Is it bad to eat those 100 calorie snacks when you're trying to lose weight?!
Question: I have been doing so good for the past three weeks with exercising and eating right and also drinking plenty of water. But I bought a box of those 100 calorie Hostess cupcakes today. They have like 12 grams of sugar in them. There are three mini cupcakes in one pack. Are these bad to eat if I eat a pack once or twice per week?
Answers: I have been doing so good for the past three weeks with exercising and eating right and also drinking plenty of water. But I bought a box of those 100 calorie Hostess cupcakes today. They have like 12 grams of sugar in them. There are three mini cupcakes in one pack. Are these bad to eat if I eat a pack once or twice per week?
Hey, there's really no clear answer one way or the other to your question, but I can give you some pointers. When you are trying to lose weight, you must have about a 3500 calorie deficit (either from exercise or dieting) between what you take in and what you burn. So, you should aim to lower your total calories until you have about a 500 calorie deficit each day in order to lose weight safely. Now, what makes up those calories: fat, carbohydrates, or protein doesn't ostensibly matter as long as total calories goes down. By eating these 100 calorie snacks, that's good beccause there aren't a lot of calories and it can give you a quick fix. However, the bad thing about the 12 grams of sugar in them is that they will cause a quick and short-lasting spike in your blood glucose level. This will give you quick energy but will not leave you feeling full over the long term while you are dieting. Instead, eating something like whole grain cereal with more protein and fiber would make you feel full longer and give you a longer lasting source of energy. In addition, sugar has many negative physiological effects- from contributing to future insulin resistance (diabetes) and depression to accelerating the aging process. Refined sugar is essentially a poison. In addition, it is best to avoid "junk foods" while dieting because you are already cutting down your total nutritional intake so that the smaller amount of food you do eat should be very nutritionally dense (i.e. have lots of protein, fiber, essential fatty acids, etc). Sugary processed foods such as these are generally devoid of good nutrients and thus should be limited while dieting. So, yes - it sounds like a decent idea to use these snacks as a quick fix, a couple times a week, but not in excess. Good luck!
It's not that it's super bad or anything, it's better than you having something with more calories. But - the sugar is a little high, and if you could have something other than that, and just save those for the really bad cravings, then you would be better off. Good luck!
that depends entriely on what else you're eating really! 12g is quite a bit of fat for a small snack in my opinion but hey ho
If you keep it at once or twice a week- you should be ok. Don't completely deprive yourself bc then you will just decide to pig out one day!
The sugar and salt are pretty high but if you're trying to lose weight and feel you need a snack like that then at least it's a low calorie one. Personally I think its better to have something like a yoghurt, piece of chocolate or a biscuit which are all around half the calories. X
Congratulations on doing so well over the past few weeks. No, it's not terrible to eat these things but remember that they are completely empty calories which means that your body will still feel hungry when you're done eating them. They don't provide any nutrition so you're just consuming 100 calories for nothing. It's absolutely okay to eat them once in a while as a treat but I'm guessing that when you eat them, you are craving sugar. As an alternative to these junkie snacks, try some fruit like pineapple or strawberries. They are still high in sugar but at least you'll be getting the vitamins and fibre they offer rather than 100 empty calories and, you'll be fixing your sugar craving. Another great snack is extra dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa). Just a very small piece will curve your cravings for chocolate and has very few calories in it.
Again, you're on the right track by reading labels and purchasing lower calorie snacks, just make sure that you're getting the nutrition you need.