer boneless, skinless chicken and turkey breast to fattier meats...
Now when I allow myself dessert, that's a whole different story. I'd rather eat a small portion of full fat chocolate, ice cream, etc. than a large portion of that tasteless "diet" crud. *shrugs*
I used to not do low fat. Without even trying them, I told myself that low fat and fat free products were inedible and I refused to consider them. I also used the excuse that they just have added sugar (which is true for some low fat or fat free products, but not for all of them). That diet is partly how I got to my high weight of 150 lbs.
Then I started restricting my calories to 1200 per day. On that small a calorie level, eating fat, which has more than double the calories per gram of carbs and protein, is a problem. I simply couldn't fit a lot of fat into my diet--the portions I had to limit myself to were too small and I couldn't feel full on them.
So I started trying low fat and fat free products and, it turns out, I like most of them. If it comes in a low fat or fat free version, that's the version I eat. That includes fat free Greek yogurt, fat free cottage cheese, reduced fat or low fat cheese (and even fat free cheese on occasion), fat free cream cheese, fat free chicken broth, fat free mayo, fat free or low fat salad dressing, light butter, 95% lean ground beef, 99% lean ground turkey, 98% fat free turkey sausage and deli meats, fat free or reduced fat bread, reduce fat cereal, even peanut butter that is lower in fat (it's actually a blend of different nuts and seeds). Rarely, if ever, do I miss the fat and these products are key to me being able to eat enough food and stay within my calorie level.
I prefer the low or no fat cottage cheese and yogurt. I don't drink milk, so that's not an issue. If I eat cheese other than cottage cheese, it's a splurge so I eat the real GOOD cheeses. Other than that, I eat fruit, vegetables, lean protein and healthy fats. I do use a "Lighten-Up" salad dressing. I rarely eat anything with HFCS added- one of my hard an fast rules for the last 7 years.
My real weakness is organic peanut butter. The low fat variety holds no interest for me, so that also is a splurge food.
Does anyone else think this about food?
