Is there a downside to eating a lot of mayonnaise?

I bought a 32 oz tub of "Kraft MAYO - Real Mayonnaise," and have cought myself more than once dipping big spoon into and eating it straight. Tasty and a little bit satisfying. I am thinking of adding it to some recipes.

INGEDIENTS: Soybeen Oil, water, eggs, vinagar, contains less than2 of egg yolks, lemon juice concentrate,salt,sugar, dried onions, dried garlic, paprika, natural flavor, calcium disodium EDTA - (To protect flavor).

1 Tablespoon MAYO = Total Fat 11g, Sat Fat 1.5g, Polyunsat 6g, Monounsat 2.5g, Transfat 0g, Cholest <5g, Sodium 75mg, Total Carb 0g, Fiber - Sugar - Protein all listed as Zero grams.

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Some of us find that too much high fat foods will stall weightloss, especially if close to goal weight. But, if a person is active enough to burn all the calories and still lose, I don't see anything that wrong with it.

But, it would be ever so much better for you if you would slather that spoonful of mayo in the trough of a celery stick or use it as a dip for cucumber slices or -yum!- over a cup of cooked veggies (brocolli florets would be my choice)! :fork:

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LOL - I've done that with swigs of cream!

It does come down to the old saying, calories do count. Let's face it, no matter HOW low carb that spoonful of mayo is - it's gonna catch up with you.

Sometimes we just crave a really high fat treat.

Instead of plain mayo - how about mixing it up into a dip??
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just use celery or other veggie to eat it off of instead of that spoon!

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Well, assuming you are losing fine and your body isn't overly sensitive to fat intake, I don't see any problem. I say eat all the fat your body wants (and can handle) as long as it doesn't bother your loss.

HOWEVER If you're going to eat alot of mayo and use it often, I would recommend buying a mayo NOT made with soybean oil, or, make your own. I'm of the belief that lots of soy is NOT good for the body (contrary to many media reports) and so I try to limit my soy intake (I'm talking NON-FERMENTED SOY products) as much as possible.

The mayo I use is also made with soybean oil but I use it anyhow for these reasons...

1) I only use mayo once every 2-3 weeks
2) It's my favorite and I like the taste
3) I don't use mayo often enough to make my own or I would

If I were actually going to be using it every day and eating spoonfuls, I would buy a more natural product like something from Hain (made with safflower oil) or I would make it myself. The later being the BEST option. But, since I rarely use mayo, I just stick with good ole Best Foods.

Like so many issues dealing with food, the answer isn't always cut and dry for me. I make decisions based on LOTS of factors and practicality, price, convenience, etc. all play a role.

HTH

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Hain's mayo with safflower oil is really good! I switched to it because of the soybean oil issue even though I don't use mayo all that often. DH does, though, and was a diehard Best fan until we tried the Hain's. Now he won't eat anything else.

April Rose, I'm a cream swigger too.

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I will look for the Hain's at the supermarket.

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Stephen you will most likely find it in the natural foods seciton of your supermarket. If not there, check the Heatlh Food Store.

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same here!

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You know, I used to use Hain in high school (20 years ago!) and now this whole conversation has me thinking I should switch back. I'm not even sure what made me start using BF again in the first place. Habit, I guess. I used Hain for about 2 years while following a special "health" program. I probably should have kept using it!

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I've never tried it - I've seen it, but I've always been a die-hard Best Foods girl - how does the taste compare?

Char

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Good question, Char.

I've always been a Best Foods girl too and then switched in high school for a short time. But, as soon as my "program" was over, I went back to BF. I honestly don't remember if it was taste or familiarity or what. You would think I woudwhat. I think I'm going to have to get some and try it. Since I don't use it much, I would be happy if it's "decent" as long as there are no funny flavors.

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Best Foods Mayo is called Hellman's on the east coast. I've never had a better mayonnaise. It's so liek homemade that it's not worth the effort to make regular mayo. Now Aioli is another matter.

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Couldn't agree more, Rob! I think I've tried every mayo out there (except the Hain's) and I ALWAYS come back to Best Foods. The only exception used to be a little Miracle Whip in my heavenly hash recipe, but I ain't making THAT one these days! LOL!

Char

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