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    Vegetables and Fruits.....do you log them?

    Posts: 201 Member
    edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    I'm logging my veggies and fruits but just think to myself, what the heck is the purpose. I didn't get fat off eating vegetables so I don't think I will gain weight from eating however many I want. So, should I still continue to log them or just enjoy them without counting them? What do you guys do?

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    • Posts: 1,093 Member
      I actually count them but I see your point ..
    • Posts: 41,865 Member
      They still have calories...your body is going to count them along with everything else. I eat somewhere in the neighborhood of 500 calories per day in fruit and veg...not sure why I wouldn't want to account for those calories.
    • Posts: 14,776 Member
      I log all of my fruits and veggies. They have calories that can add up throughout the day and because I treat my log as something of a science experiment. Having accurate logs lets me go back and see what's changed when I get off track.
    • Posts: 6,338 Member
      edited March 2016
      I absolutely count them...I did get fat while eating veggies (and everything else in the house)! I see it like this, vegetables and fruit make up about 75% of my daily input, I'd only be kidding myself if I didn't log them.
    • Posts: 25,763 Member
      edited March 2016
      My body counts the calories in fruits and vegetables, so I log them.

      Some days I can eat as much as 400-500 calories in fruits and vegetables, so it would be so easy to blow my goals if I didn't count those calories. Also, it can be helpful to know how much fiber, carbohydrates, and protein they're contributing to my day (as well as potassium, Vitamin A and C).
    • Posts: 7,574 Member
      I absolutely log them. They add up to 500- 750 calories on my average day. My calorie goal is 1300. If I ate that and didn't count my fruit and veggies id be eating 1800-2050 calories a day, cutting my deficit in half.
    • Posts: 1,475 Member
      Count them. I'll have close to 250 calories by the end of the day.

      That's the difference of me losing a half pound a week... that I wouldn't lose if I didn't log them!
    • Posts: 9,487 Member
      Of course - if you're counting calories they definitely should be logged! Programs like WW give you a much lower calorie base to account for the fact you'll be eating several hundred calories in fruits and veggies a day. If you're eating your calorie goal plus an additional 500 in veggies/fruits - that's going to show as a gain on the scale not a loss.
    • Posts: 30,886 Member
      When I'm logging, I like my logs to be accurate, so I can figure out what my daily burn is, and so if I struggle I can look at how things are different to understand it. I also use the logs as a way of making sure I am eating as I should (getting in a good variety of vegetables, for example). So, yeah, I absolutely log them.

      It's also easy to do so, since putting them on the scale when chopping takes no extra time. I do think estimating stuff like a cup of spinach is fine, though, since the calories are so low.
    • Posts: 201 Member
      Unanimous! lol. Ok, ok, I understand. I'll def continue to log them and make it an important part of my nutrition.
    • Posts: 303 Member
      edited March 2016
      If I consume it log it.
    • Posts: 150 Member
      I log EVERYTHING. Even the multi-vitamin I take. Fruit can have a lot of natural sugar so I'd definitely log that.
    • Posts: 73 Member
      Absolutely. And yes, you can get fat off of eating fruits and vegetables if you're consuming more than you're burning. Just because they're fruits and veggies doesn't mean they have negative calories.

      If you don't log them you could be underestimating what you're eating.
    • Posts: 10 Member
      Yes of course I do! You could eat 500+ calories in fruit a veg a day (I do) and that 500 calories extra could make me put on weight if I didn't log.
    • Posts: 1,639 Member
      Of course I log them. The only things I don't log are water and black coffee/tea.
    • Posts: 154 Member
      Yes, you should log them... log everything. Not only do they have calories, but fiber which is one of your macros. I log everything, including the vitamins and supplements I take. It's good to look back and see where you've been and how you can refine.
    • Posts: 222 Member
      liftsalltheweights wrote: »
      Absolutely. And yes, you can get fat off of eating fruits and vegetables if you're consuming more than you're burning. Just because they're fruits and veggies doesn't mean they have negative calories.

      If you don't log them you could be underestimating what you're eating.

      ^^ This exactly. I eat low carb so I have to log everything. I don't eat fruits for that reason and there are a significant amount of carbs in veggies (which I eat a lot of). If I'm throwing a mushroom on a salad, sometimes I don't log that. But, when I eat a bag of broccoli, I absolutely log that because there's 15 carbs in that thing!!! :smiley:
    • Posts: 520 Member
      I log everything. Whether it has 5 calories or 500 calories, it goes into my food log.
    • Posts: 906 Member
      I didn't know there were people who didn't count them. If it goes in my mouth, it goes on the books. Except gum...because I splurge like that.
    • Posts: 2,555 Member
      Yes - absolutely I log them. I ate 300 calories of fruits and vegetables yesterday - and that's pretty typical for me. 300 extra calories is totally enough to cause weight gain!
    • Posts: 2,188 Member
      Everything I eat and drink is logged. Everything has calories and they add up.
      To avoid another post that comes up daily, "Why am I not losing weight"?
      Weigh it, measure it, and log it all. Stay within your calorie amount, and you will not be posting one of the daily "why am I not losing", topics.
    • Posts: 35 Member
      If you bite it you write it!

      Fruits and Veggies have calories. Bananas usually around 110 calories ish. Apples around 80 depending on size. That can all add up!
    • Posts: 13 Member
      "If you bite it, write it!" Is my philosophy.

      That being said, I am very careful in measuring portions with calorie-dense foods (like pasta, cheese, etc) and a little more relaxed about measuring low calorie veggies (like cucumber slices).
      I like to use a kitchen scale for most measuring. Much easier and more accurate than volume for most foods. So, I would ALWAYS weigh a piece of pizza if I splurged on that (and figure out calories from that ). I might just estimate a handful of veggies.
      This also encourages me to eat the veggies, because it is less work to log them : )
    • Posts: 1,896 Member
      Both of them have calories in them so of course I log them.
    • Posts: 758 Member
      Doesn't matter if you eat a diet of 100% steak or 100% vegetables...if you are eating more than you are burning, you CAN get fat off of it. I'm vegan. I'm almost entirely a whole-foods vegan and have been nearly my entire life. 90% of what I eat on a daily basis are vegetables, and guess what? I got fat. Of course you should log them. If it has calories, log it.
    • Posts: 5 Member
      I log them as well.
    • Posts: 13,342 Member
      ASKyle wrote: »
      Count them. I'll have close to 250 calories by the end of the day.

      That's the difference of me losing a half pound a week... that I wouldn't lose if I didn't log them!

      ^^ this
    • Posts: 483 Member
      Yes and no. I always log the fruit I have with breakfast and lunch. But the veg that I have on the side with dinner really depends on how close I am to my calorie limit. 100g of brocolli is about 30 odd calories. I don't eat close to 100g of brocolli with my dinner, so I'm not t0o bothered about logging that 15 calories.

      But I'm losing weight when I want and maintaining when I want. The moment that I stop being able to do either of those then I would start logging everything.
    • Posts: 1,667 Member
      I log veggies, except sometimes I won't log lettuce I put on something. Lettuce may as well be air, IMO. :smile:
    • Posts: 1,518 Member
      Log them. They are still contributing to your overall calorie intake. If you have 2 pieces of fruit per day and 5 servings of veggies, that could be in excess of 200 calories, why wouldn't you log that?
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