Question about weighing fruit and veggies(don't laugh!)

kpchefai

When you weigh your fruit and vegetables....

Do you weigh them with or without the peel/core etc?

Yesterday I ate a banana that weighed 154 grams with the peel on it. I weighed the peel only after I ate it and the peel was 66 grams alone. That's like a 50 calories difference! If that happens 3x in one day that is equal to my serving of ice cream I like to eat after dinner when calories allow! Same goes for apples, peppers, melons, grapefruits, orange etc. It makes sense you would not include the weight of the peel/core but then again obviously no one eats that part so is it already factored into the calculated amount?

I am probably over thinking this but I will take back every calorie I can possible get : )

Thanks!

Jestinia

This site seems to give you the specifics without skin. You can always double check what MFP says here:

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/1810/2

crystal8208

This is a good question. :-)

gaelicstorm26

I weigh what I actually eat. So I would weigh a banana without the peel, and an apple without the core. I think that accuracy is the key, and if you are having several 50 calorie errors a day, you could be doing yourself a disservice in the end!

Faye_Anderson

I weigh the bits I eat

CaitlinW19

I weigh what I actually eat. So I would weigh a banana without the peel, and an apple without the core. I think that accuracy is the key, and if you are having several 50 calorie errors a day, you could be doing yourself a disservice in the end!

I don't weigh stuff like 1 banana...I just log "1 large banana" or whatever. Here's my reason...yes you could have several 50 calorie errors in a day but when you are eating at a daily defecit of 500 calories or more a day that adds up to 3,500 calorie defecit a week...50 calories here or there is not going to make or break your weight loss. Also, that 1 large banana is just as likely to be 50 calories less than how you log it as 50 calories more. In my book, it all pretty much evens out in the end. I weigh my meat and grains...not much else. To each there own, but I wouldn't stress about it.

sfbaumgarten

I weigh what I eat. I peel my banana and weigh it without the peel. I weigh my apple, eat my apple, then weigh and subtract the core.

nilbogger

It depends. If I had a banana I might weigh the peel after. If it's strawberries I just weigh them whole.

Francl27

I weigh what I eat but it's not a dumb question at all.

FierceLisa

I weigh after there peeled and or the core is removed etc. For me anyway it's more accurate.

GeorgieLove708

I don't weigh my fruits or veggies until after I've prepped them for eating/cooking. If you were putting them in as "1 medium fuji apple" or "1 large banana" the peel/core wouldn't be included in the calories, but when going by weight the calories aren't adjusted to exclude the peel/core so you would need to either weigh after prepping or weigh what you don't eat and subtract.

dying_2b_skin3

I actually never thought of this! I weigh with skin on and with core yet I dont eat it! This has changed the way I'll blog thanks!! x

tigersword

I weigh what I actually eat. So I would weigh a banana without the peel, and an apple without the core. I think that accuracy is the key, and if you are having several 50 calorie errors a day, you could be doing yourself a disservice in the end!

I don't weigh stuff like 1 banana...I just log "1 large banana" or whatever. Here's my reason...yes you could have several 50 calorie errors in a day but when you are eating at a daily defecit of 500 calories or more a day that adds up to 3,500 calorie defecit a week...50 calories here or there is not going to make or break your weight loss. Also, that 1 large banana is just as likely to be 50 calories less than how you log it as 50 calories more. In my book, it all pretty much evens out in the end. I weigh my meat and grains...not much else. To each there own, but I wouldn't stress about it.

10 50 calorie mistakes in a day will erase your deficit. That's the number one reason behind all those "Why am I not losing weight?" posts.

jbee27

When I can weigh, I weigh the actual amount that I'm eating. For example, I had a grapefruit for breakfast on Sunday. I weighed the grapefruit as a whole, then ate the insides, weighed what was leftover of the peel/pith. The difference is the amount of grapefruit I actually ate.

For bananas and apples, I tend to eat those on the go, or at the office, where I don't have a food scale handy, so I just log "1 large banana", etc.

WendyTerry420

I weigh fruits because they can make a difference. What you did with the banana is spot-on. For most veggies, I don't bother because I don't eat a large enough portion of them to make a huge difference. When I have weighed veggies before (not counting things like tomatoes and avocado which are higher calorie technically fruits anyway), they barely even register on the scale, then when I have input the amounts, it comes up like 10 or 20 calories.

bobbinalong

I weigh the entire piece of food if it will have "leftovers" be it fruit, vegetables or meat. Like others have said about bananas and apples I also do with chicken because having a plain piece of chicken is not always available. I keep track of protein so if I am at a deli and need chicken I will ask them to weigh the chicken. I will leave the skin and bones in the bag and weigh it when I get home so I have a reading of the actual protein count. It works for me and I don't get goofy about it. It just helps me keep track with in a reasonable rate and that's what counts! I also have found that some things are more accurate by grams vs ounces....that's a whole 'nother kettle of fish! Best Wishes

kpchefai

I weigh what I actually eat. So I would weigh a banana without the peel, and an apple without the core. I think that accuracy is the key, and if you are having several 50 calorie errors a day, you could be doing yourself a disservice in the end!

I don't weigh stuff like 1 banana...I just log "1 large banana" or whatever. Here's my reason...yes you could have several 50 calorie errors in a day but when you are eating at a daily defecit of 500 calories or more a day that adds up to 3,500 calorie defecit a week...50 calories here or there is not going to make or break your weight loss. Also, that 1 large banana is just as likely to be 50 calories less than how you log it as 50 calories more. In my book, it all pretty much evens out in the end. I weigh my meat and grains...not much else. To each there own, but I wouldn't stress about it.

10 50 calorie mistakes in a day will erase your deficit. That's the number one reason behind all those "Why am I not losing weight?" posts.

Yes agreed! I try to be as accurate as possible for my own learning purposes even though it may not always be necessary but, hey, to each their own.

kpchefai

Thanks everyone! I will log only what I eat...quite possible it won't make any difference but accuracy is key!

holothuroidea

The calorie counts on MFP for weighed fruits and vegetables do not include the inedible parts of the plant.

It also makes a difference if you weigh them raw or cooked, and the option you choose should specify whether you weighed the food before or after you cooked it.

spirit095

I only weigh the parts of the fruits/veggies that I eat.

airangel59

I weigh what I eat, apples cored but with skin and bananas minus the peel.
Stuff like grapefruits or oranges etc, I pretty much count them by size (inches)