What foods do you avoid?

I try to eat healthfully, but my weakness is cheese!! I can't stay away from the stuff. Just wondering what foods does everyone avoid when trying to eat healthy / lose weight.

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Cheese is my weakness too but I don't even try to avoid it because it is unavoidable. I use it in literally every meal.

I have eliminated almost all pre-packaged junk/snack foods. I try to avoid chocolate. I also try to use heavy cream and butter less. I avoid pizza and eating out.

It's hard to say what I don't eat or try to eliminate anymore because I focus on what I should eat and what I try to have more of. It keeps me thinking about the healthier choices and focus less on what I am missing out on.

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I try to avoid anything processed.

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I try to eat more natural/non processed foods. I 100% avoid fast food and soda!!

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Agreed with the pp that says avoiding processed food as much as possible.

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Pretzels...total trigger food for me! I don't eat thingso ther then veggies, fruits, lean meats and fat free milk basically.

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All processed foods. I follow the Paleo diet so anything processed is a no no for me.

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Processed foods question - what constitutes processed food? Are bread products processed? Pasta? I know these are probably things to avoid, but just wondering what makes something processed. Is cheese processed?
ETA: what about cereal?

I try to eat lots of veggies and lean meats myself, but cheese is hard for me to give up.

I avoid fast food, soda, and dessert type foods - cakes, ice cream, etc.

Message edited 5/11/2011 11:58:17 AM.

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soda, chips,
bakery items like muffins.

I have cut down on fast food alot & have it about 2x a month now where we used to eat it 2x a week.

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anything fried and fast food!!!!!

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Processed foods are foods that have been manufactured in some way. Meaning that they have somehow been changed from the way that they are found in nature.
Bread and Pasta are considered processed. Unless I am making the bread and pasta myself, I don't eat it.
American cheese....Kraft, Borden, are processed cheeses. I would say that a lot of or most of the cereals out there are considered processed too.

Cheese was one of the hardest things for me to give up next to cereal. Once in a blue, I'll sneak a slice of cheese but I haven't had cereal in about two months.

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well technically processed food is any food when it is not in its original form but i think what is most important to avoid and people might be referring to is processed foods that have so many chemicals or added ingredients in it. It also loses vitamin content. Companies do this because it helps the food last longer in the stores and other reasons but it is toxic to your health and adds calories. prepackaged foods or premade foods can be made at home more naturally with the raw ingredients. this is why people go organic, raw, natural, etc.

stick to real cheese (like those sold in the specialty/expensive cheese section) not cheese that is overly processed (like most that are in the refrigerated section).

Processed foods are mostly everything in the aisles of the supermarket. boxes of crackers, etc. The fruits, veggies, natural cheeses, lean meats, dairy products, things around the aisles are the non-processed healthier items. But non-processed still has chemicals. Organics don't use pesticides, insecticides and chemicals.

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Message edited 5/11/2011 12:15:46 PM.

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If I'm trying to lose weight, I avoid...

Cheese
Pork
Ground beef
Potatoes
White bread
Fast food of any kind
Soda - either avoid altogether or cut way back
Candy/Chocolate/ice cream
Alcohol
Pasta

Message edited 5/11/2011 12:21:29 PM.

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I'll eat almost anything in moderation but I completely avoid:
processed food (which for me includes low fat cheeses and margarine)
fried food (don't like it)
soda (don't like it)
HFCS
imported fruits and veggies (try to stay as local as possible)

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I try to stay away from OVERLY processed foods, as I call them.

And anything labeled fat free or low fat, and artificial sweetners. They mess with your body and are like eating pure chemicals and sugar. They also make your body crave what you are not getting - the fat and sugar.

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no cheese
no veggie oil
very little EVOO - I try to cook mainly with veggie broths and spices
no pasta
very very very little bread
no candy. no deserts. no ice cream.
i don't fry anything.

lately, if I want a treat, I will have a slice of banana bread.

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I don't eat processed foods.

Organic foods can still be processed foods.

Bread, pasta, granola & cereal are all processed foods, they can be organic or 'all natural' but they're still processed.

It's probably easier to say what I DO eat:
Grass fed beef
Organic free range chicken & turkey
uncured organic bacon
Nuts & seeds
fruit
vegetables
sweet potatoes
eggs
(i don't like fish or cheese but i would eat it f i did)