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    Vegetables (non starch).. do you count them or not?

    Posts: 13 Member
    edited February 1 in Food and Nutrition
    So im wondering the non starch vegetables do you count them or leave them out of your daily calories? a Programe like weightwatchers will give non starch veg free points, I know they are little in calories but just wanting to know peoples thoughts.

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    • Posts: 14,025 Member
      If you put it in your mouth, log it.
    • Posts: 37 Member
      I generally do count them.
    • Posts: 782 Member
      I sure count them.
    • Posts: 1,959 Member
      I would count them, but then again, I count everything I eat/drink, even if its 0 calories
    • Posts: 372 Member
      Yup. I log everything, even things that are listed as no calories, so that way much reports are the most accurate.
    • Posts: 747 Member
      I generally do, unless it's something like 1/2 of a slice of cucumber that my daughter shares with me. They have vitamins, fiber, etc. and I am trying to keep track of that in addition to calories.
    • Posts: 875 Member
      Yes, especially if you get them at a restaurant where they're invariably covered in butter and salt. Even when I make them at home I log them to track my nutrients.
    • Posts: 38 Member
      Count them but don't go overboard on eating them and try to eat less calories because of it. Tricking your body by putting a lot of mass inside it without there actually being caloric sufficiency is a crime in my books :P The only things I don't bother too much on tracking are spices and condiments like lemon juice. The amount is so small it's really insignificant to count.
    • Posts: 17
      I count everything.
    • Posts: 500 Member
      They provide energy, protein, carbs, fiber, sugar... COUNT IT! Doesnt matter how much energy a food supplies it still matters.
    • Posts: 8,063 Member
      Count them. It gets the nutritional data right and that is important to me. I left my veggies at home today and didn't get enough calories as a result. (I munch on them at my desk as snacks)
    • Posts: 1,283 Member
      Yes.
    • Posts: 98
      I do count them. I may not measure them as precisely as other food. For example a cup of spinach is like 7 calories or something like that, so if I'm over/ under by a little bit, it not a big deal.
    • Posts: 244 Member
      Count them, because it is also fun to see how things like greens can have a lot of protein (per calorie, more than steak!)
    • Posts: 184 Member
      If you put it in your mouth, log it.

      ^^^This^^^

      That is the best way to make me accountable for where I am at.
    • Posts: 642 Member
      Yes, I do.
    • Posts: 245 Member
      If you put it in your mouth, log it.

      ^This. I count every single crumb that I stick into my pie hole.
    • Posts: 5 Member
      Hi,

      I know that Weight Watchers lets you have as many vegetables as you want as "free" calories, but here it is a good idea to log in everything that you eat, even the vegetables. The more honest you are with yourself about logging in everything that you eat, the more successful you will be. The discipline of accountability is the reason so many people continue to see great results with this app. Your question was a great one, and I'm sure many others have wondered exactly the same thing about logging vegetables. Keep up the great work! I wish you continued success as you head toward your goal.:smile:
    • Posts: 13 Member
      Thanks Ret114 for your support, you are all so right about being accountable for every mouthful!
      I get so nervous when im so close to my daily limit, i think oh what if im hungry and i want a snack but I will be over, so that got me thinking of weight W and free foods. but nothing really is free hey!
    • Posts: 962 Member
      I count it
    • Posts: 6
      Someone recently told me that weight watchers has a new rule. that after 5 fruits and veggies per day you count each extra fruit or veggie that you eat as 1 point each. otherwise you could eat a million fruits and veggies per day and count them as nothing.

      I log everything.
    • Posts: 12,589 Member
      All calories count. Period.
    • Posts: 1,012 Member
      if I bite it..I write it :)
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