Do you count calories in vegetables or is there no point?
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ItalianChick90
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What is your opinion of vegetables and calorie counting? Do you do it or is it not important enough? I was once told veggies are a "free" food so I'm asking whether I should count them or not.
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I count everything I put in my mouth..... Giggity.0
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Yes weigh them on a scale and log in the calories0
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You have to count them.0
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I count everything.
Veggies have calories and besides counting them is a good way to keep track of how many you are eating and encourage yourself to eat more if you aren't eating enough. For me logging is about seeing and understanding my overall diet.0 -
I think that was a WW thing as long as you ate just plain veggies but as soon as you combined or added anything the points added up quickly. You would be surprised how many calories are in those freebies.0
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Why would you not count them?
Vegetables contain calories. Sure they are less calorie dense than say a t-bone steak but they still have calories nonetheless. Getting in the mindset that a certain food is a "free" food because it is more nutritious than another food will do nothing but set you up for failure. For something like this to work you have to hold yourself accountable for everything that crosses your lips, low calorie or not.0 -
Yep it was a WW thing and this isnt WW. It has calories and if you eat enough then vegetables can add up tp hundreds of calories, so you should count them. If you dont count them then you arent calorie counting are you.0
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I log my food not just to count calories but to monitor my nutrients. I count everything.0
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Yep, count 'em.0
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Vegetable have calories. If you are doing calorie counting then you should count them.
Having said that, if you miss counting the calories of a couple of lettuce leaves it isn't going to impact your total much compared to missing an avocado.0 -
A can of plain pinto beans with no seasoning has more calories than a McDouble from McDonalds. I don't know why you wouldn't count that.0
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Everything has calories. Therefore, everything gets counted.
There is no such thing as a freebie or "negative calories." Plus, some fruits and vegetables contain a startling amount of sugar, so you want that counted as well.0 -
If logging vegetables wasn't important there would be no reason for vegans to be on MFP. As a matter of fact there would be no overweight vegans.0
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Vegetables have calories. 100 grams is a common veggie serving. Go into your diary and log 500 grams of a veggie (5 servings a day x 100 g.) Look at the total calories. See how many calories you'd be underestimating your calorie intake by each day?0
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The Weight Watchers point system is designed so that it sort of accounts for the calories in the vegetables by coming in low on the calories it allows you in points.
MFP isn't designed that way. Here, you're counting every calorie, so YES... log and count your veggies.0 -
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MiloBloom83 wrote: »
Always... a little pineapple juice and I hit my carb macros too.0 -
I log them. I don't see why not. It is not only the calories that count IMO it is also about having a healthy ration on macro. Plus not all vegetables are created equal.0
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