Do people not log fruit and vegetables?

lizlkbg
lizlkbg Posts: 566
in Food and Nutrition
I view a lot of diaries that day after day list absolutely NO fruit or veggies. Do people just not bother to log them because they are considered healthy or do people really just not eat them?
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  • MysticRealm
    MysticRealm Posts: 1,264 Member
    Some people don't really eat fruits or veggies. I log them but finding veggies in my diary would be hard. I know I should eat more of them but I really don't like them!
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    Why don't you ask the people who's diets you're judging?
  • lizlkbg
    lizlkbg Posts: 566
    Because I don't want to be rude.
  • lizlkbg
    lizlkbg Posts: 566
    Some people don't really eat fruits or veggies. I log them but finding veggies in my diary would be hard. I know I should eat more of them but I really don't like them!

    Yes, it's a struggle for me, too. The more I eat them, the more I develop a taste for them, but it's hard getting started. If I could I'd live off of fat and salt. :smile:
  • Amber1070
    Amber1070 Posts: 106 Member
    I guess some just don't eat them but you have to log them. They have calories and such. If people aren't logging them and eating them the are not accurately keeping track and may be messing up how they loose.
  • Crankstr
    Crankstr Posts: 3,958 Member
    i log mine
  • Confuzzled4ever
    Confuzzled4ever Posts: 2,860 Member
    I log everything..

    People who don't log them probably aren't eating them...

    They will learn..

    Eat them, log them.
  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
    Because I don't want to be rude.

    So creating a topic in a public forum asking this question is the opposite of rude? Now, I get to comb through your friends list and wonder why none of them eat fruits or vegetables.

    I guess it's better than just asking the person in a private message.
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    Most people believe in "If it fits your macros" and so they consider everything including or excluding fruits and veggies. So you might be seeing IIFYM followers.

    I personally like fruits (not so much veggies, gotta force them) but I do log them. If I eat it, I log it. Simple
  • Confuzzled4ever
    Confuzzled4ever Posts: 2,860 Member
    IIFYM followers.

    ^^^
    What's that mean?

    EDIT.. Nevermind.. I figured it out.. LOL and I don't agree with that philosophy.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    IIFYM followers.

    ^^^
    What's that mean?

    EDIT.. Nevermind.. I figured it out.. LOL and I don't agree with that philosophy.
    I have a feeling you don't really understand it then.
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    IIFYM followers.

    ^^^
    What's that mean?

    EDIT.. Nevermind.. I figured it out.. LOL and I don't agree with that philosophy.

    Good for you though your agreeing or disagreeing with that philosophy isn't in question. Just why she doesn't see many fruits and veggies
  • Crankstr
    Crankstr Posts: 3,958 Member
    IIFYM followers.

    ^^^
    What's that mean?

    EDIT.. Nevermind.. I figured it out.. LOL and I don't agree with that philosophy.

    Good for you though your agreeing or disagreeing with that philosophy isn't in question. Just why she doesn't see many fruits and veggies

    i dont understand why she wouldnt see many fruits or veggies...maybe i am tired?
  • ajourney2beme
    ajourney2beme Posts: 181 Member
    Because I don't want to be rude.

    To be honest if you can see their diary then they have chosen to let people see that they don't eat fruits or veggies. You asking them if they don't log them or don't eat them is a legitimate question. If they don't want people asking, they can lock their diaries. I don't think it would be rude at all in that sense.

    More than likely they don't eat them though imo. There could be that person that doesn't for a specific reason but you will never know if you don't ask THEM.
  • dpalmer392
    dpalmer392 Posts: 1
    I log my fruits and veggies... not to hard really most veggies are in the master list or some even come with bar codes to scan. I personally like Kale and baby spinach, both of which have a bar code to scan on the bag. I can understand people that don't like veggies, my brother-in-law will actually vomit if he eats greens.
  • angelious
    angelious Posts: 56 Member
    I log mine every time I eat them ( every other day or so dependant) especially as fruit is so high in sugars which is a big problem area for me.
  • lamby284
    lamby284 Posts: 167 Member
    I log everything, also. Even if its a little 14 calorie candy...maybe a little obsessive, but im addicted to MFP.
  • appelsiinipuu
    appelsiinipuu Posts: 97 Member
    I log them, but often vegetables are included in a recipe that I have cooked, so then it just states the name of the food. Or I buy a salad kit and just put the name of that instead of listing all the ingredients separately.
  • Railr0aderTony
    Railr0aderTony Posts: 6,803 Member
    . If I eat it, I log it. Simple

    This^^
  • simplydelish2
    simplydelish2 Posts: 726 Member
    I know many people who follow weight watchers and they don't count fruits and veggies. For me, all food has calories and need to be counted. Weight loss only occurs when calories expended are greater than calories consumed.
  • lizlkbg
    lizlkbg Posts: 566
    Because I don't want to be rude.

    So creating a topic in a public forum asking this question is the opposite of rude? Now, I get to comb through your friends list and wonder why none of them eat fruits or vegetables.

    I guess it's better than just asking the person in a private message.
    I guess we have different ideas of what constitutes rude behavior.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    IIFYM followers.

    ^^^
    What's that mean?

    EDIT.. Nevermind.. I figured it out.. LOL and I don't agree with that philosophy.

    Good for you though your agreeing or disagreeing with that philosophy isn't in question. Just why she doesn't see many fruits and veggies

    I follow IIFYM and have lots of fruits and veggies. Most of the peeps following IIFYM that I know have lots of veggies (some don't I admit).
  • lizlkbg
    lizlkbg Posts: 566
    Because I don't want to be rude.

    To be honest if you can see their diary then they have chosen to let people see that they don't eat fruits or veggies. You asking them if they don't log them or don't eat them is a legitimate question. If they don't want people asking, they can lock their diaries. I don't think it would be rude at all in that sense.

    More than likely they don't eat them though imo. There could be that person that doesn't for a specific reason but you will never know if you don't ask THEM.
    I guess I phrased my topic badly. What I meant is that I see a lot of diaries without fruit or veggies. I was wondering if there was a reason that people don't log them, such as they consider them "free" or something. So I wasn't wondering about a specific person, but whether it was some kind of logging/ dieting strategy. I have no intention of putting anyone in the position of answering a direct question that they may find awkward or ignoring it.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    They either don't eat them or they don't log them
  • lizlkbg
    lizlkbg Posts: 566
    They either don't eat them or they don't log them

    Okay, thanks.
  • jesz124
    jesz124 Posts: 1,004 Member
    I log everything..

    People who don't log them probably aren't eating them...

    They will learn..

    Eat them, log them.

    What will they learn exactly? You can't force a grown adult to eat vegetables or fruit if they choose not to. Who cares anyway? It's no ones else business what's in other peoples diaries.
  • lizlkbg
    lizlkbg Posts: 566
    I know many people who follow weight watchers and they don't count fruits and veggies. For me, all food has calories and need to be counted. Weight loss only occurs when calories expended are greater than calories consumed.
    Thanks, I was wondering if it was something like this.
  • jackiesaurus
    jackiesaurus Posts: 42 Member
    i log fruit (mostly cos fruit is 100 calories + per piece) but almost never log veggies. a lot of the time i'll "quick add" 50 or 100 calories if im eating quite a bit, but i dont log an individual pickle or something. same with salads. i'm not going to log every veggie but round up on a quick add.
  • mmddwechanged
    mmddwechanged Posts: 1,687 Member
    IIFYM is a philosophy? If by philosophy you mean opinion or idea I guess that's an opinion which we are all untitled to. But don't we all try to meet our macros? Or eat a balanced diet? Or sometimes think about what we eat especially if we are here on mfp and logging what we eat? For me this is the "philosophy" that I try to live.
  • lizlkbg
    lizlkbg Posts: 566
    i log fruit (mostly cos fruit is 100 calories + per piece) but almost never log veggies. a lot of the time i'll "quick add" 50 or 100 calories if im eating quite a bit, but i dont log an individual pickle or something. same with salads. i'm not going to log every veggie but round up on a quick add.
    That makes sense. I could see getting to that point when healthy eating becomes more a part of normal life to me rather than a new endeavor. Right now I'm celebrating every carrot :)

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