Calories in veggies/fruit

MeIShouldB
MeIShouldB Posts: 578 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
My mom is a nurse so I have been going by her advice about not needing to record veggies and fruits, but IDK if that's right. What is everyone doing. Are you logging your fruit and veggie calories or no?

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  • rana_bear
    rana_bear Posts: 55
    yea of corse.. even fruit and veg can add up to a lot of calories especially things like banana, potatoes, etc. I don't get my knickers in a knot though if my diary goes over on sugar allowance due to fruit & veg.
  • Tisha247
    Tisha247 Posts: 849 Member
    I add all calories from food to my diary, everything counts.
  • celmes11
    celmes11 Posts: 58 Member
    I log everything that I eat, as close as I can. I figure if it has calories it counts.
  • dough21
    dough21 Posts: 216 Member
    I don't know about everyone else but I log fruit because of the sugar content. I know it's healthy for ya but it's still sugar. I think she may be right with the vegetables. I don't think anybody gained any extra weight by eating an extra bowl of Broccoli or Carrots.
  • Priincess_Natalie
    Priincess_Natalie Posts: 367 Member
    My diet consists of mainly veggies and fruit. It adds up. I consume between 1500 and 2500 with a high emphasis on veggies, fruits and then some nuts/seeds and small amounts of dairy. I would log it. It's food.
  • horseplaypen
    horseplaypen Posts: 442 Member
    I WISH I didn't log veggies and fruits - then I'd eat a pile of bananas and avocados and corn and peas and get fat.

    But seriously. A significant portion of my daily calories comes from vegetables and fruit - over 200 calories at dinner, 200 at breakfast, and more for snacks and at lunch - and I think ignoring that would be doing myself a disservice.
  • Hertford86
    Hertford86 Posts: 55 Member
    log fruit and veg, and set your diary to track fiber . . . you'll be impressed!
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    Log everything except water & air.... only those have no calories. Sorry but anyone who says NOT to log fruit & veg are in denial about it all still.... I'm shocked a nurse would think it's not important enough though.
  • MeIShouldB
    MeIShouldB Posts: 578 Member
    Thanks everyone. Starting tomorrow I will log my fruits and veggies.
  • Markguns
    Markguns Posts: 554 Member
    All Fruits and vegetables have calories why wouldn't you log them? That makes no sense, if you are here to track calories.
    Fruits are generally higher due to sugar content. For example 1 tangerine is 50 calories. A large banana is 200 cal.
    A large ear of corn ~100 calories (no butter)
  • redraidergirl2009
    redraidergirl2009 Posts: 2,560 Member
    I'm vegan soooooo if I didn't log them I'm not sure what I'd log. They still have calories.
  • sss1966
    sss1966 Posts: 110 Member
    I have been wondering about this lately, and considered not logging them, but reading this topic, has told me not to be so stupid. Although I can see where she is coming from, other diets have unlimited fruit and veg as I guess it's better to eat them than something else that's not healthy. Here's to logging fruit and veg!

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