Do you count calories in vegetables or is there no point?

ItalianChick90

What is your opinion of vegetables and calorie counting? Do you do it or is it not important enough? I was once told veggies are a "free" food so I'm asking whether I should count them or not.

randomtai

I count everything I put in my mouth..... Giggity.

Chewitz

Yes weigh them on a scale and log in the calories

GreenIceFloes

You have to count them.

lemurcat12

I count everything.

Veggies have calories and besides counting them is a good way to keep track of how many you are eating and encourage yourself to eat more if you aren't eating enough. For me logging is about seeing and understanding my overall diet.

Keiko385

I think that was a WW thing as long as you ate just plain veggies but as soon as you combined or added anything the points added up quickly. You would be surprised how many calories are in those freebies.

jeffpettis

Why would you not count them?

Vegetables contain calories. Sure they are less calorie dense than say a t-bone steak but they still have calories nonetheless. Getting in the mindset that a certain food is a "free" food because it is more nutritious than another food will do nothing but set you up for failure. For something like this to work you have to hold yourself accountable for everything that crosses your lips, low calorie or not.

999tigger

Yep it was a WW thing and this isnt WW. It has calories and if you eat enough then vegetables can add up tp hundreds of calories, so you should count them. If you dont count them then you arent calorie counting are you.

SherryTeach

I log my food not just to count calories but to monitor my nutrients. I count everything.

mk2fit

Yep, count 'em.

Lounmoun

Vegetable have calories. If you are doing calorie counting then you should count them.

Having said that, if you miss counting the calories of a couple of lettuce leaves it isn't going to impact your total much compared to missing an avocado.

mch2829

A can of plain pinto beans with no seasoning has more calories than a McDouble from McDonalds. I don't know why you wouldn't count that.

tiffanybrooks530

randomtai wrote: »

I count everything I put in my mouth..... Giggity.

lol

and yes i count vegetables since I want to keep track of calories and nutrients.

fswku

Everything has calories. Therefore, everything gets counted.

There is no such thing as a freebie or "negative calories." Plus, some fruits and vegetables contain a startling amount of sugar, so you want that counted as well.

Whittedo

If logging vegetables wasn't important there would be no reason for vegans to be on MFP. As a matter of fact there would be no overweight vegans.

jemhh

Vegetables have calories. 100 grams is a common veggie serving. Go into your diary and log 500 grams of a veggie (5 servings a day x 100 g.) Look at the total calories. See how many calories you'd be underestimating your calorie intake by each day?

PeachyCarol

The Weight Watchers point system is designed so that it sort of accounts for the calories in the vegetables by coming in low on the calories it allows you in points.

MFP isn't designed that way. Here, you're counting every calorie, so YES... log and count your veggies.

Childfree1991

randomtai wrote: »

I count everything I put in my mouth..... Giggity.

Oh gosh, lol.

MiloBloom83

randomtai wrote: »

I count everything I put in my mouth..... Giggity.

Hopefully, you are hitting your protein macro....

randomtai

MiloBloom83 wrote: »

randomtai wrote: »

I count everything I put in my mouth..... Giggity.

Hopefully, you are hitting your protein macro....

Always... a little pineapple juice and I hit my carb macros too.

dutchandkiwi

I log them. I don't see why not. It is not only the calories that count IMO it is also about having a healthy ration on macro. Plus not all vegetables are created equal.

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BicepsAndBows

There is no such thing as "free foods" or foods that don't count. All foods have calories. I log every thing I put into my mouth, veggies included. If you are truly looking to lose weight, you have to measure/weigh and log everything!

kpkitten

I don't always log them, but if it's a new vegetable, or I'm tight on calories, I will.

If it's a Sunday roast I'll always weigh and log my roasties and parsnips, but don't often bother with carrots/leeks/cauli etc. because it's barely 30 calories per serving, and I usually end up with a LOT of extra calories from work anyway.
But something like tomatoes, root veg or other higher calorie (for vegetables!!) things I will log, and I always log veg when I think I might go over my daily goal slightly.

tracie_minus100

Yep, I absolutely count them.

Asher_Ethan

I log everything including vegetables... But with vegetables I'm definitely more relaxed about weighing. I hardly ever weigh vegetables and I'm still losing so I'll take it.

JillianRN527

I even logged the half of stalk of celery I mixed in my tuna. I do not however account for the pinch of dill I put in there. I leave 50 calories a day for sessions set aside.

amusedmonkey

Yes I do and I'm baffled how other people don't. I eat 300-800 calories a day in vegetables so not counting them would wipe out my deficit.

K_saine

I count them because they are still calories and even eating too many vegetables can cause weight gain

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld

amusedmonkey wrote: »

Yes I do and I'm baffled how other people don't. I eat 300-800 calories a day in vegetables so not counting them would wipe out my deficit.

Snap, they make up most of my diet!

Addiewe

The only vegetables I don't weigh with the scale is the leafy greens I use for salad as a serving size is much less than the two big handfuls I eat. I still enter it in my diary as a single serving though.