Poll: Do you count calories for chewing gum?

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  • michelletyler38
    michelletyler38 Posts: 469 Member
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    Yes. Calories are calories.
  • Cath138
    Cath138 Posts: 60 Member
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    I do.

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