Raw veggies and calories?

leeleemarg
leeleemarg Posts: 3 Member
edited November 28 in Food and Nutrition
I'm hoping someone can help me here. I read somewhere that some veggies (red bell peppers for example) are virtually calorie free yet mfp says a while red bell pepper is 31 calories? Can someone explain ?

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  • agthorn
    agthorn Posts: 1,844 Member
    I'm not sure I understand the question - pretty much the only things that are calorie free are water and most artificial sweeteners. Vegetables are low calorie, but they are not calorie free.
  • janicelo1971
    janicelo1971 Posts: 823 Member
    nothing is free calories but water and air! nothing is negative calories...yes, peppers has calories!
  • macgurlnet
    macgurlnet Posts: 1,946 Member
    People will say they're virtually calorie free because you can eat a far greater volume of most veggies than you can of other foods for the same amount of calories. 100 calories of chocolate is a small square or so. 100 calories of veggies will often fill a bowl.

    Not calorie-free, though, so keep logging them :)

    ~Lyssa
  • leeleemarg
    leeleemarg Posts: 3 Member
    Thanks everyone!!
  • sisu89
    sisu89 Posts: 38 Member
    Generally my rule is "veggies are free". Not that they're calorie free, but I can eat as much of them as I want. I still log them, but if I'm hungry at any time outside of regular meals, I know the veggies are likely not going to be what pushes pushes me over my limit.
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