Do you count/measure your fruits and veggies

TXBelle1174

Sometimes I get irritated with MFP because I have to log broccoli or strawberries. I did WW and was very successful in the past but thought I would try something different. With WW you dont have to count most fruits and most veggies. They are FREE. You can eat a whole freakin bag of baby carrots and it doesnt count against you. So I was just wondering if everyone on here counts every bite of lettuce or other green leafy vegetable?

unicornassassin

I do. I eat a LOT of fruits and veggies, and they add up. Especially the fruit.

Dexy_

Yes I do. But a cup of shredded lettuce is only 5 cals, it's good it's good to be in the habit of logging EVERYTHING that passes your lips, including water. You will thank yourself in the future when you can look back at how you were eating ect.

LoraF83

Yes, I count every single bite because it's all calories going into my body. And it can be hard because it forces you to make a choice between what you should eat and what you want to eat. But (in my opinion) that is what will make me successful in the long run.

jenniferdances1

I count everything.

simplyeater

I log it all!

McKristy

Yes, because I'm counting calories and they all have calories. If I eat a ton of fruits and veggies, plus my allotted daily calories, in reality I'm going over.

ADM1979

I count/weigh/measure EVERYTHING. Part of the reason is because I am a diabetic and carrots have a lot of carbs in them. The other reason is although the veggies are great to eat, all those little calories will add up.

Once you get the hang of what a "serving size" is, you can guesstimate.

OceansForever

I do count everything but I eat vegan.

The only things I don't count are gum and vitamins

TammyW18

I log everything that passes through my lips, even gum! its a calorie good or bad...

Leiki

I count, but it is difficult for me to reach my fiber goals, unless I do so.

RunHardBeStrong

Yes, because I'm counting calories and they all have calories. If I eat a ton of fruits and veggies, plus my allotted daily calories, in reality I'm going over.

The same here as well!

LA723

I do. BUT I do not log gum or cough drops (if I have a sore throat I use them). I know that's a no-no. LOL

juliedee6

I was on WW for 3 months and lost nothing, and I loved the free fruits and veggies, but I think I may have overeaten the fruits. I do log everything on MFP and have been more successful

jlhill7

I log everything

BarbWhite09

I've never understood why someone wouldn't count fruits or vegs...They have calories, carbs, sodium, etc. Not counting them is just cheating yourself...No point in that. WW telling people they don't have to count that stuff, is just absurd.

sarahgilmore

I often don't bother with the low-calorie vegetables. Or if I do it's just a guess.
For all the vegetables I eat, 50 calories here or there doesn't matter to me.

I log fruits, though.

alyson820

I measure my fruit carefully, but I guesstimate my veggies. I want to eat lots of both, but they DO add up, and they count toward your daily intake after all.

Pebble321

Sure, they have calories don't they?
I don't obsess over how many lettuce leaves in a salad, I have entries in my recipe section for "green salad no dressing" and "green salad with dressing" and I usually use those to make it quicker. Brocoli is on my frequent foods list as is most of the fruit I eat regularly, so it's really no harder than entering porridge or chicken.
I could easily eat 200 - 300 cals of fruit and veggies a day (more if I have avocado) so it's not like we're only talking 3 strawberries for 12 cals.

tmarie2715

I do. I weigh and or measure everything.

fimary

I have logged everything as I maybe knew the calorie fat content but it has been interesting to see protein carbs etc... Give a whole new understanding to food and what you are eating, hopefully make me wiser in future

mhotch

I am a WW lifetimer for 4 years now. I do log {here} my fruit and veggies. But I do not get OC about the amount. I log fruit as a med or lge, veggies as 1 serving, but rarely ever measure it. Fruits and veggies did not get me overweight so I don't obsess about amounts, as I do cookies, meats, sweets, and pasta, ect... Those I measure!

rbeatty63

I log everything, it helps me realize just how much I really eat. I have deluded myself long enough, now I am paying the price for years of careless indulgence.

ElPumaMex

Fruits are great food, but they do have a significant amount of calories (at least 40 to 60, with many above 100 calories per fruit)
You have to include them.

As for vegetables, they may be low in cals, but it is good to log them since you may also want to watch your intake of fiber, etc.
And many times you eat them in salads, that have sodium, and other things that definitively you want to monitor.

KC4800

I definately count fruit accurately.

The veggies...I just guess at.

The non veggie stuff that comes on the salad, thats what I measure. The dressing, the chicken, the croutons, the cheese, etc.

vjrose

Depends, I log pretty much everything but I eat lots of different fruits and veggies in a day so if I skipped them I would be missing half my calories. If you are talking about walking by and grabbing a strawberry or two, well that's up to you if its trivial. I have to be brutal or I'll start qualifying to myself, oh it's only 20,50, etc calories I can eat it and not log it. You however have to decide for yourself what you need to log, if you are only chasing the big picture then tailor your logging to your needs, that's what is great about MFP there are no hard and fast rules. Most folks will tell you everything MUST be logged, lol. If you have a nibbling issue maybe you do need it, if you eat a discrete number of meals with little snacking then you are likely pretty safe not logging the veggies you feel should be "free". But if your weight loss stalls out then consider tracking those "free" calories. One small strawberry (0.2 oz) only has 2 calories and .5 g carbs, but 10 of those same have 5 grams of carbs so perhaps if you were trying to balance your nutrients you would add them for the carbs not the calories. It may be calories in calories out but many of us are trying to eat a balanced diet also and 5 grams of carbs would affect my eating decisions. Lol, sorry for rambling.

airlily

I do. I eat a LOT of fruits and veggies, and they add up. Especially the fruit.

^^^ This.

Bentley2718

This isn't weight watchers, if you want weight watchers, you are free to use it again. Also, if you were so successful with it, why change? I'm not being snarky here, when it comes to things like dieting, I stick with what works for me, with only small experiments here and there.

Also, while weight watchers let you eat the whole bag of carrots for "free" unless you are eating a really big bag of carrots, it's only going to set you back what, 150 calories? Also, your body digests everything, nothing is "free" to it.

Personally, I log pretty much everything. I'm more careful about portion sizes for some things though. For example, I weigh nuts to make sure the serving size is correct, celery, I just eyeball, if I'm off by 50%, I don't consider it a big deal. And as other people have mentioned, when you eat a lot of veggies, and especially fruit, it does add up.

shine_

I log everything! Especially fruit is important to log because of the sugar content. Maybe not for everyone but with PCOS I have to make sure I track it.

muwchck

I am in the habit of logging ever thing I eat or drink. I eat a good bit of fruit and veggies every day, and I would be way over my goal if I didn't log every thing. Plus, as others have said, it shows you how much you really are eating and can let you see what helps and harms you. A calorie is a calorie, not matter where it comes from.

IronmanPanda

I log everything and try to be as accurate as possible.