Do you log milk in tea, and concentrate in squash?

journey2ahealthierme

Hi all,
Returning for the billionth time. But one thing I've never done is log the milk contained in my tea and coffee. (I'm english - tea is my go-to!) Nor have I ever counted the calories in my squash (I drink about 3-4 pints of Robinsons concentrate (diluted, obviously!) every day). Should I have been? Should I going forward?

Lietchi

Quantity matters? I would take the time to log it for one day and see if the number of calories is significant enough for you to bother with it.
Personally, I log everything - I might eyeball (instead of weigh) the precise quantity for some foods where the impact will be minor, such as lettuce, cucumber ...

springlering62

lisakatz2 wrote: »

I always measure the milk I put in my coffee/tea. I use a 1/4 cup of 2% low-fat. I also measure out a teaspoon of sugar. Sugar and creamer are non-negotiable. I dislike fat-free creamers and artificial sweeteners. It amounts to about 55 calories, which isn't huge, but I feel it should be taken into account.

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Two or three cups could easily be 150-200 calories. That’s a significant proportion of anyone’s daily calorie goal.

springlering62

I usually put about a third of a cup of skim (fat free) milk (80gr) in my tea and coffee. That’s about 27 calories a cup. If it’s tea (generally chai), I also add a couple servings of fat-free half and half- another 40-50 calories per cup, depending on brand.

If tea is your “go to” and you’re drinking a lot, I’d include it.

I think squash is a sugary orange-flavored drink, am I right? In that case it probably has quite a few calories, even diluted. But I know not whereof I speak, lol. I’d still add it.

When I was obese, I never thought about sugar drinks, with whipped cream and syrups, or sodas, or even milk making any difference. I had the really stupid assumption ya’d pee it out so fast, it wouldn’t matter.

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It matters.

I haven’t had a Starbucks type coffee in years, once I realized one drink would easily knock back 25% of my calories at the time. Even now, when I get a lot more calories (lost weight, became much more active) I look at the menu and default to black or Americano. I just can’t bring myself to “drop” 5 or 600 calories in a peppermint mocha Grenada whippy saucy whatever. That’s a whole afternoon of yummy snacks I could have for that. No drink on the planet is worth that.

lisakatz2

I always measure the milk I put in my coffee/tea. I use a 1/4 cup of 2% low-fat. I also measure out a teaspoon of sugar. Sugar and creamer are non-negotiable. I dislike fat-free creamers and artificial sweeteners. It amounts to about 55 calories, which isn't huge, but I feel it should be taken into account.

ddsb1111

Did you know that a mere 100 calories over maintenance a day can add nearly 5 kg of weight a year? This is why people say they haven’t changed what they’re eating or doing and are gaining weight. It’s such a minuscule amount of calories. Add that to overage from Holidays and it can get out of control quickly. For perspective, that’s only 1 spoonful of peanut butter or 8oz of milk. And yes, liquid calories count, sad but true.