Do you count the calories in fruit and veg?

marc_s_johnson
marc_s_johnson Posts: 107 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Just wondering if people do this, seems pretty pointless although I have been doing it.
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  • No_Finish_Line
    No_Finish_Line Posts: 3,661 Member
    why would it be pointless? a calorie is still a calorie whether it be in veggie or donut form
  • Lantzbug
    Lantzbug Posts: 58
    Absolutely, why wouldn't you? Calories are calories. If you don't log them, what's the point in logging anything?
  • HealthyNowForever
    HealthyNowForever Posts: 45 Member
    I put everything in the diary, so yes I count it.
  • Jolene8992
    Jolene8992 Posts: 127 Member
    I do cause im tracking fiber, vitamins and carbs
  • delaney056
    delaney056 Posts: 475
    Absolutely. While some aren't particularly high in calories, they do add up and contain carbs/sugar/fat/other things that are all important to keep up with.
  • marc_s_johnson
    marc_s_johnson Posts: 107 Member
    Absolutely, why wouldn't you? Calories are calories. If you don't log them, what's the point in logging anything?

    I do but I'm asking if others do, reason I ask is because under slimming world they are classed as free foods and you won't pile on the pounds if you eat a lot more of them than you would if you ate more of foods that were less friendly so to speak.

    Just wondering if its worth it going forward for me and what are the bad points for not doing it.
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    Do they have calories in 'em? Do you eat 'em?

    Loose the whole ideas of "free" foods.
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    I could easily eat over 3,000 calories a day in fruits and vegetables if I tried
  • Lantzbug
    Lantzbug Posts: 58
    Gotcha, didn't realize you were comparing it to something else and not just how mfp suggests to do it.
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    The only things I don't bother logging are gum and spices. They wouldn't total to more than maybe 20 calories at the most and I'm usually well under my goal so I don't bother.
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    I love apples and grapes and could easily consume 600 calories of them a day plus my other food. Not counting them would be crazy.
  • misskerouac
    misskerouac Posts: 2,242 Member
    I get why you are asking, WW does the same thing.

    However I find that if you already eat healthy that it doesn't work the same, i was on weight watchers and since I already was eating fruit, veg, lean meats and a little bit of dairy I was always "under" my points, but I knew I was eating like 3 pieces of fruit everyday and lots of vegetables and I wasn't losing. I think for people who are making poor decisions (lots of fast food or huge portions) not counting the fruits and veg won't matter because their overall calories per day will probably be much less.
    Does that make sense?

    A banana is 100 cals, an apple 70cals, I could easily erase my "0.5"lb deficit with fruits and veg.
  • Sqeekyjojo
    Sqeekyjojo Posts: 704 Member
    Not recording something makes it a whole lot easier to not get around to logging something else; saying to yourself that it doesn't count, it's not enough to make a difference.

    Which over time could lead to halting progress.
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    Ive seen some fad or diet websites that don't count them, but in the grand scheme of your body and caloric intake, yes...they count and I record them.
  • tommygirl15
    tommygirl15 Posts: 1,012 Member
    Yes. People would be surprised how many calories some fruits have!
  • CoraGregoryCPA
    CoraGregoryCPA Posts: 1,087 Member
    Yes, absolutely! They all add up.
  • KenosFeoh
    KenosFeoh Posts: 1,837 Member
    I log them here because that's how the site works. In WW, of course, I didn't.
  • angieroo2
    angieroo2 Posts: 970 Member
    Definitely
  • mallen404
    mallen404 Posts: 266 Member
    YESSSSSSSSSS

    The whole purpose to count calories is to count everything. how to lose weight is calories in verses calories out...

    I don't count the ones in water.. wait there isn't any in water.
  • CharityGC
    CharityGC Posts: 499 Member
    Yes.
  • jtannehill75
    jtannehill75 Posts: 37
    i count fruits.. not veggies.. on WW.. veggies are free foods..
  • RitaSantoss
    RitaSantoss Posts: 986 Member
    Short answer: Yes.
  • DemOniC_PT
    DemOniC_PT Posts: 34 Member
    i only count the fruit, not the veggies.
  • proudandprejudiced
    proudandprejudiced Posts: 127
    I think my weight loss would be hindered if I ate 5 avocados per day without logging the calories.
  • Ed98043
    Ed98043 Posts: 1,333 Member
    Yes I log them. I eat hundreds of calories a day in fruit and veg. If I ignored those calories then I'd be on here saying "X weeks and no weight loss! Whyyyyy???"
  • Sharon_C
    Sharon_C Posts: 2,132 Member
    I count the calories in EVERYTHING I eat.
  • mandypizzle
    mandypizzle Posts: 633 Member
    Most of the time but not always. I don't believe you can eat too many veggies unless they are covered in butter. And things like potatoes and avocado.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Absolutely, why wouldn't you? Calories are calories. If you don't log them, what's the point in logging anything?

    I do but I'm asking if others do, reason I ask is because under slimming world they are classed as free foods and you won't pile on the pounds if you eat a lot more of them than you would if you ate more of foods that were less friendly so to speak.

    Just wondering if its worth it going forward for me and what are the bad points for not doing it.

    Seriously.....When this day is done, I will have eaten 422 calories of fruit and veg...why the frick wouldn't I count those considering my deficit is a mere 500 calories per day? If I eliminate the fruit from that equation, I still have 175 calories of vegetables today. Again...why the frick wouldn't I count that?

    Is that why there are so many posts about, "i'm doing everything right but the scale isn't budging?" Seriously...a calorie is a calorie, is a calorie. If you're not counting veggies or fruit or whatever then you are not doing everything right.
  • norrisski
    norrisski Posts: 1,217 Member
    Any calorie you put in your mouth counts including throat drops, gum, menentos. A calorie is a calorie.
  • FitandFab33
    FitandFab33 Posts: 718 Member
    Unless you're talking about food that someone gives you- no food is "FREE" food.

    A calorie is a calorie.. they are all energy.. excess energy is stored regardless of source. So yes- count the calories in fruits and veggies.

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