Everyday Systems

That's what's called....the fine print.

That's why in order not to go nuts weighing and measuring absolutely everything or being an idiot, I have concluded it's safer to do without most calorie dense items.

Fortunately, as a vegan (which I know you're not, but still), most of these are now off limits to me, period.

If I really want something, I have to make it myself, and I'm the world's worst cook, so I end up throwing it out.

This solves the sweets problem, and I only have to worry about things like my husband the chef's homemade rye bread, which, surprise, surprise, is 7 ounces for two slices, or roughly 469 calories (source: www.calorieking.com), and I have to cut the stupid thing in half to stay within my limit. Or one cup or less of French fries...

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Holy crap!!!!!!!!! No more restaurant desserts for me! I find that for most of them, I don't even really enjoy them anyway, but HOLY CRAP!
I will have trouble though staying away from East Side Marios "Peanut Butter Stack" dessert. It is one I truly enjoy. Maybe I could cut it into 3? I'm gonna see if I can find the nutritional info on it.


Thanks for that info BrightAngel.

I think sharing these desserts is the way to go. Most of the time I'm too full from my main meal to finish a dessert on my own anyway.

babyprrr wrote:I think sharing these desserts is the way to go.

I agree with that, however, do you think you could get 4 people to share one desert?

New York Cheesecake w/ Caramel Fudge Sauce….. 1 serving…. 1610 calories

If you can find 4 willing people, each would have a little over 400 calories apiece....
which, incidentally, is the same as two plain glazed raised Krispy Kreme donuts.
Of course, if you could find 8 people willing to share the same desert,
you'd only have 200 calories...the same as one plain glazed raised Krispy Kreme donut.

I suppose then that it is fortunate for me that I no longer ENJOY restaurant desserts. MOST OF THEM ARE FROZEN ... thus they are not fresh!

And of course .. they ARE HUGE!!!!!!!!

We have a local donut shop that makes fresh donuts every morning, the REALLY lovely thing about them is that they are not TOO SWEET. Think Krispy Kreme .... BLEYCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

anyway, FOR ME ... the loss of desire of restaurant desserts has happened over time ...my palate has changed. We used to LOVE to go to EXTRAORDINARY DESSERTS a pretty wicked dessert restaurant ... the last few times we went it went from bad to worse. It did not change, the crowd did not change, but our palattes had.

I tried ANOTHER dessert restaurant when we first started NO S, the desserts were just sickeningly sweet again, we couldn't finish our relatively small portions and both felt sick.

I really beleive that if you gradually allow yourself fresh wholesome foods and follow NO S your palate and desires for food will change. PERSONALLY I am useless at denying myself a food if I want it ... thus the key has been the altering of my DESIRES ...

lets face it I WANT WHAT I WANT and they only thing that has worked for me in the long run is just NOT WANTING IT!

Blueskighs

blueskighs wrote:I suppose then that it is fortunate for me that I no longer ENJOY restaurant desserts. MOST OF THEM ARE FROZEN ... thus they are not fresh!

And of course .. they ARE HUGE!!!!!!!!

We have a local donut shop that makes fresh donuts every morning, the REALLY lovely thing about them is that they are not TOO SWEET. Think Krispy Kreme .... BLEYCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

anyway, FOR ME ... the loss of desire of restaurant desserts has happened over time ...my palate has changed. We used to LOVE to go to EXTRAORDINARY DESSERTS a pretty wicked dessert restaurant ... the last few times we went it went from bad to worse. It did not change, the crowd did not change, but our palattes had.

I tried ANOTHER dessert restaurant when we first started NO S, the desserts were just sickeningly sweet again, we couldn't finish our relatively small portions and both felt sick.

I really beleive that if you gradually allow yourself fresh wholesome foods and follow NO S your palate and desires for food will change. PERSONALLY I am useless at denying myself a food if I want it ... thus the key has been the altering of my DESIRES ...

lets face it I WANT WHAT I WANT and they only thing that has worked for me in the long run is just NOT WANTING IT!

Blueskighs

Yes yes YES!.
That's how we feel, too, we find restaurant food too salty, too greasy, to fake, too sweet, too big.
And if you've studied Culinary Arts or worked in a commercial kitchen, you can't forget some of the stuff that goes on normally in some kitchens.
Especially unforgettable was the lesson in which we learned that most of those "creams" you find in commercial sweets, cannolis, eclairs, on top of cakes... is simply commercial grade Crisco whipped with sugar, flavorings and colorants.
Think of it: mouthfuls of Crisco going down your throat.
A couple of months ago, we went to a seafood restaurant that has very good food and very good ratings, that day, because they got my order wrong, they gave me a free slice of lemon-white chocolate cake and after i ate about half of it, I realized that the half and inch frosting all around it was, indeed, Crisco with sugar and lemon extract.
Yeah, no more restaurant desserts for me!.

Mavilu wrote:
And if you've studied Culinary Arts or worked in a commercial kitchen, you can't forget some of the stuff that goes on normally in some kitchens.
Especially unforgettable was the lesson in which we learned that most of those "creams" you find in commercial sweets, cannolis, eclairs, on top of cakes... is simply commercial grade Crisco whipped with sugar, flavorings and colorants.
Think of it: mouthfuls of Crisco going down your throat.

Oh, sure, Mavilu, spoil it for the rest of us!!

Seriously, though, thanks for sharing this information with us, both Mavilu and Bright Angel. 1600 calories for one dessert???!!! OMG, no wonder this country is getting more obese every year!

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JillyBean wrote:
Oh, sure, Mavilu, spoil it for the rest of us!!

Seriously, though, thanks for sharing this information with us, both Mavilu and Bright Angel. 1600 calories for one dessert???!!! OMG, no wonder this country is getting more obese every year!

Whoopsie, hehe!.
When the teacher told us that, he said that the look of total shock on his students faces gave him hope that one day people would learn to eat better and be more choosy, so, I've decided to be his "disciple" and tell that around and make people go "eeew!'.
Mission accomplished!.

OMG that is just crazey! I had no idea restaraunt desserts had so many calories!

Luckily, I never order dessert when I go out to eat b/c I'm usually too full. Even before no s.

Thanks so much for sharing!