Are there any foods that you don't count?

To be honest, log everything. I never noticed but I used to chew a whole pack a gum a day..That's close to 70 or 80 calories.

I don't count my fiber supplement (it's about 25 calories per heaping tbsp, but it's aight ) lol

I log just about everything, but I'm not strict with measuring some things. When I have a salad for lunch I log 2 cups of romaine, but in reality I just fill my plate with lettuce. Even if I used twice what I log (which I doubt, my plates aren't that big) we're only talking 16 calories. I also eyeball portions for things like peppers, onions, and other low cal veggies.

I also may not log a spice or herb if I'm cooking just 1 portion (like grilled chicken or something) but most of the time I put in an entire recipe and calculate out the portions so they're all accounted for in my recipe.

I log everything except when I just eat one or two sugar free sweets that I can't be bothered to log, and the little lemon slice I add to my water every morning! And my multivitamins!

everything but pills! :bigsmile:
and yes that's the bad stuff too

lol bad pills or food?

@msmcline..."I do not count vlasic dill pickles, they have no calories. Anything that has zero calories I do not count."

You should rethink this and add it in.....dill pickles have alot of added sodium in it. Some vlassic spears have 280 mg in just one spear!


Edited to add @Finding & anyone else who doesn't log spices ...--you'd be surprised at spices. I was when I used chili powder to one of my dishes. Sodium is 76mg sodium per tablespoon, 1.26 gm of fat, 4 gm of carb. On the positive side, it has almost a gm of protein, 144mg of potassium, high in Vit A (44%), Vit C 8%, Iron 6%, & Calcium 2%.

HTH ( And yes, I do watch my sodium)

I don't usually count natural lemon juice or raw honey, because honey metabolizes VERY differently than sugar.. It actually eats away fat, rather than stores it, so it doesn't make sense to count it.

Honey eats away fat? Time to fill up my bathtub with it!

Genius!!!

I don't count herbs/spices gum and tablets that I have throughout the day, apart from that I would count everything as it all adds up.

Herbal teas, zero calories, vitamins

^ same.

I tend to log everything I eat, as it gives me a sense of control and maintains my health/weight.

But on a unrelated topic I find it fascinating that sexual activities are not in the data base...I understand why, everyone has their own methods and also people tend to want to keep these lets say exercises or lack of private.

I was curious though and Googled how many calories you burn having sex and on a website it said it is the equivalent of running eight miles....but some funny person wrote in the comments "who the hell can run eight miles in two minutes?":laugh:

This is interesting. I was going to start a thread and decided to search first and found this.

I count tomatoes but I don't count baby carrots that I eat while fixing dinner. ;-)
f I cook a bowl full, then I count them. I don't count celery or onions or green peppers. Or sugar free gum.

I don't count coffee creamer (I know I should). Or pills. Didn't even think about counting pills!

I wonder why people think that sugar free means calorie free? Only thing with ZERO calories is water...plain water....and air.

Everything else has calories.

Sugar free does NOT mean zero calories. I can have a sugar free mint, it's got 8 friggen calories depending on the brand.... other ones have about 20 cals. 5 of those are 100 cals.... adds up.

I don't count coffee creamer, mustard, or sweetener. But then I'm usually a couple hundred calories under my goal each day so I figure it evens out.

When i had a nuteitionist she gave me a list of food and there it says that foods with less than 20 cals and 5grams of carbs are "free foods" of course consuming them moderately and once a day. But if anyone has also heard this, quote me cause i havent heard it from anyone but my nutritionist

I don`t count the tablespoon of skim milk I put in my coffee.