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To be fed up of the low calorie = healthy thing?

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somethinginbetweenlove · 22/01/2026 08:13

I keep seeing adverts on social media for these low calorie “rice cakes”, you can have 21 pieces for “just 90 calories!”, and they’re marketed as being made with chia seeds and quinoa.

You look at the nutrition information and if the 21g portion they’re 10g sugar, 1g protein and the rest is pretty much just crap.

Am I the only one who’s really tired of this? If you’re hungry for a sweet treat have some fruit, or yogurt and honey, or just have a bloody chocolate bar!

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somethinginbetweenlove · 22/01/2026 08:17

ZeldaFighter · 22/01/2026 08:15

YANBU although I'm now quite a plumpy dumpy, so I might be tempted by stuff like that 😞

I’m losing weight, but I just think it’s so disingenuous. The “rice cakes” (unsure if they actually contain rice) just won’t fill you up, so they’ll lead to you eating more.

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ZeldaFighter · 22/01/2026 08:15

YANBU although I'm now quite a plumpy dumpy, so I might be tempted by stuff like that 😞

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