Do you track your spices?

dango5 · June 2015

when cooking, if you add a bit of salt, pepper, garlic powder, turmeric, ect., do you put that into your my fitness pal?

Clarewho · June 2015

No - I've done it in the past and found even when using several different spices it might add up to around 10 or 20 cals. In my mind, I could be over or under by that amount every day due to errors in logging/weighing etc so I'm not going to worry about this few calories.

I did once see a comment here about a particular spice that was calorie-laden, I can't remember what it was but it wasn't something I use. So now I don't bother

Francl27 · June 2015

I would if I knew how many calories they have, but as they go by the dumb 'less than 5 calories = 0 calorie' rule, it's impossible to know.

I'll log cinnamon because at least it's in the database with a correct value.

PeachyCarol · June 2015

Sometimes. I always do in the recipe builder. For little dashes here and there, I don't bother. But I always finish my day under my calorie goal, so I figure any little bits like a grind or two of pepper are covered.

psuLemon · June 2015

I do when I build my recipes. And in some of them, there is a good amount of calories just from spices. But it really comes down to how meticulous you want to me. If you are losing weight while not tracking it, then cool, but at some point if you have very little to lose, it might require you to be more meticulous to hit your goals which is where I am at now.

punkrockgoth · June 2015

When I first started I did, but I found that the calories were minimal and it made me absolutely miserable. I love grabbing random spices off my shelf and throwing them into whatever I'm making.

Now I don't really. I'm much happier. Sometimes I will put my spices into the recipe builder or if I'm using a seasoning blend with a lot of salt. I make my own taco seasoning and chili blend so it doesn't happen too often.

yeahfatty · June 2015

i have never given it any thought, always thought they had no calories really, probably pretty naive of me. is there a spice that is super calorie dense? 'cause i usually don't hold back on spices.

richln · June 2015

No, waste of time. Same for really low calorie condiments/toppings like yellow mustard, onions, tomatoes on a burger.

Emily3907 · June 2015

I always do in recipes. But in general, I do not. I did for a while and found that the logging of the miniscule calories from spices I use throughout the day was just not worth the time or effort.

JMC3Terp · June 2015

I log just about everything and used to log spices, but as many of the people above stated, its a waste of time. They give almost no value anywhere. I even log vitamins I take that MFP does track their nutrients (gelatin), but atleast there I can keep track of my medications. Spices have no value on MFP.

blondx7 · June 2015

LOL no, my OCD isn't that bad

enterdanger · June 2015

no. I don't log spices. I do log condiments like mustard and ketchup.

punkrockgoth · June 2015

Yeah I'm sorry... my broswer kept on telling me it wasn't posting.

worstcaster · June 2015

I don't add them but if I imported a recipe I don't bother deleting them.

earlnabby · June 2015

PeachyCarol wrote: »

Sometimes. I always do in the recipe builder. For little dashes here and there, I don't bother. But I always finish my day under my calorie goal, so I figure any little bits like a grind or two of pepper are covered.

This is me too. I put them into the recipe builder, as much to remind me if I make it again. Condiments, even if I use a small amount of something like Worcestershire or mustard, always get logged.