Sport Rate these foods - for the not so nutritionally educated

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I'm curious as to what you guys think about the list of foods I'm about to give you. As of late, I have been more active in my health and often times wander in the cafeteria at work during lunch trying to find something "acceptable" to eat. Unlike breakfast & dinner which I have total control over since I'm at home, lunch might perhaps be the most difficult meal to figure out. Perhaps like me, many others look at a food and immediately know there are good and bad things about them but knowing whether it's good enough given the circumstances is where the challenge lies. For example, the first item on my list is chicken fingers, the good thing is that it's pretty much all white meat & high in protein but the downside is that it's breaded and fried.


Ratings: (number in parenthesis is max number of times it could be eaten/week, ~ = roughly)

1- Should never eat at all, not even as a cheat(0)

2- OK only as a cheat meal, otherwise you're better off skipping the meal entirely (0-1)

3- Eat if unavoidable/nothing better, would be better than not eating a meal at all (~3)

4- Good outweighs the bad but try not to eat this everyday as it will hamper your goals in the long term. (~5)

5- Healthy, can always be used as a meal anytime (not applicable)


rate my list(stuff usually in my cafeteria):

chicken fingers
beef stew
dumplings
mashed potatoes
soup(in general)
muffins
apple pies
meatloaf
buffalo wings
cold cuts(prob processed) sandwich
panini
sirloin cheeseburger
stir fry
rotisserie chicken
french fries
onion rings



Feel free to add to the list as it could help many others like me to be able to make better choices in the future. Thanks.
 
You cant rate foods on a scale of 1 to 5.

Each food has many properties and so the food should or shouldnt be eatern depending on,
Fitness goals, muscle goals, time of day, what you eat it with, fat loss goals, health, special diet requirments, sleep, how long before/after you exercise... etc...

So you can see that its impossible to rate the foods.
 
chicken fingers -- 2 (fried or baked? white meat only? if baked and white meat, a 3.5-4)
beef stew -- 2
dumplings -- 2
mashed potatoes -- 4
soup(in general) -- 3
muffins -- 3
apple pies -- 2 (desert is bad)
meatloaf -- 3
buffalo wings -- 3 (can be fatty/carby if breaded and fried)
cold cuts(prob processed) sandwich -- 3 (bread is bad)
panini -- 3
sirloin cheeseburger -- 3 (the cheese and bread make it a 3. burger alone is a 4)
stir fry -- 4
rotisserie chicken -- 4 (white meat only)
french fries -- 1 (trans fats)
onion rings -- 1 (trans fats)
 
You're going to get a variety of responses. I almost fell over when I read Malkores comment of "bread is bad". But, he is entitled to his opinion and i respect him for it. No food is 100% bad. I've managed to drop 16 1/2 pounds in a little less than a month and have included many of the foods you mentioned. However, not very often and most times in very moderate amounts. Stay away from the obvious fats at your lunch meal like fried foods, gravy, cream soups, muffins and desserts, choose a hamburger instead of a cheeseburger and skip or use light or fat free mayo. I'd say your best choices overall, in no particular order, depending on how they are made of course, are: Meatloaf (if lean), stew should be OK, soups that are not cream based, mashed potatoes depending on what all has been added to them (butter, milk?), stir fry-depending on how its fixed, choose a hamburger instead of a cheeseburger and ask them to not toast the bun (many times they will put butter on the bun and slap it on the grill to toast it...too much fat) and last but not least the rotisserie chicken. When you get into the sandwich meat, panini's etc. its tough because it all depends on the ingredients. Take as much control as you can. If they are stir frying in front of you, ask them to omit or reduce the amount of oil they use. These are all things that you can do to take more control of the environment you have to eat in. Hope this helps. If you need anything else, just ask. Thanks, Greg
 
why is beef stew a 2!!!??? my mom makes a beef stew with lean meat, carrotos, green beans celary, shrooms and spices. wats bad about that?????
 
Proteinboy said:
why is beef stew a 2!!!??? my mom makes a beef stew with lean meat, carrotos, green beans celary, shrooms and spices. wats bad about that?????
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That's fine. But in general, like in a cafeteria, those types of stews are made with a lot of fat and other added crap. Homemade is always better.
 
TKOTW said:
and has enough sodium to preserve dial-up internet.
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friggin hilarious!


yes, because the poster indicated this was cafeteria food, and not mom's home cookin, beef stew is likely from a large can, loaded with fat, sodium and ultra low grade protein.
 
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