Counting fruit calories?

matchbox_girl
matchbox_girl Posts: 535 Member
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.)
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  • HMVOL7409
    HMVOL7409 Posts: 1,588 Member
    Nope, I have always counted fruit as it still all counts in how much I am eating and it still effects my macros.
  • scress0514
    scress0514 Posts: 51 Member
    i count, all fruit has calories as well as sugar content.
  • Sekxy49
    Sekxy49 Posts: 104 Member
    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...
  • footiechick82
    footiechick82 Posts: 1,203 Member
    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!
  • cjs3001
    cjs3001 Posts: 273 Member
    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.
  • 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.
  • DeMarraDontStop
    DeMarraDontStop Posts: 342 Member
    Yes, I count my fruit calories, I drink fruit smoothies regularly and count those....
  • Maddalen101
    Maddalen101 Posts: 307 Member
    Count fruit. Period. Calories.
  • Sekxy49
    Sekxy49 Posts: 104 Member
    Sorry..mine wasn't meant to quote anyone!!
  • skylark94
    skylark94 Posts: 2,036 Member
    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.
  • 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.
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    whatever goes in, you count, simple.
  • ronja2
    ronja2 Posts: 36
    I agree with everyone that posted before me - track EVERYTHING.
  • Heather_Rider
    Heather_Rider Posts: 1,159 Member
    WHAT? PIZZA has.. CALORIES? :noway: Better start logging.
  • Heather_Rider
    Heather_Rider Posts: 1,159 Member
    whatever goes in, you count, simple.

    THIS. Even vitamins, gum, cough drops.
  • smtillman2
    smtillman2 Posts: 756 Member
    If I put it in my mouth I count it.






    Hehe
  • matchbox_girl
    matchbox_girl Posts: 535 Member
    Thanks guys! Love the advice :)
  • DonnaLeeCattes
    DonnaLeeCattes Posts: 492 Member
    I count them, because a calorie is a calorie
  • MyM0wM0w
    MyM0wM0w Posts: 2,008 Member
    If I swallow it, I log it. It counts towards calories, sugars, and sodium for me.
  • kpringlechip
    kpringlechip Posts: 31 Member
    Could you share your 100 calorie berry mix?
  • 2013sk
    2013sk Posts: 1,318 Member
    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 : )
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    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.
  • Ed98043
    Ed98043 Posts: 1,333 Member
    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!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    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.
  • MissKitty9
    MissKitty9 Posts: 224 Member
    Fruit can have a significant amount of calories, so yeah--log it!

    However, I don't log my vitamins. That's just ca-ra-zay
  • megleo818
    megleo818 Posts: 595 Member
    Yes. Gotta count 'em.
  • AnninStPaul
    AnninStPaul Posts: 1,372 Member
    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.
  • lovelyMYlovely
    lovelyMYlovely Posts: 1,066 Member
    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 lol
  • Sekxy49
    Sekxy49 Posts: 104 Member
    Could you share your 100 calorie berry mix?

    Awe....it's almost gone!!
  • FitGuyWillDoIt
    FitGuyWillDoIt Posts: 111 Member
    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 diet is plant-based so all my calories come from fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts, etc. Therefore I do count those calories.

    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.