Do you count raw fruits/veggies in meals?

tusher2011

ok, so if you log all of that stuff, how do you know how many calories somehting is? For example, I have been eating veggie sandwiches on wheat bread this week. spinach, onions, tomatoes. I just grab a handful of spinach, about 3 slices of a small sized tomatoe and a couple slices of onion. How do I figure out how many calories that little bit is?

cnance

ok, so if you log all of that stuff, how do you know how many calories something is? For example, I have been eating veggie sandwiches on wheat bread this week. spinach, onions, tomatoes. I just grab a handful of spinach, about 3 slices of a small sized tomato and a couple slices of onion. How do I figure out how many calories that little bit is?

For stuff like that I just estimate. Although in your case I may leave off logging the onion. 3 slices of a small tomato is probably half a small tomato, for instance.

I also log everything, partly because I want to see my macro's including fiber.

knkmfp

I was just coming on here to ask the same things.

I always log fruit, but don't always log vegetables. I wouln't bother with lettuce and cucumber, and didn't bother in the past with other salad vegetables, but have started to add them too.

I might add them for a few days, just to see what difference it makes.

Picola1984

I count every single calorie, I like to be sure

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sizehealthy

I count every single calorie, but I don't let that stop me from eating fruits and veggies. I definitely understand the Weight Watchers thinking, but I still want to be honest with myself.

wildon883r

FYI listed- calories per serving is not 100% accurate so in a sense its pointless to count occasionally let alone ALL the time. There is no way they can prove a single slice of bread has 80 calories. They can give estimates though. General rule is on a 9" dinner plate you want fruits and veggies to take up 1/2 the plate, protein 1/4, and starches 1/4th.

Below is a link to a picture of how your plate should look with what amount.

http://blog.cleveland.com/nationworld_impact/2008/11/large_Obesity_Portion_Sizes_Meye.JPG

french2010

I did WW and I loved the idea that I didn't have to count those calories. It actually made me eat more fruit and veggies and less of the bad stuff. ISo I ended up losing a lot of weight (would have continued but WW online is just too expensive)But I was wondering the same thing about MFP. I would love it if I didn't have to count them here but I do it. I think WW has already calculated those calories into your points some kind of way so it probably wouldn't work if you did it with MFP. I really wish I could figure out WW's system though.

kjseili215

I was/am on WW online. The OLD WW system was much much better and easier to stay on. I still have all the books and can do it on my own, but hard to stay on. I was very curious about logging the fruits on this plan also. I'm trying to eat more fruits and vegies, but for the calories my craveings take me to a more sugary snack. Don't know yet if I will count them or not. And your right, the new WW system makes you eat more fruits and vegies. I know people that have lost lots of weight on the new WW system.

AlsDonkBoxSquat

This is also my biggest pet peeve with ww, I mean I regularly eat a minimum of 200 calories in fruits per day, and would totally rock out 600 if I had that option . . . how would a hidden 600 calories benefit me?

bcattoes

I don't understand why you would log cooked veggies but not raw. What is the logic?