Parrothead Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 My comment about the Twinkies and TV dinners got me thinking about how much junk food I actually have in the house. Then I wondered how much other people have. I've got a bag of potato chips sitting beside me, and there is some pre-made pudding cups in the 'fridge. I think there is some processed applesauce also. We have pancake and sausage on a stick and dh's favorite corndogs. There are probably some other things in the freezer, and I know there are a couple cans of Mt. Dew in the fridge. I swore off it, but I want the caffeine while I'm battling this cold. What kind of junk do you have? Or are you able to be totally junk food free? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmacnchs Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 NONE! It's all in my belly! :D:001_smile::glare::001_huh: Seriously, if I buy it, I eat it (ALL of it) so I don't (can't) buy it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smrtmama Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Sun Chips, Welch's fruit snacks, and an enormous thing of Jelly Bellies hidden in my closet. Shhh.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Soda and M&Ms. My kids don't drink the soda, I do. I'm a bad, bad girl in that way. My kid have only ahd a twinkie once, ever. We don't really do that type of stuff at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I must admit, since I've been sick for about the past six weeks (first a cold, then a sinus infection, now horrible allergies), there is more convenience food around then there should be. Let's see... Fiber One bars baked tortilla chips root beer cereal bars biscotti oatmeal chocolate chip cookies a few frozen Lean Cuisine meals frozen chicken nuggets and fries Most of this is "natural", but still processed food and not the most nutritious. (Could be worse, though.) Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom3tn Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I try not to buy too much of it because I'll eat it - and I really don't need to be eating it... :glare: We do have some potato chips, Cheez-Its, mini corn dogs, and ice cream for the kids; but I don't really eat that stuff. My problem is with cookies and chocolate, so I don't buy those. Oh, and donuts... have to stay away from those, too...:drool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSNative Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Coke, Dr. Pepper, yum. For me, not the kids. Always try to give it up but no diet coke makes me a very mad girl.:) Beef jerky, light popcorn, string cheese, 2 boxes of thin mints (do you hear them calling to me), really old box of sugar free jello, hot chocolate mix, nutella, flavored sparkling water, powerbars, powerade. Um, does wine count as junk food? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellifera Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 tortilla chips soda raviolis in a can mac n' cheese fried wasabi peas That's all I remember at the moment. I don't want to go looking. I might find more (and eat it).;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Robyn Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 hot chocolate packets sugar cereal We don't have a lot of food, good OR bad, in the house right now. I guess I should go shopping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted March 3, 2010 Author Share Posted March 3, 2010 . Um, does wine count as junk food? Nope, alcohol is not a junk food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 (edited) I was thinking Katy had the right idea. We're bad about eating junk <sigh> Of course, we eat EXTRA good also. Sooooooooooooo.... So junk currently in the pantry/fridge: I think there is microwave popcorn. (ETA: I looked, there is one left which means we ate however many were in the box) We have hamburger helper <gasp> Nature's Own bread Coconut Pecan icing Crystal Light Jelly BBQ sauce Edited March 3, 2010 by 2J5M9K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Right now, we have Ice cream and girl scout cookies. Occasionally, we have chips. I have fixins to make dips for chips or veggies. The pop is in the garage (I don't allow pop in the house:).) Dh has his stash of Diet Pepsi (in lieu of coffee) and we have a small stash of root beer for the occasional treat for the kids. I have to say that they biggest "junk food" is cereal. Most people would not consider Nature's Path Hemp Granola to be junk food. We only buy whole grain, high fiber, relatively low sugar cereals. However, in our house, they are like Lay's Potato Chips - no one can have just one bowl. When my kids (and me) are eating too much, dh buys what he calls "curb your enthusiasm O's", which are Trader Joe's unsweetened O's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Not a darn thing at the moment, sadly. Maybe I'll ask dh to buy me some chocolate... Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted March 3, 2010 Author Share Posted March 3, 2010 Not a darn thing at the moment, sadly. Maybe I'll ask dh to buy me some chocolate... Rosie Chocolate is like wine. It could never be junk food. Wine may not be essential for survival, but chocolate is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Homemade vanilla frosting that we're just sort of picking our way through (I doubled a recipe and then didn't use the second half) A gigantic bag of chocolate chips, especially delightful when combined with the frosting! A big container of leftover, B-list candy (all the good stuff has been eaten, this stuff is just kept around so no one can complain that we don't have any candy) Marino's Italian ices I think that actually might be it! Since my mom hasn't been coming, the junk food quotient has gone waaaay down. Desserts lately have consisted of the occasional Italian ice, one piece of candy, or a "chippy spoon" (a baby spoon with frosting or peanut butter on it and 3 or 4 chocolate chips stuck on it), and fruit after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Nope, alcohol is not a junk food. PHew!!!! I was worried about that one. I'm in the if-I-buy-it-I'll-eat-it camp. So, we rarely have junk food in the house - or processed food, really. Right now, I have: pretzels (they're organic - but they're white flour and processed) ice cream (but, it's been in my basement freezer since Christmas, so does that really count?) Ramen noodles (I went shopping hungry!!) Onion soup mix (again, I've had this since Christmas) Potstickers from Trader Joes (remember I went shopping hungry last week!) That's it. No wonder I've been craving junk food lately!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 (edited) Currently we have regular ice cream (not the $8 gallon kind), Kettle chips, and Annie's Mac & Cheese (borderline). We also have all the ingredients -sugar, butter, chocolate chips etc -to make cookies. ETA: If Dirty Ethyl is calling the Peace Hemp cereal, and 365 Peanut Butter Crunch cereal from Whole Foods junk, I need to add that. We have both those cereals in our cabinet. I am not opposed to sugar at all. I am only opposed to little kids and experimental/chemical foods and growing brains. If we didn't have such big problems with autism, learning disabilities, ADHD, Bi-polar , diabetes etc in little kids in this country, I would have no food toxin concerns at all. A few Twinkies (I prefer Little Debbie, never was a golden cream filled center fan lol) here and there are fine, imo. It's the daily diet of bio-engineered foods that are frightening to me. PS I am wishing a had a Diet Coke right now. Edited March 3, 2010 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 (edited) A bag of Tostitos, Diet Coke, Gatorade, Cadbury Mini Eggs, Salt & Vinegar potato chips... ETA: I just read that chocolate doesn't count. :) ETETA: I just remembered that I also have Newman O's and Nutella... I should go look and see what we have...this thread is making me hungry :) Edited March 3, 2010 by BikeBookBread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Hubby brought home Newman O's last night so I have some of those. Bag of potato chips from Trader Joes (Unopened. We save for homeschool park day to share) Diet Caffeine Free Dr. Pepper (Yeah, I know. What's the point). Organic homemade trail mix for the kids Trader Joe's dark chocolate squares. That's it. Not too bad. I'm the same though. If it is in the house, I'll eat it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted March 3, 2010 Author Share Posted March 3, 2010 ETA: If Dirty Ethyl is calling the Peace Hemp cereal, and 365 Peanut Butter Crunch cereal from Whole Foods junk, I need to add that. Now, I'm wondering what is quick to have in the morning. Diet Caffeine Free Dr. Pepper (Yeah, I know. What's the point). . :lol: I had the same thought. Some of the things being listed I wouldn't consider junk food. It is fun to see what happens in different families sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 (edited) Now, I'm wondering what is quick to have in the morning. :lol: I had the same thought. Some of the things being listed I wouldn't consider junk food. It is fun to see what happens in different families sometimes. My kids are total PITAs about breakfast. They hardly ever eat cereal. They eat leftovers from dinner or burritos or things like Amy's Broccoli Cheese pies if there are no leftovers. They like eggs, and we have lots of them, but the schooler esp doesn't have the time to make eggs. Sometimes his Dad will. I don't get up at 6 to cook. ;) The hemp cereal is dh's and the Peanut Butter Crunch is for the youngest. She puts them in containers with nuts and other things-- trail mix ingredients. lol Edited March 3, 2010 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Oops, now I have to add chocolate-covered strawberries and bananas to the list! :drool: Oh, and I found white bread hidden in the freezer for quick french toast (to ward off begging for trips to IHOP). Does that count as junk? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Right now the junk food consists of: Blue corn tortilla chips Nutella mac and cheese crystal light I've got a box of thin mints coming my way tomorrow. I think that is it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 We have soda, chips and Nutella. I refuse to believe Nutella is junk food though. :D Oh, and we have frozen pizzas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 My dd made homemade peanut butter caramel today, but that is not junk food. Hubby is our junk food offender - there is Dr. P, potato chips, twizzlers, m&m's, ramen and cheetos for him right now. I think the kids have some jello cups and some spagetti o's. Beef Jerky (the real stuff) isn't junk food btw. disgusting, yes, but junk no. My migraine diet eliminates my ability to have junk - so my bad things are some terrific dark chocolate that I dip in peanut butter. yum. I don't snack or do convience other than pb&j on whole wheat or spelt. Hummus on a spelt tortilla isn't a junk food is it? :( I miss junk food. I really like junk food. When I was expecting ds, I ate doritos and yoohoos almost daily. yum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneGabe Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 We have some chips in the pantry. I think there may be some candy in there, as well. My husband buys frozen pizzas anytime they're on sale. I think that's about it. We eat pretty healthy but I'm not opposed to a bit of garbage now and then :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Diet Mountain Dew, Danimals and Gogurts (thought the Gogurts claim to be free of something or other ;)), a pint of ice cream and 6 boxes of Girl Scout cookies! Oh, and Banquet turkey pot pies, but those are only for dh. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in CA Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Hershey's syrup one bag of bbq potato chips (for dh) boxes of instant jello in the pantry boxed mac & cheese (that no one eats anyway, so??) ramen noodles Most of the *no-no* foods in the house right now aren't really junk like Twinkies, but not healthy either: New York cheesecake Flourless Chocolate Cake Key Lime parfait Raspberry cake dessert-white cake, drenched with raspberry sauce, topped with homemade whipped cream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Aside from the canned Frankenmeals we've got in our emergency kit :D, we've got: Annie's Organic Cheddar Bunnies Duncan Hines Brownie mix for those last minute "I need something to bring to ____ " times Ghiradelli Hot Cocoa mix Niman Ranch Hot Dogs Morningstar Farms Veggie Burgers Mike's Hard Lemonade Light Kraft Honey BBQ sauce left over from when my FIL turned up his nose at the Trader Joe's stuff lots of soda in our garage for when guests come Something I wouldn't normally have on hand but do at the moment is several packages of Dots gum drops. These are left over from when we built the allotropes of carbon as an activity in Ellen McHenry's Carbon Chemistry. How's that for a good excuse for having junk in my house? :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Katia Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Red Baron Frozen Pizza.....we are eating them right now for supper. :D A lot of things people are listing here are not what I would consider "junk food". Chips; yes, but Nutella; no. I think we have a box of chocolate covered cherries, tortilla chips, Ritz crackers, and chocolate chips. I don't think our peanut butter is junk.....and we have a lot of convenience foods that I keep around for when my dad stays with us and frozen dinners, but we don't eat it, LOL; he does! I guess I just make a real distinction between "junk" food and "convenience" foods. To me, junk food is something you snack on and convenience food is stuff you fix for a meal; not necessarily a healthy meal by any stretch of the imagination, but a meal none the less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Breyers Vanilla Ice Cream (which will be gone shortly because we are having it for dessert :)) organic blue chips Full Circle cereal bars Lay's Natural Cheetos Back to Nature Classic Rounds and Crispy Wheats I think that's it because I ate all the almond Kisses yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 I've got to run out and get my Oreos.... I don't have enough!! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 I have an old bag of chips from the super bowl that should be chucked and once in a while we buy cheeze its. I make cookies, cakes and tea breads occasionally. Lately we've been having ice cream sodas on the weekends after dinner but our family is so big we use a whole gallon of ice cream for one go round and now there's none in the freezer. Tortillas for when I make quesadillas. Ramen noodles, cereal (yes, to me that's junk food:D). Jello. I'm mentally going through cabinets here...I think that's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujsky Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Ice cream, chips, candy -- probably lots of other things :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyWImom Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Okay, most of you people are waaaay too good. What you consider junk food, to me is healthy! The dc rarely get junk food. I eat mine in secret (although I'm starting WW, so most has been tossed), but dh will eat chips in front of them, and they might get 3 or 4. Okay, here's what we have: 100 cal snacks: choc covered pretzels, sweet and salty mix, and oreo sticks. Sun Chips All natural tortilla chips Chicken egg rolls Raspberry Toaster Pastries (hidden) That's what I can think of off the top of my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Well, we have some organic sodas and chips. There are some frozen pizzas and pizza rolls. That's probably about it for foods I'd class as "junk"..... Oh no, I forgot! Someone brought a junk box of cereal into the house over the weekend. I think it's Cocoa Puffs or something like that..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 pudding cups - since it is one of the few foods SillyAutismBoy will eat. Also generic pretzels. Angel food cake which I made from a mix. Would my jelly jar of wine count? ;) Oh, and a case of Diet Rite soda (with Splenda) - SillyAutismBoy gets ONE can each afternoon. No one else is allowed to touch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 well I have teen boys, so whatever sweet or salty thing get purchased they devour within 24 hours, so I stopped buying, I tell them they need to control their impulses, so when we want sweets, I usually just make something homemade. The only sweets we have tonight is a homemade yellow cake with peanut butter icing. It was made at 3:00 pm it is now 8:00 and the thing is half gone:glare: I do have a couple of frozen pizza they haven't found yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptwoman Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Icecream Jelly Snakes Cadbury Mini Creme Eggs (I'm grumpy because I thought it was a packet of full sized creme eggs, they are the highlight of the easter season for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Cream soda and vanilla ice cream. The guys had Soda Floats for dessert last week (though we ALWAYS have vanilla ice cream--my husband eats a bowl Every Night) Girl Scout cookies (two boxes--flavors I don't care for. That's why they still exist) Ginger cookies that my mom's friend sent home for my boys. What I DON'T have are tortilla chip and salsa...two of my favorite things in life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivetails Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 I'm surprised at what some people consider "junk food" - Nutella? Granola? Hamburger Helper? BBQ sauce? Even veggie burgers?? :001_huh: "Junk food" here = things like chips, candy, chocolate bars, etc.. As for what we have.. there's a lot of chips in the cupboard [mostly belonging to dh because he takes bags of them in his lunch]...some leftover Halloween chocolate bars & candy...ice cream... some dunkaroos... that's about it right now, I think. Unless my diet pepsi counts. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Would my jelly jar of wine count? ;) Uh, no. Definitely not. No way. That would qualify as medicinal. (quick, move it to the medicine cabinet) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 I'm surprised at what some people consider "junk food" - Nutella? Granola? Hamburger Helper? BBQ sauce? Even veggie burgers?? :001_huh: The Kraft BBQ sauce counts as junk to me because it contains High Fructose Corn Syrup. Anything with HFCS I consider to be junk food. The veggie burgers in my freezer are highly processed and also relatively high in saturated fat because they contain cheese. I also happen to think they taste a whole heckuva lot better than healthier varieties I've tried ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 (edited) The Kraft BBQ sauce counts as junk to me because it contains High Fructose Corn Syrup. Anything with HFCS I consider to be junk food. The veggie burgers in my freezer are highly processed and also relatively high in saturated fat because they contain cheese. I also happen to think they taste a whole heckuva lot better than healthier varieties I've tried ;) I agree. HFCS makes it junk. And GMO soy and hydrolyzed protein...which is mostly GMO soy. Or GMO corn. Some folks considered items junk that I don't. I don't think baked chips are junk, or even homemade cookies... Edited March 4, 2010 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachskittles Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 We don't have much junk food here. Most of it is for my SO for work (so much easier for him to take to work). Let me think. We have cheddar cheese crackers, potato chips, 5 more Cherry Pepsis left (we aren't buying anymore after these are gone so I'm enjoying them), burritos and jar cheese, crackers and cheese in a can, ramen noodles, and a slice of cheesecake. What I do need is someone to send me Thin Mints. Yes, a proper freezer should contain a box of them and my freezer is lacking them right now.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2bdeutmeyer Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 I'm also impressed with the healthiness of you all!! I don't even think I could list all the junk in our house. I shall walk away from this thread with my head hung in shame, LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathy in IL Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Not much. I have changed our eating habits dramatically. We do have Rosemary Pita Chips from Whole Foods, unsweetened applesauce, and fruit leather. I made chocolate chip cookies last week though. The changes have really paid off. The kids are not craving junk like they used to and I have lost over 50 pounds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachskittles Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 I'm also impressed with the healthiness of you all!! I don't even think I could list all the junk in our house. I shall walk away from this thread with my head hung in shame, LOL. It isn't me willingly being healthy. Food intolerances/allergies force me to be healthy so my sons can see that it isn't horrible to miss out on all the good stuff (ok so it's processed and not really good for ya but some of it just tastes so goooood). At night though, sometimes, just sometimes, I break and eat something junk foody but I really try not to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2bdeutmeyer Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 It isn't me willingly being healthy. Food intolerances/allergies force me to be healthy so my sons can see that it isn't horrible to miss out on all the good stuff (ok so it's processed and not really good for ya but some of it just tastes so goooood). At night though, sometimes, just sometimes, I break and eat something junk foody but I really try not to. I fear this may be in our future. Not such a bad thing as far as overall health, but I think my poor husband will think he's dying. DD2 has an undiagnosed metabolic condition that will likely affect her diet someday when we finally figure out WHICH condition it is, and I think DD1 may have some food allergies or intolerances causing major diarrhea issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Governess Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Sweet potato chips Mochi ice cream treats Tofuti Cutie ice cream sandwiches Organic sweetened condensed milk (I sometimes use this to make sweet milk tea) Do organic granola bars count? Mighty Bites cereal? That's all I've got if I don't have to count my chocolate. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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