Do you log your gum?

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  • lt3ag4s
    lt3ag4s Posts: 835 Member
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    I dont count gum or condiments but I do count coffee.
  • marcon125
    marcon125 Posts: 259 Member
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    I chew quite a bit of gum too, so I looked a little into this. Unfortunately, I do not remember the sources, but I'm sure you can find the information if you google "Does chewing gum add calories?"

    Anyway, chewing gum can be anywhere between 3-6 calories per stick, serving, etc. This is if you chew the gum for 10 minutes or less. All the sugar alcohols are leached from the gum and swallowed.

    The act of chewing the gum consumes or burns approximately 11 calories per hour. I typically chew the same piece of gum for at least an hour. Sometimes more if I get in the zone at work or whatever I'm doing. After learning this, I do not log chewing gum as the differences are negligible.
  • obum88
    obum88 Posts: 262 Member
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    if you bite it write it down. I want to know everything i am putting in my body, so if i ever fall off the wagon i can go back and see what worked. Sometimes i'm eating an 8th of something because i taste my son's meals.

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