Do you track your veggies??

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  • run2bfree
    run2bfree Posts: 108 Member
    yupers! track'em. especially fruit because of sugar intake and some veggies that have lots of carbs. :) sneaky little macros!
  • samammay
    samammay Posts: 468
    I have between 2 and 400 calories worth of veggies a day. Not counting veggies would be like not counting tootsie pops (also have 2-400 calories of a day)
  • Pollywog39
    Pollywog39 Posts: 1,730 Member
    I like to track potassium, and most veggies have some..............and fiber, too.

    So, like most everyone else here - log it!
  • JourneyingJessica
    JourneyingJessica Posts: 261 Member
    I track, weigh & log most foods very carefully.

    Same deal with most vegetables- peas have a lot of calories. I won't however do things like garlic, baby spinach & onions (diet staples) i log them but more as an estimate. I didn't gain weight weight from baby spinach.

    My feeling is if i carefully measure 99.9% of things i eat, a couple of low cal veggies aren't going to make a difference. For example, A whole box of spinach is 35 calories or 3.5cups. so i estimate a generous handful is 1c *shrugs*

    I have a lot of weight to lose still. If i can't make what I'm doing sustainable, for me, for long haul - ill give up.
  • Mr_Excitement
    Mr_Excitement Posts: 833 Member
    Definitely count them, but vegetables are usually negligible in calories-- especially f'ing broccoli.

    ...

    God, I hate broccoli.
  • herblackwings39
    herblackwings39 Posts: 3,930 Member
    Wait…you can EAT vegetables? I thought they were just for decoration? :bigsmile:

    I think that's parsley. It's not really good for anything else right?
  • dunnodunno
    dunnodunno Posts: 2,290 Member
    If it goes into my mouth I count it regardless of if its just lettuce

    ^that. :smile: I even log my tea (even though it doesn't have any calories, as well as the 1/2 tsp of honey that I put in it). If it touches my tongue, I log it. :happy:

    I sometimes track diet soda or drinks free of calories, because they still contain sodium.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    I have done weight watchers plenty of times and you dont have to count vegetables at all?? HOw important is it to count lettuce,cucumbers and tomatoes??? just curious if it really makes a difference

    It's important to log everything you put into your mouth because it provides an accurate picture.
  • spoiledpuppies
    spoiledpuppies Posts: 675 Member
    I count everything.
  • servilia
    servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
    Yes. Yesterday I ate about 150 cals in veggies
  • Just_Kim_
    Just_Kim_ Posts: 38 Member
    Yes, I track everything. A calorie is a calorie.
  • jillianbeeee
    jillianbeeee Posts: 345 Member
    if it goes in my mouth it gets logged. :)
  • sharonlynnereynolds
    sharonlynnereynolds Posts: 8
    I just joined MFP today, but I already started logging the huge salad that I had for dinner. I'm still trying to follow Dr. Fuhrmann's advice by including GBOMBS (Greens, Beans, Onions, Mushrooms, Berries, Seeds) in each one. Salad dressing can really add up in a hurry. I use balsamic vinegar with dijon mustard for extra kick. The homemade dressing saves me money and lots of sodium, which can also be in prepared dressings.

    My first day didn't go so well. I indulged in two bakery snacks that ate up all my exercise calories burned. I hope to do better tomorrow--and in the days after that.
  • gigglesinthesun
    gigglesinthesun Posts: 860 Member
    I used to measure/estimate my veggies and logged about 1100 cals. When I started weighing them I started logging 1350 without changing anything. Just sayin'
  • Siansonea
    Siansonea Posts: 917 Member
    Wait…you can EAT vegetables? I thought they were just for decoration? :bigsmile:

    I think that's parsley. It's not really good for anything else right?

    Turns out, it's plastic parsley. I wondered why it was so shiny. Doesn't taste very good, are you sure it's edible? :huh:

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