It is not good idea to count calories in vegetables!!

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  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    No one can ever get fat eating tons of vegetables so i don't see the need to count the calories in them.

    i don't add my veggie calories and still lose weight.!:happy:

    How does this make it a good idea not to count them? I count them and I lost weight too.
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    I add them mostly so I can monitor my potassium:sodium ratio. Some have potassium, some are full of sodium!
  • aweightymatter
    aweightymatter Posts: 222
    so does that mean I can eat all the potatos I want and still lose weight? yay!!!!!! *throws french fries in air like confetti*


    potatos ARE a vegetable...

    This is where the logic is flawed.
    Essentially, we're talking fibrous fresh green and colorful vegetables, not starches.

    Exactly. Potatoes are not a vegetable -- they're a tuber -- and neither are beans, peas, or corn.
  • luv_lea
    luv_lea Posts: 1,094 Member
    I think it could be a bad idea. But to each their own I guess.
  • Di3012
    Di3012 Posts: 2,247 Member
    No one can ever get fat eating tons of vegetables so i don't see the need to count the calories in them.

    i don't add my veggie calories and still lose weight.!:happy:

    Some people say the same regarding fruit. However, ALL veg (and fruit) has calories. If something has calories and you eat (or drink it), count it.
  • tig_ol_bitties
    tig_ol_bitties Posts: 561 Member
    My entire diet is made up of about 95% vegetables. I'm a chubby vegan, so I can say for certain that YES, you CAN get chubby if you don't watch your cals...even those that come from good sources.
  • ceannesjourney
    ceannesjourney Posts: 250
    I don't count some veg, eg lettuce or celery as you pretty much burn there calories by chewing on tem...but all other veg I count.
  • Leigh2778
    Leigh2778 Posts: 57 Member
    My personal opinion is that you have to do what works for you. If you don't want to count veggie calories, and it works, then don't. If you do want to count veggie calories, then do. I personally like to count everything so I can see if I am eating enough of this or that, or too much of something, etc. But that's what is working for me, right now.
    To each their own. :drinker:
  • KemaVA
    KemaVA Posts: 81 Member
    Its not that no one can get fat from eating a ton of vegetables it the fact that most people will not eat a 'ton' of vegetables. You should add them! However I am not as strict with veggies as I am with other stuff. One extra baby carrot is not the same as one extra cookie. :wink:

    Also its nice to add them so they can be accounted for in the vitamin section. :bigsmile: I like to make sure I'm getting enough.
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    It's always a good idea to speak in absolutes. :flowerforyou:
  • misslissa121
    misslissa121 Posts: 126
    Fresh/Raw veggitables and fruits are easier for the body to break down than complex things such as breads and meats, but they still contain sugar and starch which when not burnt will turn into body fat just like any other thing you eat. So while these calories may be easier to burn and may exit the body more quickly, if you aren't burning the calories you intake you will still gain.
  • tamheath
    tamheath Posts: 702 Member
    No one can ever get fat eating tons of vegetables so i don't see the need to count the calories in them.

    i don't add my veggie calories and still lose weight.!:happy:

    I'm glad you're losing weight anyway, Wifee. Am wondering if maybe your better way of eating has included more healthy foods like veggies and you've cut out the crap? That would definitely account for continuing to lose. So congrats to you for the loss, but I still think everything should be counted. After all, you do get more "bang for your buck" by eating more veggies anyway.
  • tlp148
    tlp148 Posts: 67 Member
    Calories, Carbs and fats are just that. and need to be recorded. Of course they are so much better for you than many other foods, however as many have said they still add up.

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  • Catzwitch
    Catzwitch Posts: 205 Member
    I'm vegan that's essentially all I eat. I've been chubby my whole life! lol

    Calories in calories out regardless where they came from <3

    =]

    I think I'd vomit before I reached 3,000 calories of only veggies.

    ^^^ this


    I am a vegetarian and often get told, "I didn't know there were fat vegetarians".

    Everything adds up, no matter what shape its in.
  • kristina0206
    kristina0206 Posts: 57
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  • Dzuniga87
    Dzuniga87 Posts: 16
    it's not only about logging calories though- you also are logging the fiber, sodium. sugar, etc that might be in veggies.
  • tamheath
    tamheath Posts: 702 Member
    It's always a good idea to speak in absolutes. :flowerforyou:


    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • RocketsGirl
    RocketsGirl Posts: 339 Member
    calories are calories are calories

    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^THIS!

    duh.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    No one can ever get fat eating tons of vegetables
    False.
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    No one can ever get fat eating tons of vegetables so i don't see the need to count the calories in them.

    i don't add my veggie calories and still lose weight.!:happy:

    Well if it works for you then it MUST be right for EVERYONE.

    *sigh*

    "because it works for me" is THE WORST rationale. Period.
  • prism6
    prism6 Posts: 484 Member
    Sorry,no way.no how could I eat 18000 calories in vegetables! Nope not even an issue..... Unless....pizza is a vegetable? just messin'
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    I'm happy for you! :flowerforyou:
  • tig_ol_bitties
    tig_ol_bitties Posts: 561 Member
    BTW...elephants eat only fruit and veg...have you ever seen a skinny one?
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
    Everything should be recorded. Calories are calories, if you're over your limit it doesn't matter what those calories consisted of.
  • onedayillbamilf
    onedayillbamilf Posts: 662 Member
    carrots and lettuce and peppers might not have alot of calories, but starchy veggies sure do. Beans and potatos and corn are loaded with calories. I count them all.

    Beans?
  • quigonnjae
    quigonnjae Posts: 399
    rule of thumb.. "in your mouth .. on your log "
  • VoodooLuLu
    VoodooLuLu Posts: 636 Member
    calories are calories are calories
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    carrots and lettuce and peppers might not have alot of calories, but starchy veggies sure do. Beans and potatos and corn are loaded with calories. I count them all.
    Beans?
    Right...didn't you hear? Beans have been promoted to veg.
  • tig_ol_bitties
    tig_ol_bitties Posts: 561 Member
    rule of thumb.. "in your mouth .. on your log "

    I'm too perverted to take this how you meant it.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    It would be impossible to eat enough veggies to get fat, they are too filling! I challenge anyone to gain weight by eating 1800 cals of veggies! And digesting and chewing something like celery is unlikely to result in a postive number of net calories.

    FYI chewing and digestion are already included in your maintenance calories.
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