Fruits and veggies

danarobertson343

I'm curious if anyone counts the calories in fruits and vegetables as part of their daily caloric intake? More specifically veggies such as carrots, broccoli, tomatoes, cucumbers etc. Does anyone think this is necessary?

janejellyroll

My body counts the calories in fruits and vegetables, so I count them too.

martyqueen52

I don't eat fruit, but, I track carrots since they are a little more calorie dense than broccoli, etc. I don't track any other veggies.

mjwarbeck

I track them all..,,

susanmc31

Yes, I count them all.

saragd012

I eat massive amounts of fruits and veggies, I absolutely track them all. It all adds up with weight loss, and its also a great way to track your nutrients.

malibu927

They have calories (and fruits can easily have 100+ calories), so I track them

kuftae

I am tracking them right now.

When I am trying to eat clean I do not count green vegetables and allow myself an unlimited amount. It helps curb snacking as I know I can eat veggies for free instead of feeling guilty about going over my caloric limit with anything else.

helenrosec1

I track everything I eat.

pinggolfer96

Fruit salad: 100-350 calories....it can add up quick!

Sweet potatoes, corn (more of a grain), Brussels, squash....etc all still has a significant amount of calories

Ready2Rock206

Of course! Why track if you're only tracking some items? My body tracks the calories even if I don't. If there's anything I want to pretend I didn't eat it sure isn't fruits and veggies!

peaceout_aly

danarobertson343 wrote: »

I'm curious if anyone counts the calories in fruits and vegetables as part of their daily caloric intake? More specifically veggies such as carrots, broccoli, tomatoes, cucumbers etc. Does anyone think this is necessary?

Calories count regardless of where they come from

cwolfman13

Let's say you have a calorie goal of 1,300 calories...and you eat and log those 1,300 calories except for the veggies and fruit...but you've also eaten 200 calories worth of veggies and fruit...guess what...you didn't eat 1300 calories, you ate 1500 calories. Your body counts them regardless...a calorie is just a unit of energy...your body counts all calories.

I usually eat around 4-6 servings of veg per day and 2-3 servings of fruit...those calories add up regardless of whether you're counting them in your little diary or not.

That said, I never worried about being "exact" on my salad or whatever or logging a couple slices of cucumber or something...I was always a little more loosey goosy with vegetable logging, but I still logged.

OyGeeBiv

Your body doesn't care if you log everything or nothing. Logging has nothing to do with actual weight loss. Logging is a tool for gathering information. Whether to log something or not depends on how accurate you want your information to be.

lemurcat12

Yes, of course. I don't limit vegetables at all, but I log what I eat when I'm logging.

EddieP50

Yes, I count everything, even condiments.

mistikal13

I count them all

besaro

yes. its mostly what i eat.

MsBuzzkillington

I count them, but I don't really weigh them. Things like cucumbers, bell peppers, broccoli, celery, carrots, and so on, I don't really care about weighing. I just guess. While the calories in those things do matter, I feel like they are small enough and I am active enough where it's not worth the stress.

Fruits are a little different because they have a higher calorie count and can make more of a different if I eat too many without caring.

FitPhillygirl

I don't track my food now, but when I did, yes, I counted all foods.

Christine_72

I count them all. If I didn't my macros would be all screwed up as well as my calories, especially fibre which I keep a close eye on.

The other day I had 2 bananas and 300g of broccoli, just these 2 little things add up to 260 calories.