Do You Log the Veggies

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  • pepper176
    pepper176 Posts: 16 Member
    I do, not just for the calories but also because I track my fiber intake.

    This! I pay close attention to my fiber intake because it keeps me full and I feel so much better when I eat more of it. Also, those little bits of calories do add up, and some veggies have a surprising number of calories in them.
  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
    Depends on the veggie:

    I don't count lettuce, spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, onions, bell peppers, cucumbers, celery, etc.

    I do count carrots, beans, peas, tomatoes, etc.

    I do count all fruit.

    Why tomatoes but not broccoli? Broccoli is higher in calories than tomato.

    To answer the OP, of course. Half a pound of vegetables can be as much as 100 calories, depending on what you are having.
    My daily vegetables, if I have root mashed ones, can be as much as a few hundred.
  • Summerberry1012
    Summerberry1012 Posts: 109 Member
    Yes, you should include all foods and drinks consumed each day as they all have calories... and then you can also track your macros, important for those needing to monitor certain nutritional goals (fibre, potassium, etc.) Gives you better insight into what is working for you and what needs to be adjusted.
  • bugaboo_sue
    bugaboo_sue Posts: 552 Member
    Yep.

    I log everything.

    Just because it's a fruit or a veggie doesn't make it devoid of any calories.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,742 Member
    Yes.
    I log everything that I eat and drink.
    It all counts and you will be surprised how quickly "little bites" add up.
    If you want this to work, you pretty much have to log everything.

    I completely agree. Granted, after a year and a half on the site I have finally relaxed enough to stop putting in cinnamon and most spices. I've never logged gum. But for the most part, YES...log every single thing!!
  • kirkor
    kirkor Posts: 2,530 Member
    Depends on the veggie:

    I don't count lettuce, spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, onions, bell peppers, cucumbers, celery, etc.

    I do count carrots, beans, peas, tomatoes, etc.

    I do count all fruit.

    Why tomatoes but not broccoli? Broccoli is higher in calories than tomato.

    For me my total calorie goal is more about 'total of calories I will *track*' rather than 'total of calories I will *eat*'.
    So the rationale behind the broccoli/tomato question is that I'm trying to encourage myself to eat more of the leafy green & cruciferous-type veggies, so I don't track them.
    I don't want to be at the point of nearing my daily goal and think, oh, I better not eat more broccoli.
    I'd rather be over due to broccoli than due to fruit.

    And since my goal is tracking-based, if the scale isn't moving in the direction I want, then I can change the target of stuff to track while the amount of green stuff stays flexible.
  • cheekyleonie
    cheekyleonie Posts: 140 Member
    It's good to log, as long as you don't think, oh I don't have enough calories today so I won't eat these vegies...
  • hookilau
    hookilau Posts: 3,134 Member
    hell yeah...this ain't your momma's Weight Watchers :laugh:

    I log for to make sure I meet my macros
    :drinker:
  • yellowlemoned
    yellowlemoned Posts: 335 Member
    Track them. They add up quickly. Especially if you eat more than the suggested serving size at a time. Once you're comfortable logging you can decide what to omit from your logs, but especially when you first start out, it's important to log every bite you take.
  • kaseyr1505
    kaseyr1505 Posts: 624 Member
    If it has calories, I log it. Going over for the day still counts, even if it's from carrots and not Twinkies.
  • tabicatinthehat
    tabicatinthehat Posts: 329 Member
    It's good to log, as long as you don't think, oh I don't have enough calories today so I won't eat these vegies...

    I would definitely think that way and I'm ok with it. I don't save all my veggies for the end of the day so I doubt it would make it so that I didn't eat any that day.
  • elephant2mouse
    elephant2mouse Posts: 906 Member
    Yes... I log veggies

    I log bites of food, I log sips of drinks...
    My diary has the weirdest decimal points in it... haha.

    Just today I weighed a spoon, zero'd it out, dipped it in my daughters yogurt, weighed it again, logged it, then ate it...
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,551 Member
    Yes.
    I log everything that I eat and drink.
    It all counts and you will be surprised how quickly "little bites" add up.
    If you want this to work, you pretty much have to log everything.

    I completely agree. Granted, after a year and a half on the site I have finally relaxed enough to stop putting in cinnamon and most spices. I've never logged gum. But for the most part, YES...log every single thing!!

    This- I've never been crazy about logging spices and niggling extras- but I also don't log every step and breath I take- and I do a lot of stuff outside of what I log... - I don't even log butter I cook with typically (I do add it for popcorn though- weird I know).

    If you eat it- log it.

    if you don't eat it- don't log it.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Like everyone else said, because they have calories.

    Also, because I use my logs to see what works and what doesn't, so it's important to be able to see what I ate a particular week when I felt good vs. one when I felt less good.

    And because I like to make sure I get adequate nutrients and part of that is making sure that I got enough vegetables and a good variety of them. If I look back and see it's just been broccoli and asparagus every day, I know I should remember to eat some different veggies.

    But mostly because I like to be accurate.

    Except with garlic. For some reason I never log garlic.
  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
    Depends on the veggie:

    I don't count lettuce, spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, onions, bell peppers, cucumbers, celery, etc.

    I do count carrots, beans, peas, tomatoes, etc.

    I do count all fruit.

    Why tomatoes but not broccoli? Broccoli is higher in calories than tomato.

    For me my total calorie goal is more about 'total of calories I will *track*' rather than 'total of calories I will *eat*'.
    So the rationale behind the broccoli/tomato question is that I'm trying to encourage myself to eat more of the leafy green & cruciferous-type veggies, so I don't track them.
    I don't want to be at the point of nearing my daily goal and think, oh, I better not eat more broccoli.
    I'd rather be over due to broccoli than due to fruit.

    And since my goal is tracking-based, if the scale isn't moving in the direction I want, then I can change the target of stuff to track while the amount of green stuff stays flexible.

    Ahhh, that makes sense.
    I am fortunate, I suppose, that I have always loved almost all veggies, other than artichoke, yuck.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,150 Member
    Everything has calories. If they give you a 1400 calorie allowance and you eat 500 in fruits and veggies but don't log it, you're not eating at a deficit, thus you wouldn't lose weight.
  • N2Couture
    N2Couture Posts: 2,762 Member
    Yes, anything except the 0 anything coffee.
    I don't eat enough veggies but I DO log mine.
  • leggup
    leggup Posts: 2,942 Member
    I eat 250-500 calories of vegetables a day. That makes a big difference in calorie counting. It can make an even bigger difference when the veggies are cooked in oils/fats, dipped, etc.
  • 3laine75
    3laine75 Posts: 3,071 Member
    This isn't Weight Watchers. There are no zero point or zero calorie foods. Log everything.

    Yes, it's only ever WW people who are surprise I do this. Salad, veggies and the amount of strawberries I eat all adds up :/
  • susannamarie
    susannamarie Posts: 2,158 Member
    Depends.

    I log any time I eat veggies as a side dish or main dish.

    Sometimes I'm sloppy with ingredients. If I have a burger with two lonely lettuce leaves on it I won't bother adding them in.

    Leaving low-cal veggies out as an inducement to eat more of them absolutely can work as a dietary aid (you just have to adjust your goal of tracked, and remember to include any toppings), but for me I'm trying to make myself get more fiber, so I track them to see how I'm doing on my goal.

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