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Ever Bought Junk Food or Sweet Treats, Then Thrown Them Out in Regret?

Ever Bought a Treat, Only to Throw It Out in Regret?

April 13, 2010

My hubby has an even bigger sweet tooth than I do, and last Saturday he couldn't resist coming home with a decadent maple cheesecake he bought at a new bakery. We each had a few delicious bites after lunch, but he just couldn't stay away (little did I know, he was sneaking into the kitchen and chowing down). Later that night after dinner, I said, "You want a little cheesecake to share?" And he looked a little upset and blurted out, "No, sorry, I threw it out. It was so good, I couldn't stop eating it!"

Has this ever happened to you?

33 Comments

AmyLyn 3 years 5 weeks

I always bring it to work to share! 10 cupcakes for 10 people is much better than 10 cupcakes for me, plus its nice to share my hard work for others to enjoy.

Allytta 3 years 5 weeks

it's disrespectful to throw out food where i'm from and I also have been drilled with this 'never throw edible things away' lecture, but i don't care. it's my money and I can do whatever I want with it. it's not like I can send it to starving african children by post when I decide i don't want it anymore. i applaud such thing only because it's done in attempt to be healthier and take control of your eating habits, that's the most important thing for a human. NUTRITION!

zyasia 3 years 5 weeks

I've done it and i'm not going to be guilted into feeling bad about it either. there have simply been occassions when i really wanted something sweet or some measure of junk food. i've been known to eat half and then either throw the rest away or it sits in the refrigerator until it's stale. cravings are what they are and i'm not about to scarf down something i don't want.

Zulkey 3 years 5 weeks

Guilty as charged and I'm amazed by the judgment and armchair diagnoses coming from some of the people who never have.

insanitypepper 3 years 5 weeks

Usually I end up freezing desserts when I know I'll feel guilty about eating them all within a short span of time. But most of my desserts these days are sugar free and sometimes they contain rather indigestible ingredients. Those go in the trash.

3 years 5 weeks

I don't think the whole point of this post was to discuss the moral "rights and wrongs"... I'm pretty sure we all KNOW its bad to waste food (or any resource we are fortunate enough to have!) ..... a few years ago, I was going through my "bad days" with food.. I was caught up in calories and being afraid to eat... I was also semi-addicted to peanut butter (I was going through apoint where I had no self control) and in order to get away from eating so much of it, I threw a jar away.... it was the only thing I could think of (of course, besides giving it to someone, which would have been a better option). I'm like your husband, Fit, I just don't have control. When I know something like that is in the house, it's truly all that I think about.. it's horrible. Which is why I never buy anything unhealthy (although, I can finally eat peanut butter in moderation, woo! It only ook a year fo not eating it....)

Spectra 3 years 5 weeks

I think that is insanely wasteful and I'd never throw foods away. I've made treats before that were REALLY good and after DH and I eat what we want of them, I either take the rest to work or share them with my neighbors. Just throwing stuff away is a total waste of money, IMHO.

3 years 5 weeks

I do this more than I should! I do it with double stuf oreos--I'll eat a few servings over the course of a day or two, then dump the rest if no one else wants any. Wasteful but it allows a little pre-packaged junk food in to my life every couple of months!

3 years 5 weeks

I know that many think this: why throw something away when there are millions all over the world starving or without clean water? The truth is eating whatever you planned to throw away wont make a difference. If you really don't want to eat you don't have to force yourself. What I suggest is to give it away to someone who might need it. For example my mom gives whatever we have left to the guy who washes our cars. (I don't know if you have as many poor people in the streets as we do in Mexico but I guess you could take it to a community shelter, church or something). That way someone who doesn't have food will have something to eat that day.

GlowingMoon 3 years 5 weeks

Yes, in my past, when I had a bad relationship with food.

snarkypants 3 years 5 weeks

i could NEVER do this. too many people can't even get clean water...i just can't throw away perfectly good food with a clean conscious

2muchtv 3 years 5 weeks

My eyes are bigger than my stomach. I think I'll eat more, but usually after 3-4 bites, I don't want it anymore. So at most, I'll throw away a serving, because no one wants to eat anyone's leftovers.As for purchasing an entire item, just to eat a portion, I don't do that, and can't imagine a reason for doing so. At the very least, take it to work and share with your colleagues, or give it to a neighbor. I'm fully against the clean plate mentality (If I can't eat what's on my plate, I'll store it to eat later), but trashing perfectly edible food is just wasteful. It helps to purchase treats only if I've been craving it for a week, and the excess tends to go to family/friends.

2muchtv 3 years 5 weeks

My eyes are bigger than my stomach. I think I'll eat more, but usually after 3-4 bites, I don't want it anymore. So at most, I'll throw away a serving, because no one wants to eat anyone's leftovers. As for purchasing an entire item, just to eat a portion, I don't do that, and can't imagine a reason for doing so. At the very least, take it to work and share with your colleagues, or give it to a neighbor. I'm fully against the clean plate mentality (If I can't eat what's on my plate, I'll store it to eat later), but trashing perfectly edible food is just wasteful. It helps to purchase treats only if I've been craving it for a week, and the excess tends to go to family/friends.

POPSUGAR Beauty 3 years 5 weeks

No way. My grandfather survived both World Wars, and I grew up with "never throw food away" being drilled into my head. If I can't eat a treat, I share it or force myself to choke it down. Ticamorena, I didn't grow up where you did, but traveling in Central America made me much more aware of the haves/have-nots. Going to Guatemala permanently changed the way I view consumption and consumerism.

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LaurenG22 3 years 5 weeks

Who would do that? At least find someone else who wants it. It's called willpower.

tangentlines 3 years 5 weeks

This sounds like an eating disorder to me.

POPSUGAR Fitness 3 years 5 weeks

I agree with you — it is a waste of food and money, but my hubby has no button for moderation and will keep eating and eating until it's all gone. So instead of eating entire cheesecake to himself, he thinks it's healthier to throw it out. Him and his family have no willpower against food, especially sweets!

flavacrisp 3 years 5 weeks

maybe something little, like once. but never a big thing. i ususally just don't buy stuff like that. not a fan of wasted food.

darc5204 3 years 5 weeks

If I have leftover sweets from a party, I take them to work or give some to my neighbors. I really don't like to waste food. Avoiding food waste is not how people get fat; it's the portions they put on plates in the first place. It's not like having leftovers is a waste.

socalbeachgal 3 years 5 weeks

I try not to buy too much unhealthy food but I've been known to throw it out when I had a few pieces of something, if it is in the house, I will "know" and think about it until I eat it. Sometimes I take it to work and let others eat it.

Mariana48 3 years 5 weeks

I've done it, but usually with small stuff like a chocolate bar or stuff cheap stuff like that, and even then I tend to first find someone to give it to like a roomie or something before throwing it away.

Brendelwoman 3 years 5 weeks

I have never done this, but I wish I could. I've tried freezing it and honestly if I have junk in the house I eat it. It's not rational. However, I think it's strange he didn't offer you what was left and give you the choice to throw it out. The guilt thing over wasting food is how we got to be so fat. The clean plate club, etc.

Brendelwoman 3 years 5 weeks

benheld 3 years 5 weeks

We throw a lot of parties with fun desserts and appetizers. It makes the parties great....but you don't want to be snacking on all that stuff for the rest of the weekend. Usually we try to send some stuff home, and then the rest gets thrown out.

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