Do vegetables matter as far as portion control ?

Bshmerlie

I eat a lot of green beans and I'll tell you it takes a LOT of green beans to even be close to 100 calories. Of course that number can be higher if you drench them in butter or oil. But steamed...they are very low in calories. I can't imagine someone having a portion control problem with green beans. Really...how many green beans could you be eatting in one sitting to make it a problem? I eat a huge pile of green beans almost every night and they are good for your body and very low in calories. Roll them around in the juice of your chicken or your steak, sprinkle a little garlic salt and pepper on them....yummie.

MarcyKirkton

Well i log everything to see nutrition breakdown.

Queenmunchy

Francl27 wrote: »

Whitezombiegirl wrote: »

Yes. Of course. I'm also sceptical of people who eat huge volumes of low cal foods. I'm sure I read that continual over stretching of the stomach leads to less sensitivity to the hormonal signal for fullness - so in the end you always need huge volumes of food in order to feel full.

Good question. I'm a volume eater but honestly for me it just depends on the time of the month. Some days I get surprised and get full on a pretty small amount of food - and obviously what I eat makes a difference too - but some days I can eat 300g of cauliflower and I'm still hungry.

OP, I eat a lot of veggies. It matters a bit, but obviously when a serving is 30 calories, even if you're off, you're still only off by 10-20 calories. I did eat 167 calories of veggies yesterday though, so it does add up... especially if you add butter, oil, cheese etc...

That being said, some veggies, like peas, have a pretty high amount of calories, so you got to watch out too...

I've been a volume eater for probably 8 years. I don't know if my satiety signals aren't right because my foods are planned, weighed, and portioned before I even eat them. I always finish my plate, though!

sunandmoons

Liftng4Lis wrote: »

They matter yes, as they have calories, but very little, so nice to fill up on!

Exactly. If they are canned you could be looking at high amounts of sodium unless you buy sodium free.

rajanveer

They do but u can't overeat them , If u add them into ur main meals even without counting it's hard to eat more than 100 calorie worth. They should be part of everyone's diet when cutting as they get u full with less calories n lots of added vitamins. .

arditarose

um yes, of course.

lisalsd1

I had green beans steamed for dinner tonight; I was actually surprised at the calories per volume. I had just over 2 servings for 70 calories. In all honestly, I could have easily eaten another 2+ servings. 4+ servings would have been close to 150 calories. Definitely more calories than I would have thought.