calorie counting a smoothie?

Anens630
Anens630 Posts: 54 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I make smoothies for my whole family--so many veggies, fruits, etc--do I add "2 cucumbers" into my diary, even though I didn't personally drink 2 cucumbers?? When it comes to seeds, they have a lot of calories but I don't personally drink the two tablespoons that I put in the blender, so I don't like adding that into my diary...

Maybe make mine separate, even if bothersome?

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  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Put the whole thing in the recipe builder, then log your portion.
  • rosebarnalice
    rosebarnalice Posts: 3,488 Member
    What about treating it like a recipe where you make the batch for the family, determine the final weight or volume of the whole recipe and them log whatever proportion you consume (e.g., if the full recipe yields 4 cups and you consume 1 cup, you'd log 1/4 of 2 cucumbers--or 1/2 a cucumber.)
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    jennifer_417 wrote: »
    Put the whole thing in the recipe builder, then log your portion.

    This is what I would do. Once it's in the recipe builder, next time you make it, you can change the quantity of any items which are different.
  • Anens630
    Anens630 Posts: 54 Member
    That would work!
  • alyssagb1
    alyssagb1 Posts: 353 Member
    jennifer_417 wrote: »
    Put the whole thing in the recipe builder, then log your portion.

    This is what I do. Has worked so far.
  • pondee629
    pondee629 Posts: 2,469 Member
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    jennifer_417 wrote: »
    Put the whole thing in the recipe builder, then log your portion.

    This is what I would do. Once it's in the recipe builder, next time you make it, you can change the quantity of any items which are different.

    Yes to both. I frequently modify, tweak, alter my recipes because I want to or because of what's handy to put in it.
  • tracie_minus100
    tracie_minus100 Posts: 465 Member
    Whenever I make one pot meals or something like that for the whole family, I log everything into the recipe builder. I weigh everything, then divide it into however many portions I need. Then I can say how many portions the recipe is, and the recipe builder will give me the calories per portion.
  • Anens630
    Anens630 Posts: 54 Member
    That's awesome---i didn't know there was a recipe builder! I need to nagivate MFP more. I just only ever used diary and forums. Thank you everyone :)
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