Broccoli?

iAmberrock
iAmberrock Posts: 38 Member
edited November 8 in Food and Nutrition
I ate some broccoli and I want to add it onto my food log,I googled how many calories is in boiled broccoli but I have no idea how to measure it. Help

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  • glevinso
    glevinso Posts: 1,895 Member
    I don't know how exact you like to be, but with something like broccoli I usually just log a cup of it. It has so few calories that unless you cooked it with some oil (obviously not if boiled), being off a little isn't going to hurt.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Yeah, if you didn't measure it eyeballing is fine. Also, if it's an entry with lots of confirmations it's probably safe--since broccoli is so low in calories I wouldn't worry too much.

    If you want to be more precise, the good entries for stuff like vegetables are (as with so many things) the MFP input entries without the asterisk. Ideally you'd weigh it raw and use the "broccoli, raw" entry, and don't need to mess with how much water it takes up cooked or the like.

    The main reason I dislike the cooked entries is that they are input by users and can be wacky--like some people include other ingredients without noting or get the numbers from some obviously insane source.
  • CyberTone
    CyberTone Posts: 7,337 Member
    Search for "Broccoli - cooked, boiled, drained" then either measure by weight or use a measuring cup, then choose the correct portion size.
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  • iAmberrock
    iAmberrock Posts: 38 Member
    Thank you everyone!!! You have been so helpful. It says like 7-8" long but what about the how thick it is, because they all very in size. But your right, since its so low it really shouldnt be a problem :)
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    The entry CyberTone linked is probably what you want. Then you can choose cups or other ways of estimating size.
  • NikonPal
    NikonPal Posts: 1,346 Member
    I only eat 1-2 ounces of florets at a time; so I just weigh raw - 1 oz. = 10 calories

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  • NikonPal
    NikonPal Posts: 1,346 Member
    http://caloriecount.about.com/tag/food/broccoli
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    You can always enter your own if searching for the non-asterisked entry will get old. That list gets long, especially if you eat broccoli on a regular basis.

    http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/
  • salembambi
    salembambi Posts: 5,585 Member
    I always weigh everything even broccoli
  • NikonPal
    NikonPal Posts: 1,346 Member
    salembambi wrote: »
    I always weigh everything even broccoli

    Met too -- 99% of the time
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