Raw vegetables and fruit have calories?

UpEarly

I probably eat about 300-400 calories of raw fruits and vegetables each and every day. They totally have calories and they totally count.

Bobby__Clerici

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 whole notion is promoted by certain gurus who limit calories only for specific food groups.
It's ABSURD!
Just log in your food as per MFP recommendations.
Simple...:flowerforyou:

DontStopB_Leakin

Are you a Weight Watchers defector, by any chance?

Thought the same thing.

sunsnstatheart

They have calories AND they're good for you pooper :bigsmile:

Wait! Girls do this too!! Today has been quite the eye opener . . .

PikaKnight

Are you a Weight Watchers defector, by any chance?

Thought the same thing.

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.

drmerc

if fruit and vegetables did not have calories our ancestors would have never survived

PikaKnight

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...

melodychilders

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.

Metspride129

you burn more calories chewing and digesting celary, spinach leaves, and lettuce then you do consuming them....

hatethegame

There's no calories in mustard

Shabadu

I didn't read every single reply so I might be doubling up, but I'll say it anyway.
Calories are a unit of measuring energy. Everything you eat contains energy, even natural produce.

ILiftHeavyAcrylics

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.

I predict you'll do well here. :flowerforyou:

PikaKnight

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.

Maybe we need to ask what the calorie goal is too. OP, did you only eat raw veggies and fruits? Did you use any kind of dressing? Did you drink anything - like juice, a protein shake, etc??

Barbellerella

if fruit and vegetables did not have calories our ancestors would have never survived

You're not one of those PALEO pushers, are u?!

muah3iluvzu06

I think she may have used weight watchers in the past or heard of it. On the new weight watchers program you can eat as many fruit & veggies as you'd like and they don't count towards your points. I've never used weight watchers new program but I have a few friends that do.

Crankstr

you burn more calories chewing and digesting celary, spinach leaves, and lettuce then you do consuming them....

lolz
no

Contrarian

you burn more calories chewing and digesting celary, spinach leaves, and lettuce then you do consuming them....

This isn't true. Sorry.

AllTehBeers

you burn more calories chewing and digesting celary, spinach leaves, and lettuce then you do consuming them....

Burnsdill

HAHAHA!

Burnsdill

I know, right?!

dsmpunk

Ill just put this here...

While this concept is popular in dieting guides, there is no scientific evidence that any of the foods claimed as negative calorie foods are such.[1][2] Foods that are claimed to be negative in calories are mostly low-calorie fruits and vegetables such as grapefruit, lemon, lime, apple, lettuce, celery, broccoli and cabbage.[3] Celery, a commonly cited negative calorie food, actually requires only about 10% of its food energy content to be digested (due to the thermic effect).[4]:88 Zero-calorie beverages, such as water, do take more than zero calories to process within the body, however they do not offer the dietary sustenance that other so-called negative calorie foods do in the form of fiber, carbohydrates, vitamins, etc. and as such, are not generally regarded as being negative calorie.[4]:84

AllTehBeers

Ill just put this here...

While this concept is popular in dieting guides, there is no scientific evidence that any of the foods claimed as negative calorie foods are such.[1][2] Foods that are claimed to be negative in calories are mostly low-calorie fruits and vegetables such as grapefruit, lemon, lime, apple, lettuce, celery, broccoli and cabbage.[3] Celery, a commonly cited negative calorie food, actually requires only about 10% of its food energy content to be digested (due to the thermic effect).[4]:88 Zero-calorie beverages, such as water, do take more than zero calories to process within the body, however they do not offer the dietary sustenance that other so-called negative calorie foods do in the form of fiber, carbohydrates, vitamins, etc. and as such, are not generally regarded as being negative calorie.[4]:84

tl;dr version:

It only takes a percentage of the calories in food to digest it.

Cait_Sidhe

And this is why I have no faith in humanity.

jenilla1

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.

THIS!!! :drinker:

danasings

I'm still trying to figure out if this is a serious question...

1Reacee

I have a hard time figuring out the calories in fruits and veggies.

1Reacee

This may be off subject, but I am also having a hard time tracking exercise. I am not too familiar with the various types of exercise movements. I am only concerned with how long I do the exercise. For instance I may do 5 different types of movements in a 45 minute period. I am only concerned with the 45 minute duration, not what I did during. So how do I track "general exercise"?

lwagnitz

There are some fruits and vegetables that are "negative calorie", meaning your body burns more calories than the actual food contains, like celery and blueberries for instance.

AnvilHead

There are some fruits and vegetables that are "negative calorie", meaning your body burns more calories than the actual food contains, like celery and blueberries for instance.

No.

lwagnitz

There are some fruits and vegetables that are "negative calorie", meaning your body burns more calories than the actual food contains, like celery and blueberries for instance.

No.

'Tis true, although you'd have to eat a crap load of them.