Poll: Do you count calories for chewing gum?

tbullucks06
tbullucks06 Posts: 128
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I don't. :smile:

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  • PokenStick
    PokenStick Posts: 204
    no
  • Lisa0711
    Lisa0711 Posts: 1,405 Member
    Me either.. I chew each piece for ever anyway, so I'm sure I'll burn those 5 calories back off... plus some. :wink:
  • MizzDoc
    MizzDoc Posts: 493 Member
    Yes, I do. Usually 5 calories for my Eclipse gum.
  • godblessourhome
    godblessourhome Posts: 3,892 Member
    yep. and cough drops too. :)
  • reinventingandrea
    reinventingandrea Posts: 323
    I don't chew gum but if I did I probably wouldn't.
  • heathersmilez
    heathersmilez Posts: 2,579 Member
    Yes, 4-5 cals + 1 carb per piece.

    The only thing I don't count is water. It artificially increases my sodium intake and to counter higher sodium levels you need to increase water consumption so its a vicious cycle + 0 cals, no need to log if it has 0 nutritional content
  • tbullucks06
    tbullucks06 Posts: 128
    Me either.. I chew each piece for ever anyway, so I'm sure I'll burn those 5 calories back off... plus some. :wink:

    Never thought about that!
  • evandmegsmom
    evandmegsmom Posts: 88 Member
    Nope. I figure I burn the 5-10 calories by chewing anyway. I just try not to chew more than 2 pieces a day.
  • anubis609
    anubis609 Posts: 3,966 Member
    I think it balances out considering you could burn the amount of calories in gum just by chewing it, so no, I don't count it.
  • briar_rose
    briar_rose Posts: 149 Member
    no but I don't chew it very often either
  • eeeekie
    eeeekie Posts: 1,011 Member
    Yea...and when I was sick I was doing Cough drops! I didn't know there was like 8 calories in each one. crazy!
  • donby
    donby Posts: 28 Member
    no
  • evandmegsmom
    evandmegsmom Posts: 88 Member
    ps...plus the carbs in gum are usually sugar alcohol, so nope.
  • Barelmy
    Barelmy Posts: 590 Member
    I do so I can track my sugar properly.
  • catcrazy
    catcrazy Posts: 1,740 Member
    If I think about it but I add 30 calories per day for tastes...so my 2 cals per gum would be covered

    "Tastes" are for when I taste the food I'm preparing...and i'm talking a taste, not a bite more a lick
  • 123456654321
    123456654321 Posts: 1,311 Member
    I don't chew gum normally but I'm kind of crazy about logging things so who knows. The sane part of me would like to say no. I suppose it also depends on how much you chew on a daily basis too. If your chewing like 10 pieces of cum a day or something crazy like that, that's 50 cals.
  • amyrc12
    amyrc12 Posts: 183 Member
    I do no log gum or cough drops. I figure I burn some of the calories chewing or coughing...
  • amarie35
    amarie35 Posts: 333 Member
    I don't. You burn MORE calories chewing gum than gum actually has in it. According to http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/48463 you burn about 11 calories per hour chewing gum.
  • Barelmy
    Barelmy Posts: 590 Member
    "Tastes" are for when I taste the food I'm preparing...and i'm talking a taste, not a bite more a lick

    I only taste what's left on the spoon after measuring, so it's already accounted for in the recipe. I cook for just me, so I end up eating the whole thing over a few days.
  • abyt42
    abyt42 Posts: 1,358 Member
    Yes. And Dayquil. And Altoids.
  • michelletyler38
    michelletyler38 Posts: 469 Member
    Dayquil?! Really?! I count cough drops because I usually have a lot & the Halls are 15 each. Gum no way.. & I chew a lot. But I chew it for a while. I'd feel way too anal tracking my gum.
  • kmeekhof
    kmeekhof Posts: 456 Member
    absolutely. I record everything. i dont care If I burn more calories chewing it than are in it or not.... Celery is a negative calorie food... do you count that? A calorie is a calorie as far are recording them goes...
  • catcrazy
    catcrazy Posts: 1,740 Member
    I don't. You burn MORE calories chewing gum than gum actually has in it. According to http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/48463 you burn about 11 calories per hour chewing gum.

    In that case i may not bother...my gum is 2 cals. Then again its not just about calories, my gum is nicotine gum and i'm trying to reduce my usage so i really should log better so i know if i'm succeeding. Yep, I switched one addiction for another but the gum is healthier than the ciggies and as I still crave ciggies if I smell them the gum can stay!

    "Tastes" are for when I taste the food I'm preparing...and i'm talking a taste, not a bite more a lick

    I only taste what's left on the spoon after measuring, so it's already accounted for in the recipe. I cook for just me, so I end up eating the whole thing over a few days.

    I make most of my food from scratch, no ready made sauces for me...my curries have around 12 herbs and spices in so need several tastes and tweaks before i'm happy with them. If i'm eating that meal then I won't count it but if i'm not eating the meal i'm cooking, I add 30 cals to cover it. I guess some might say anal but heyho, whatever works for me
  • jessicamichalski
    jessicamichalski Posts: 45
    no because I use gum to help curb my cravings..so if I chew 5 pieces a work day then I am only getting <5 cal each piece..which is <25 calories a week..I burn that much walking to the restroom when I get bored :)
  • lklein
    lklein Posts: 215 Member
    Nope... I figure that I burn those 5 calories while chewing it. I also buy the sugar free kind so no need to worry about that.
  • dietcoke281
    dietcoke281 Posts: 226 Member
    Yes. Calories are calories.
  • Cath138
    Cath138 Posts: 60 Member
    I do.
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