Counting fruit calories?
matchbox_girl
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Does anyone LEGIT not count fruit calories? I AM aware that everything (almost) has calories, but when I was with weight watchers briefly, fruit was 0 points. I have been trying to eat a lot of fruit to curb my cravings for more unhealthy things, but the amount of mini clementines I've had today probably counts as a few slices of pizza...so my question is: does anyone NOT count fruit calories?
(I can do without any long nutrition lectures, thanks.)
(I can do without any long nutrition lectures, thanks.)
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Nope, I have always counted fruit as it still all counts in how much I am eating and it still effects my macros.0
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i count, all fruit has calories as well as sugar content.0
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i count, all fruit has calories as well as sugar content.
Reading your post & enjoying my 100 calorie mixed berry fruit snack!! Yes...count them always...0 -
I count fruit as it's mostly what I eat for breakfast and for my snacks. The thing with fruit is they contain a lot of sugar, I know because I go over my sugar 'limit' everyday!0
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I still have a Weight Watchers frame of mind about 0 point food. I count it - especially grapes, count grapes! My old leader said she had a lady that logged everything but the grapes she snacked on her market stall because she thought they were 0 but they aren't - but I am no way near as accurate as I could be with weighing. I think I know roughly the size of my portions of x fruit/veg from weighing in the past so I'm not too fussed about 100% accuracy with them.0
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I used the "0 point" fruits and veggies from WW idea for a while, too. But if you're trying to use the MFP calories in-calories out and balance your macros, it just doesn't work.
For me, I need to see how much fiber and calories I'm consuming from those things. If I don't count them, my whole day is skewed in a very unrealistic way.0 -
Yes, I count my fruit calories, I drink fruit smoothies regularly and count those....0
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Count fruit. Period. Calories.0
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Sorry..mine wasn't meant to quote anyone!!0
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I can see maybe not logging vegetables, but no way I would skip logging fruit. That's way too many calories to try to ignore.0
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I always count it since it contributes to a HUGE chunk of my daily calories/sugar. But WW works for many people so it may not be necessary for everyone.0
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whatever goes in, you count, simple.0
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I agree with everyone that posted before me - track EVERYTHING.0
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WHAT? PIZZA has.. CALORIES? :noway: Better start logging.0
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whatever goes in, you count, simple.
THIS. Even vitamins, gum, cough drops.0 -
If I put it in my mouth I count it.
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Thanks guys! Love the advice0
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I count them, because a calorie is a calorie0
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If I swallow it, I log it. It counts towards calories, sugars, and sodium for me.0
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Could you share your 100 calorie berry mix?0
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I count them.....but I know what you mean.... A bit like vegetables......fruit and veg should be nothing.....but I suppose everything has calories
Except water of course : )0 -
Are you kidding? One of my apples has nearly 100 calories in it...why wouldn't I count that? I only have a 500 calorie deficit in my calorie goal to lose 1 Lb per month...an apple and an orange and some berries not counted every day would pretty much put that down to about 1/2 Lb per week deficit.
Everything has calories, count them. My understanding is that WW did that to promote eating more fruit and veg...it's my understanding that it was only for 1 serving though...if you had more than that, you counted it. That's what my mom told me anyway when she was on WW.0 -
whatever goes in, you count, simple.
THIS. Even vitamins, gum, cough drops.
Yep. Imagine my horror when I found out during my last cold that Nyquil has 93 calories a dose!0 -
whatever goes in, you count, simple.
THIS. Even vitamins, gum, cough drops.
Hell, I count my salmon oil pills...I take 4 per day and they're 10 calories a pop...that's 40 calories.0 -
Fruit can have a significant amount of calories, so yeah--log it!
However, I don't log my vitamins. That's just ca-ra-zay0 -
Yes. Gotta count 'em.0
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If it makes you feel any better, a clementine is 35 calories, 7g sugar, no fat. A slice of Domino's 14" ultimate deep dish pepperoni pizza is 350 calories, 4g sugar, 16g fat, and a whopping 670mg of sodium. Good choice. But record it.0
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well clementines are only 40 calories.... lol so to eat a pizzas worth which is usually 300 calories so you ate about 7.5 clementines lol... does this sound right.. its not bad lol but yes i still count calories with fruit....
edited by the type of clementines i eat. which is calfornia cuties.. and the pizza is papa johns original crust so my calculations may not be correct with your situation lol0 -
Could you share your 100 calorie berry mix?
Awe....it's almost gone!!0 -
Does anyone LEGIT not count fruit calories? I AM aware that everything (almost) has calories, but when I was with weight watchers briefly, fruit was 0 points. I have been trying to eat a lot of fruit to curb my cravings for more unhealthy things, but the amount of mini clementines I've had today probably counts as a few slices of pizza...so my question is: does anyone NOT count fruit calories?
(I can do without any long nutrition lectures, thanks.)
My philosophy is also to maximize my nutrition per calorie and nutrition per dollar. So for me, the same amount of calories in pizza and clementines don't contain the same nutrition or bang for the buck or calorie. The raw fruit has vitamins, minerals, enzymes and fiber the pizza doesn't contain. Also, the pizza could have saturated fat and possibly other things depending on who made it that sabotage weight loss progress.
Therefore, in my opinion, all calories are not alike. Having said that, I'm not going to tell people what to eat or not. We all have to find what works for us as individuals.0
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