Raw vegetables and fruit have calories?
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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?
you went wrong by thinking fruits and veggies are zero calorie. a banana is 105. Apples are 90.0 -
Are you a Weight Watchers defector, by any chance?0
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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?
This part: I thought that any calories that they had pretty much negates when you eat them.0 -
Of course they have calories. But let's get real. No one is obese because they eat too much raw broccoli.0
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Food has calories. That's what makes it food.0
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Minimal calories for the nutrients delivered to your body. You would be hard pressed to eat too many fruits and vegatables (unless you lathering them in butter or some other high calorie, low nutritional value item such as ranch dressing). Since I can't see your diary, I'm hard pressed to see how you could go wrong eating raw veggies and fruit.0
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Is this even a serious question?
I'm assuming since the account was made like, today, it is a serious question.0 -
They only have calories when you eat them. If you just leave them on your plate, the calories don't count.0
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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.
Having natural "enzymes" in your diet show no significant benefits. Living things have enzymes, which are primarily proteins that facilitate chemical reactions. When you eat these proteins they are broken down and denatured and are no more beneficial than other proteins. "Raw" diets are mostly just quackery with claims by unqualified people.0 -
They have calories AND they're good for you pooper :bigsmile:0
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I probably eat about 300-400 calories of raw fruits and vegetables each and every day. They totally have calories and they totally count.0
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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?
It's ABSURD!
Just log in your food as per MFP recommendations.
Simple...:flowerforyou:0 -
Are you a Weight Watchers defector, by any chance?0
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They have calories AND they're good for you pooper :bigsmile:
Wait! Girls do this too!! Today has been quite the eye opener . . .0 -
Are you a Weight Watchers defector, by any chance?
Yeah same here. Food is food. To get energy you consume calories that you get from FOOD - that includes veggies and fruits. So yes...they have calories.0 -
if fruit and vegetables did not have calories our ancestors would have never survived0
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They have calories AND they're good for you pooper :bigsmile:
Wait! Girls do this too!! Today has been quite the eye opener . . .
Well damn, now the secret is out...0 -
I have a hard time imagining the amount of fruit and vegetables you would need to eat to go over your goal. What else did you eat today? That's what made you go over.0
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you burn more calories chewing and digesting celary, spinach leaves, and lettuce then you do consuming them....0
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There's no calories in mustard0
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