Veggies, Do you weigh them?
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lsorci919
Posts: 772 Member
Having a debate on whether you should weigh things like lettuce, tomato, cucumber, bell peppers, ect... I'm for weighing it all, for accuracy purposes.
Just wondering how many of my fellow MFPers weigh their veggies?
Just wondering how many of my fellow MFPers weigh their veggies?
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I weigh them. It's hard to get Brussels sprouts to fit in a cup.0
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Weigh it all0
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Why wouldn't you? They have calories so they get weighed0
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Usually, but not always. Depends on the situation, but the majority of the time yes.0
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Of course. If I eat it, it gets weighed.0
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I weigh everything that I can ….0
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Weigh by ounces, grams and measure by cup as not always easy to find which way it is listed. Also some things settle and don't measure what they should weigh; things like pasta and cereals0
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I don't weigh or measure them and I am still losing 2 pounds a week so I am not worried about it.0
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I weigh everything but was having a debate and the argument was that their calories are so low that a guestimation was fine. I argued that when creating a smaller deficit, accuracy matters.0
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Only calorically dense ones - peas, corn, potatoes. It's just not worth weighing lettuce. Last time I did it was three calories worth.0
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Some veggies are more calorie dense than I expected. I also weigh, so as I can come back toward then end of the week and count up the total weight of fruits and veggies, which i log in 80g portions form my own record.0
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Yes, of course. They are carbs.0
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Usually yes. There are a few times when I don't weigh them....like if I put a little bit of lettuce on my sandwich or in my wrap. Or if I pop a baby carrot in my mouth as a quick little snack...because honestly I am not going to fuss about not logging that 5 calorie carrot.0
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I am strick and I weigh them. Just sometimes I skip with green leafy salad. I "eye-measure" the grams as it doesn't have many calories or carbs0
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Nope, other than the starchy ones.
A pound of broccoli (the vegetable I eat most of) is about 120 calories. Even if the one-pound bag is off by 20%, that's an error of less than 25 calories. Similar reasoning applies to spinach, celery, etc. It's just not worth my time.0 -
I weigh potatoes and the like - but if I eat half a carrot I just log it as half a carrot and I never weigh lettuce and I don't even weigh most fruit - I just log a medium mandarine as a medium mandarine.
Sure, this may make my calorie total out by, say, 20 or so calories - but I really don't think that matters.
Some people like to be totally accurate to the nth degree - but more or less accurate has worked fine for me.0 -
I weigh and track all my fruits and veg, and not just for calorie purposes. I also track my vitamins and fiber, and I have to pay attention to make sure I get all my servings in.0
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I weigh everything. My scales are a permanent fixture in the kitchen now. I weigh not only to monitor my calories but also to keep my portions controlled.0
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I weigh them, absolutely.0
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I weigh them all. It isn't difficult as I just put my dish on the scale, zero it out, add an item, zero it again, etc. Get weights for each item quickly.
It doesn't add time to prep and keeps me accurate and honest with myself.0
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