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almalaurathomas
almalaurathomas Posts: 64
in Food and Nutrition
Cough drops have calories. :explode:

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  • wmagoo27
    wmagoo27 Posts: 201 Member
    So do some vitamins.
  • lachesissss
    lachesissss Posts: 1,298 Member
    And certain kinds of gum.
  • iiijeniii
    iiijeniii Posts: 82 Member
    ... and spices!?!?! WTF??
  • htimpaired
    htimpaired Posts: 1,404 Member
    I always get sugar free, it's still got calories but not as many...
  • almalaurathomas
    almalaurathomas Posts: 64
    Oh no! I am so uniformed. Grr.. I'm glad I noticed, I could have polished off the whole bag.
  • astrylian
    astrylian Posts: 194 Member
    Government regulations allow companies to round down to 0 on nutrition labels, if their calorie content is below 5. So a lot of things have calories. :)
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
    I was surprised to discover coffee had calories - not many but a few. Of course when I started tracking the coffee, I realized I had not been tracking the milk that went in the coffee. Now both get entered.
  • astrylian
    astrylian Posts: 194 Member
    I was surprised to discover coffee had calories - not many but a few. Of course when I started tracking the coffee, I realized I had not been tracking the milk that went in the coffee. Now both get entered.

    I know when I make a pot of coffee, the calorie content is 20 calories per 6 cups.
  • caitlyn30
    caitlyn30 Posts: 207 Member
    no wonder I don't lose weight the weeks I have colds:frown:
  • horseplaypen
    horseplaypen Posts: 442 Member
    ... and spices!?!?! WTF??


    What! Like which ones??
  • Christine1110
    Christine1110 Posts: 1,786 Member
    Unless it's just water...it has calories or sodium : )
  • tokataro
    tokataro Posts: 52 Member
    So do some vitamins.

    Especially fish oil / omega 3!
  • onyxgirl17
    onyxgirl17 Posts: 1,722 Member
    lol I am not worrying about that if I'm sick
  • kimad
    kimad Posts: 3,010 Member
    I just think at the end of the week is a cough drop or piece of gum really going to derail us? nah, so I don't worry about it :):):)
  • Effpcos
    Effpcos Posts: 350 Member
    Most spices do- cinnamon, black pepper etc, but it's only around 6 cals per teaspoon. I log the cals from cinnamon (as I'll have a whole teaspoon in my smoothies) but not anything else.
  • SomeoneSomeplace
    SomeoneSomeplace Posts: 1,094 Member
    Children's medicines do too.
  • cindyhoney2
    cindyhoney2 Posts: 603 Member
    I know cinnamon has calories and carbs. I don't log my vitamins/supplements or my occasional Halls...they don't add up that much (IMO)
  • guardian419
    guardian419 Posts: 391 Member
    OMG LIPSTICK IS MAKING YOU FAT!!!!
  • tommygirl15
    tommygirl15 Posts: 1,012 Member
    I actually logged all my cough drops when I had a cold two weeks ago. I wanted to also log the syrups but couldn't find a calorie count for them anywhere online. Big or small, every calorie counts!
  • dakitten2
    dakitten2 Posts: 888 Member
    There are some spices that are helpful in burning fat. Cayenne Pepper, Ginger, Cinnamon and Mustard.

    And yes some spices have calories but usually in minimal amounts. A teaspoon of black pepper has 5 calories, dried basil leaf has 2 calories, garlic powder has 5 calories, etc.

    You can find the calorie value of any spice online. Also, if you use fresh herbs instead of dried, there is fewer calories.
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    There are some spices that are helpful in burning fat. Cayenne Pepper, Ginger, Cinnamon and Mustard.

    It's so minimal it isn't even worth talking about.
  • htimpaired
    htimpaired Posts: 1,404 Member
    OMG LIPSTICK IS MAKING YOU FAT!!!!

    So if I ate my lipgloss, would that be lower in calories?
  • dakitten2
    dakitten2 Posts: 888 Member
    There are some spices that are helpful in burning fat. Cayenne Pepper, Ginger, Cinnamon and Mustard.

    It's so minimal it isn't even worth talking about.

    It may be minimal but in my book every little bit helps.

    The best plan for enduring weight loss includes a healthy diet and regular exercise, but select spices can have at least a small effect on burning calories. These spices have thermogenic properties, the ability to turn up your body's temperature to assist it with burning fat. The more fat burned and released from your body, the more you will lose weight. Some spices are tasty, as well, and are welcome flavor-enhancers to your normal diet.
  • deniseblossoms
    deniseblossoms Posts: 373 Member
    my fish and flaxsee oil, glucosamine, some mutivitamins and n acetyl cysteine. It took me a few days to realize I wasn't logging over 100 calories a day.

    I don't really log spices though when I cook, generally I may be adding a couple calories per serving so I'm ok with not logging those.

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