Do you record all your fruits and veggies??

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  • nevadavis1
    nevadavis1 Posts: 331 Member
    Absolutely.
  • HakimKassam
    HakimKassam Posts: 3 Member
    some of these veggies are low in calories so adding 40 calories might not make a huge difference. However some of these also have 1-2gr of fiber and if you are concern about "your flow" you might want to keep a eye on that. As a guy eating quite a bit of protein I know I have to keep on eye on that. ;-)
  • Libby283
    Libby283 Posts: 288 Member
    I log everything. I raided my parents fridge yesterday and stopped and logged the deviled egg I popped in my mouth prior to eating it.
  • LizzyPops2
    LizzyPops2 Posts: 27 Member
    Hey :) I don't log any fruit and veg and have managed to lose 12.5kg in 6 months. I eat 1,200 calories and then unlimited amounts of fruit and veg.
  • inertiastrength
    inertiastrength Posts: 2,343 Member
    My salad is 60 calories without dressing so I don't know about you but if that were 1/2 an English muffin would you log that? It's the same calories.
  • creyes4182
    creyes4182 Posts: 29 Member
    If you generally eat the same veggies you could just make a meal on mfp for it. Then just re-use it. If your just going low calorie then it might not make a difference. If your going low carb I suggest tracking it because the do add up.
  • bizgirl26
    bizgirl26 Posts: 1,795 Member
    Veggies and fruits have calories so yes I log them. I would think that if I was lax about logging them it would spill over to other foods anyways. The only things I don't log are dried spices and vitamins. I know there are calories in vitamins but I am taking them no matter what and not worried about the small amount they put me over. They used to say that eating celery -as an example used up more calories than you actually consume. Although I doubt eating too much celery will make you gain a significant amount of weight- being over your calories will prevent you from losing weight . We need to accurately log everything or else we will be in the " Why am I not losing weight ?" place .
  • RUNucbar
    RUNucbar Posts: 160 Member
    I weight my veggies but not very accurately. If I am 10 grams over or under, that'll do BUT I know if I stop losing I need to tighten my logging. My logging is a little sloppy but at the moment it's not doing any damage but it might as I get closer to my goal and my deficit gets smaller. At that point "Oh that'll do, close enough" will not be acceptable anymore.

  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited April 2017
    When I'm logging I do. It adds up and I eat a lot of vegetables, so my calories would be way low and my day look weird without them.

    Bigger issue, since I suppose I could set a low goal to make up for that, is that I don't understand not minding logging but not wanting to log vegetables. I like logging them, because I feel good about eating them. If I am having a hard week and look back to see what's up and see I've been lower than usual on vegetables, that's helpful and something I can fix, and I also sometimes (when logging) look back to see if I've been getting a good variety. For a while I logged on Chronometer (when I log again I probably will there), and since the point is to see how well you are doing on nutrients, it would be sad without vegetables. For me logging vegetables is related to seeing my goal as eating a healthful diet and getting in the nutrients I need (and protein and so on too, of course), and not merely trying to be low cal.

    (I am willing to estimate vegetables more roughly, though, especially greens which I may log as 1 cup or 2 cups vs. weighing. I mostly weigh when chopping, though, so even though not necessary I think it's easier to weigh zucchini when logging than make myself estimate.)
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    I log my fruits and vegetables because sometimes I eat 300-400 calories of vegetables in a day and that is a significant chunk of my total calories. Also, it helps me understand where I'm coming in on macronutrients.
  • crazyycatlady1
    crazyycatlady1 Posts: 292 Member
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    I log my fruits and vegetables because sometimes I eat 300-400 calories of vegetables in a day and that is a significant chunk of my total calories. Also, it helps me understand where I'm coming in on macronutrients.

    I'm in the process of switching to a more whole foods, plant based diet and veggies and fruit make up the bulk of my calories now, it all really adds up!
  • ejsilvi
    ejsilvi Posts: 205 Member
    Even vitamins supplements protein drinks Yes everything
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    I record everything that has calories.
  • fitzmonkey13
    fitzmonkey13 Posts: 88 Member
    I've occasionally skipped logging small amounts of vegetables in recipes that I know will add less than 10 calories per serving.

    I have measured and weighed the green salad I usually make a few times and it's pretty much the same from day to day, so I don't measure that anymore, but I always log it. I also tend to take a container of crunchy veg to munch on at work and I don't measure that anymore because it is so standard, but I log it every time.

    I know that when I was on Weight Watchers (a bazillion years ago), vegetables were "free" when they were eaten alone, but you counted them when you put recipes into their calculator. I didn't eat the volume of veggies then that I do now so I could get away with it I guess. Now I'd rather log everything and be a little over my calories for the day than not. That way if I do hit a plateau I can look back over my history and have accurate information to use for decision making.
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    I eat a lot of vegetables. The calories add up. Of course I log them. Yesterday I ate over 300 calories in veggies.
  • TxTiffani
    TxTiffani Posts: 799 Member
    When I look at my weight trends and something looks unusual (stalled weight loss or a gain) I want to go back and look at my diary....if it's not all recorded then I can't get an accurate picture of what I was eating and what was affecting my weight in different ways. I just think it's helpful to be as accurate as possible. Once comfortably in maintenance I may not, but certainly during weight loss and settling into maintenance:)
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