Raw vegetables and fruit have calories?

femelmay

I went over my caloric goal for the day but thought I was doing good eating raw vegetables and fruit. I thought that any calories that they had pretty much negates when you eat them. Where did I go wrong?

jennaworksout

they have calories, not much but they do

fruitloop2

Fruit has a fair amount of calories in it. I eat WAY more veggies that fruits because veggies are pretty low in the calorie department.

Lyra89

They certainly do!

A typical banana has 100 calories.

ONE date has around 60 calories...(I could get through a whole box)

A portion of berries has 50 calories.

Half of a large avocado can have around 180 calories.

Most greens are fairly on the low side...but even an apple can have up to 130 calories depending on the weight!

These are all GOOD calories however, and you needn't worry about them...they should make up most of your daily calories anyway!

Ready2Rock206

All food has calories. Some are just better for you than others. If you go over eating veggies I wouldn't stress about it.

nikkiprickett

All food has calories. Some are just better for you than others. If you go over eating veggies I wouldn't stress about it.

daffodilsoup

All food has calories.

jerbear1962

I try to revolve around veggies because they are not only low in calories but they fill me for longer periods of time. I enjoy fruit but it does have a bit more calories.

Rosplosion

Yes. Fruit and veg are easily digested though because when they are raw they have their digestive enzymes intact so they do wonders for your body. If you went over because of the amount of raw food you're eating then good job.

But I have to wonder, if you didn't know that fruit & veg had calories, are you eating them on a regular basis? Fresh food is not an option in my opinion if you want to be healthy.

glovepuppet

if raw veges had no calories, rabbits, deer and elephants would starve to death.

^^logic

Amberonamission

if raw veges had no calories, rabbits, deer and elephants would starve to death.

^^logic

Like this, I do.

mamagooskie

yup all food has calories.

Firefox7275

I went over my caloric goal for the day but thought I was doing good eating raw vegetables and fruit. I thought that any calories that they had pretty much negates when you eat them. Where did I go wrong?

Without knowing what your calorie goal was, exactly what you ate and how much this is impossible to answer. Fruit and veggies have calories, some much more than others but most are the lowest calorie foods gram for gram and rich in vitamins, minerals fibre and antioxidants calorie for calorie. There are a lot of old wives tales and urban myths in nutrition, negative calories is one of them. If you are eating higher sugar fruits and starchy vegetables you need to practice portion control as with any other food.

NaomiJFoster

Food has calories. You just have to look at what those calories are made up of. Are they mostly fat calories? Is the food also filled with vitamins? Is the food high in fiber?

Fruits and veggies have calories. They are also filled with great vitamins. And they are high in fiber. That makes them great choices.

SRH7

if raw veges had no calories, rabbits, deer and elephants would starve to death.

^^logic

^^wise words

sunsnstatheart

Is this even a serious question?

dangerxbadger

Is this even a serious question?

Right? If it is, yes. Food has calories. And IMO over-eating is over-eating, and you should really stick within your calorie goals even IF the food you're over eating is healthy....

Daniloveshockey94

Is this even a serious question?

This^

sunsnstatheart

Is this even a serious question?

Right? If it is, yes. Food has calories. And IMO over-eating is over-eating, and you should really stick within your calorie goals even IF the food you're over eating is healthy....

Yes. Food has calories. The reason you eat fruit and vegetables is for their nutritional content. They MAY help you lose weight because you get full by eating something without a lot of calories, but they still have calories. I promise you that someone can eat ice cream and pizza every day and still lose weight if they stay under their calorie limit.

chocl8girl

Daniloveshockey94

Haha!