Veggies, Do you weigh them?

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  • blupanda12
    blupanda12 Posts: 54 Member
    I weigh them because I'm still learning what a proper portion looks like, especially in fruits. Apparently my "medium" orange is about twice the size of the "medium" oranges in the database, so I've taken to weighing them in order to be more accurate. I get hungry easily, so being more accurate allows me to avoid eating too much by accident. I also suck at portion sizes...
  • dopeysmelly
    dopeysmelly Posts: 1,390 Member
    I only weigh the caloric-dense vegetables/fruits, like potatoes, avocados etc. The rest I estimate and look for database listings with lots of confirmations for accuracy.
  • Keepcalmanddontblink
    Keepcalmanddontblink Posts: 718 Member
    It depends on how close I am to my calorie goal If I am nearly at goal, than everything is weighed. If I have loads of calories left over, sometimes I will have a salad with veggies, and not weigh or measure anything, other than the dressing on the side.

    Its not a good habit though and I always weigh all the other food I eat.
  • lsorci919
    lsorci919 Posts: 772 Member
    I do think that when creating a 1000+ calorie deficit, you have a bit more wiggle room than someone creating a 250 calorie deficit. I would think accuracy matter much more when creating when you are trying to create a small deficit.
  • 120by30
    120by30 Posts: 217 Member
    I weigh them because I used to shortchange myself on veggies with my estimations.
  • Anonycatgirl
    Anonycatgirl Posts: 502 Member
    I don't bother with lettuce and spinach...although just out of curiosity, I weighed my mesclun mix and discovered "82 grams" (described as two cup serving) is a lot more than two cups unless you pack it so tightly the leaves are squished. Always nice to have MORE FOOD for your buck.
  • Chickaboo2014
    Chickaboo2014 Posts: 136 Member
    I am a member of Nutrisystem and they have a very long list of 'free' vegetables; the low glycemic ones: spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, cucumber, etc. Their rules for these veggies are "eat as much as you want just make sure to eat your minimum of 4 servings a day". The other veggies, like potatoes, some squash,corn, peas, green onions, etc (shorter list) are considered "smart carbs" and are limited with NS because they tend to affect your blood sugar more.
    Having said this, I log everything! Even the 'free' vegetables. Like others, I track daily fiber and I get a lot from veggies. I also eat a lot of those 'free' veggies and it really helps fill me up. At this stage of my journey I have 14 pounds to goal and every single calorie counts right now.
  • buzybev
    buzybev Posts: 199 Member
    I weigh my veggies
  • Fit_Fox88
    Fit_Fox88 Posts: 410 Member
    I don't bother with lettuce and spinach...although just out of curiosity, I weighed my mesclun mix and discovered "82 grams" (described as two cup serving) is a lot more than two cups unless you pack it so tightly the leaves are squished. Always nice to have MORE FOOD for your buck.

    HA! I had the same thing happen to me a couple of weeks ago with a baby spring mix. I kept filling up my bowl on the scale to get to the grams it said were 1 serving. I was through more than 1/2 of the container by that point so I stopped and just logged 1 serving... it was only 20 calories/serving anyway... but holy cow it felt like I was eating that salad for hourssssssssss!! :laugh:

    ETA: and to answer OP, I weigh everything I eat. Especially fruits- I was seriously underestimating my fruit calories by logging from the database... sometimes by up to 100 calories
  • Jenny8511
    Jenny8511 Posts: 141 Member
    Unless it's something starchy I don't even log them, obviously first thing to consider if I was to stall.

    This.
  • ThreePartBreath
    ThreePartBreath Posts: 27
    I've had a few people- dietician, naturopath and doctor- tell me it's kind of useless to weigh veggies, or not worth it because they're so low in calories.

    I eat 1400+ calories a day depending on how hungry I am and a lot of those calories come from vegetables...So they must not be THAT low...Yeah, I eat a lot.

    Before I started weighing everything I thought I was eating 10 calories worth in celery but in reality I'm eating close to 40. After a while those calories add up.

    So yeah, in short I do weigh them.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I really only concern myself with weighing calorie dense foods...if I go over several grams on veggies it's only going to be like 2 calories...not a big deal. An extra 1/2 - 1 ounce of almonds....that's a much bigger deal. I do weigh starchy vegetables like potatoes though.
  • spg71
    spg71 Posts: 179 Member
    Depends on what it is,

    I eat a great deal of spinich/chard and dont bother, just grab a handfull or whatever i think the food needs.

    I weigh potatoes and root veg like that but otherwise its a guesstimate. I dont really care if i am 20-50g over on carrots, peppers/
  • ksuh999
    ksuh999 Posts: 543 Member
    I've had a few people- dietician, naturopath and doctor- tell me it's kind of useless to weigh veggies, or not worth it because they're so low in calories.

    I eat 1400+ calories a day depending on how hungry I am and a lot of those calories come from vegetables...So they must not be THAT low...Yeah, I eat a lot.

    Before I started weighing everything I thought I was eating 10 calories worth in celery but in reality I'm eating close to 40. After a while those calories add up.

    So yeah, in short I do weigh them.
    Okay sorry but how the hell are you eating 40 calories worth of celery? That's 250 grams, or about 1/2 lbs.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    For someone who is fully capable of consuming 15 tomatoes in a day, I just HAVE to weigh my veggies.
  • ThreePartBreath
    ThreePartBreath Posts: 27
    I've had a few people- dietician, naturopath and doctor- tell me it's kind of useless to weigh veggies, or not worth it because they're so low in calories.

    I eat 1400+ calories a day depending on how hungry I am and a lot of those calories come from vegetables...So they must not be THAT low...Yeah, I eat a lot.

    Before I started weighing everything I thought I was eating 10 calories worth in celery but in reality I'm eating close to 40. After a while those calories add up.

    So yeah, in short I do weigh them.
    Okay sorry but how the hell are you eating 40 calories worth of celery? That's 250 grams, or about 1/2 lbs.


    I take around 200-250grams for lunch everyday. It's easy and quick and keeps my full for the afternoon.

    ...Is that a bad thing?
  • susannamarie
    susannamarie Posts: 2,148 Member
    Okay sorry but how the hell are you eating 40 calories worth of celery? That's 250 grams, or about 1/2 lbs.


    I take around 200-250grams for lunch everyday. It's easy and quick and keeps my full for the afternoon.

    ...Is that a bad thing?

    No, but you must have very developed jaw muscles! ;)
  • ksuh999
    ksuh999 Posts: 543 Member
    I've had a few people- dietician, naturopath and doctor- tell me it's kind of useless to weigh veggies, or not worth it because they're so low in calories.

    I eat 1400+ calories a day depending on how hungry I am and a lot of those calories come from vegetables...So they must not be THAT low...Yeah, I eat a lot.

    Before I started weighing everything I thought I was eating 10 calories worth in celery but in reality I'm eating close to 40. After a while those calories add up.

    So yeah, in short I do weigh them.
    Okay sorry but how the hell are you eating 40 calories worth of celery? That's 250 grams, or about 1/2 lbs.


    I take around 200-250grams for lunch everyday. It's easy and quick and keeps my full for the afternoon.

    ...Is that a bad thing?
    You must have epic poops.
  • red869
    red869 Posts: 59
    I pretty much weigh everything I eat or drink. There's no point only weighing some things and forgetting about others!
  • MelsAuntie
    MelsAuntie Posts: 2,833 Member
    Of course!
  • ThreePartBreath
    ThreePartBreath Posts: 27
    Okay sorry but how the hell are you eating 40 calories worth of celery? That's 250 grams, or about 1/2 lbs.


    I take around 200-250grams for lunch everyday. It's easy and quick and keeps my full for the afternoon.

    ...Is that a bad thing?

    No, but you must have very developed jaw muscles! ;)

    Oh, well I don't like to brag.......
    ; o
    As for my bowel movements all I'll say is that the time I spend in the bathroom is no time wasted.

    ETA: What I was trying to say with my celery example is that if you eat enough of it, it's worth logging. If you're trying to lose weight by saying that those three salads don't count because "They're just lettuce and some add-on's" you might be disappointed in your rate of or lack of loss.
    But to each their own.
  • mrsemmypants
    mrsemmypants Posts: 44 Member
    I do. Partially because it's a habit and partially because it's kinda fun lol :)
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,284 Member
    I pretty much weigh everything I eat or drink. There's no point only weighing some things and forgetting about others!

    It's not forgetting about others - well, not for me anyway.

    I still log them, just don't weigh them - in the scheme of things, I consider guesstimating some things to be ok. It's only going to make my daily count out by 20 or so calories if I have underestimated how much lettuce or carrot I had.

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