Count veggies?

They have calories so I count them. I usually don't weight them after the first few times, but I do log my onions, peppers, lettece, broccoli and the rest.

Yes, but I don't think they make or break you, especially the ones with negligable calories ... but maybe I'd lose more weight if I thought differently!

I do. My bowl of salad is 100 calories before the dressing etc. Doesn't seem like much, but it would add up. 100 calories over maintenance every day could amount to a 1lb gain every 5 weeks.

I count all my veggies, they just don't amount up to much for me. It's probably a good idea to do so. They are nutrient rich too.

All food energy counts!

Is this actually a debate topic? Does someone want to argue that we should not?

When I am logging, yes, I log vegetables, and that's because:

(1) I eat a lot of vegetables, they have calories, and I want an accurate calorie count. (I don't worry about being super precise, but I usually weigh when cooking and there's no reason not to dump the vegetables on the scale after chopping them, so I do.)

(2) I don't consider my log as intended simply to track the "bad" (i.e., high cal) foods I eat, nor do I think of calories as bad or any foods as such. I see it as a way to (a) collect information about what I ate for further review (and if I do more poorly in making choices re "junk" foods on a day I ate fewer veg, I'd need to log veg to see that), and (b) to see how my diet is overall and if I am getting in the nutrients I need (and without logging veg, how could I look at that?).

(3) I dislike the WW approach of not giving points to fruits and veg and otherwise playing with the points system to trick you into eating more such foods, as if you would not otherwise make sensible choices. I'm an adult, I'm educated, and I can make sensible choices based on accurate information. I'd never limit the amount of vegetables I eat to save calories for cookies, and don't need to pretend they don't have calories to encourage myself to eat them. I eat them because I like them and know they are good for me.

Yes, I log all vegetables. The only thing I don't log is tea, since I drink it unsweetened.

Yes of course I do. They have calories so therefore I count them. I count everything I eat that has calories.

jarmistead1018 wrote: »

Do you count your veggies (broccoli, carrots, celery, tomato, cucumber ect)

Yes, why wouldn't I? They have calories.

I count calories in fruits and veggies. If I could, I would make those calories bold and flashing neon, because I need to eat more vegetables and fruits.

Everything counts.