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Should I count veggies and fruits in my daily calorie goal?

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  • iyobosaaiyanyo
    iyobosaaiyanyo Posts: 22 Member
    Personally I only track my fruits but not my greens
  • WilmaValley
    WilmaValley Posts: 1,092 Member
    Yes, do! They have calories.
  • dsboohead
    dsboohead Posts: 1,899 Member
    Yes.....track everything even bites! Or you will be one of those posting "why am I not losing weight???"
  • mswonka
    mswonka Posts: 14 Member
    edited May 2018
    100_PROOF_ wrote: »
    My body counts it even if I don't. Lol

    Just because it's a fruit or vegetable doesn't mean that the calories don't count.

    Well-said! However, I don't count lettuce and other foods with trace amounts of calorie.
  • happytree923
    happytree923 Posts: 463 Member
    edited May 2018
    serindipte wrote: »
    I don't always track all of my veggies. It depends. If I add lettuce and pickles to a sandwich, sometimes I log, sometimes not. Same for cucumbers, celery, and other super low-cal veggies in a small quantity. I know, from having logged every single bite, which ones I can afford to ignore and how much of them. I'm also in a fairly large deficit. As that shrinks and I get closer to goal weight, I'll be less likely to skip any of them.

    ETA: I weigh and log all fruit.

    This. A serving of baby carrots, all fruits, sweet onions, I absolutely track. But a few pickles, a stick of celery, or a teaspoon of garlic added to a recipe, I usually don't bother. I'm starting in the obese category and I have a lot of more problematic habits to fix before getting down to that level of detail is worth it.
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,492 Member
    edited May 2018
    Absolutely. I get about 600-800 calories in fruits and veggies a day. That’s enough to gain a lb a week if I didn’t count it.
  • psychod787
    psychod787 Posts: 4,099 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    When I tracked, I logged my veg and fruit but I wasn't as precise as I was with other, more calorie dense foods. I typically get 8-10 servings of veg and fruit per day...that's hundreds of calories in produce.

    I never bothered logging a bit of lettuce or something on a sandwich, but I logged my big *kitten* salads and such. If I don't have a big salad at lunch, I typically have a 200g serving of broccoli or some other veg...same at dinner. 200 grams of broccoli is around 70 calories...twice per day, that's 140 calories right there not accounted for.

    thats what I do
  • kellyjellybellyjelly
    kellyjellybellyjelly Posts: 9,480 Member
    OhHon97 wrote: »
    I usually eat my set calorie goal for the day but dont count the calories of fruits or veggies (unless its something like a potato or avocado). Is this what most people do?

    Definitely count vegetables & fruits, because the foods still have calories & you can weight by overeating anything regardless of how 'healthy', 'organic', or 'low calorie' it is. Just remember it's calories in vs. calories out & you want to be as accurate as possible to make sure you're consistently working your way to your goal. Some people have it set to gaining weight & maintaining & it's just as crucial for them to make sure they're hitting their goals.

    I especially weigh my salad dressings since it's so easy to accidentally pour out way too much.
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