Milk and Cereal

I would think you would just log what you actually ate, if you didnt consume it it should not go towards your calorie total. Just a guess.

Well, if you don't drink it you don't take in those calories so I would say don't count it. However, if you want to take the entire "hit" for it you will actually have a few less calories listed on your day than what you really took in. Either way, we are probably only talking about 20 calories or so, right? And like the prior person put, it may make up for something that you underestimated or was a little off. I put down I had an entire 20 oz Dr. Pepper the other day even though both of my girls had a few drinks out of the bottle.

I log the 1/2 c. just because I think it's better to overestimate a little. I put a splash of milk in my coffee in the morning but I don't feel like measuring it out each time, so I always but 1/2 c. even though it's less than that. Plus it gives you a tiny bit of leeway in case that piece of fruit you ate was 10 more calories than it was in the database or you used a rounded cup of cereal or anything like that.

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Hmm I don't log the milk I use in my cereal and I don't measure how much milk I use either. I probably should but as someone else said it would only be about 20 or so calories, not really worth it. Plus I do an hour of cardio everyday, I think if you're consistent and into your exercise (for eg I burn between 500-600 calories a day in workouts) then it doesn't matter too much.

Also, you'll go nuts if you worry about logging little things like that! I don't log condiments either, except for peanut butter and vegemite. But like garlic, herbs and spices and tomatoe sauce etc I don't log because I don't go crazy with it and I don't have the patience/time/energy to be that obsessive.