How many people log every fruit and vegetable they eat?
price101110
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Is it worth the stress or time? I mean in a way you should probably eat those fruits and veggies even if you don't have the cals left for the day.. right?
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Yes, sure. They have calories.
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Does it contain calories? If yes then weigh it/measure it if its a fluid and log it
You can certainly eat your way to maintenance or a surplus by not bothering to count the calories12 -
Yes I log them I often eat several hundred calories in fruits and vegetables. This is the difference between weight loss and weight gain for me. So I put the veggies and fruits in my plan for the day.8
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price101110 wrote: »Is it worth the stress or time? I mean in a way you should probably eat those fruits and veggies even if you don't have the cals left for the day.. right?
When I am trying to be as accurate as possible (ie cutting/losing weight), I count every vegetable and fruit. Since calories are king, it is beneficial for me to know where I'm at. Whether you should or shouldn't eat the fruit/vegetables is a whole other question. To answer, if I am out of calories for the day, no, I won't eat them. Although, normally, I would be choosing a cupcake or something if still have calories for the day. Definitely not fruit or vegetables... I try to get those in before I am "deciding" on whether to eat something or not.8 -
I definitely log them. A banana and an apple can easily be 100-150 cals each, plus I could easily eat 100-200 cals of veggies on a good day. That could be 400 calories! I don't necessarily weigh low-cal veggies on a food scale, like greens or broccoli, but fruits and some sweet veggies can really add up, so they go on the food scale like everything else.2
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I log all food regardless of type. No stress involved. MFP makes it as simple as it possibly could get.6
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I log them, not just for the calories (they do add up), but because i aim for a minimum amount of fibre, and i also keep an eye on my micros.
Today, i'm having 267 calories of fruit/veg, and the veg part is only 40ish grams of a salad mix, so not calorific. If i was having a plate full of veggies the calories could easily be closer to 400 calories, which is the majority of my deficit.
ETA: I rebelled last night and didnt log the 2 iceberg lettuce leaves i put on my sandwich, but that as far I'll go man
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My wife and I go back and forth over this. She says, as you did, they are good for you. I agree and point out that good or not they still have calories. For the most part I find it pretty easy to log the food and I personally prefer building the good habit of "Before it goes in my mouth it goes in MFP".
As others have noted, I am sloppier with my weights and measures on food I know to be low cal (lettuce).6 -
If your going to make the effort of calorie counting you mind as well log everything you eat. Not logging some things is just doing yourself a disservice and not being honest + can throw off how much weight you lose4
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I don't log any fruit and veg I eat unlimited amounts every day and still managed to lose 25lbs and reach my goal weight in 6 months! 3
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Yes. Always. They have calories too.
I don't log herbs and spices, but everything else gets logged.5 -
I do because it is all calories and high calories at times with the fruit, but I remember years ago when I was in Weight Watchers my instructor said "nobody has even become overweight by eating too many apples" and that has always stuck with me.1
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Of you course you count them, especially fruit. Steak is great for you too. So are almonds. Try not counting those and see what happens.13
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price101110 wrote: »Is it worth the stress or time? I mean in a way you should probably eat those fruits and veggies even if you don't have the cals left for the day.. right?
I log everything. But you should eat the fruit and vegies before filling your cals up with other things, not the other way around.5 -
You bet, especially fruit!2
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price101110 wrote: »Is it worth the stress or time?
Yes, but I don't think it adds to the stress or time, and if you are finding it stressful that's something to think about.
I don't always log (I just started again after a long maintenance break and I mostly did not log at maintenance), and when I log vegetables and (to some extent) fruit I am looser than with some other things. When cooking I find it much easier to weigh everything than estimate some, but if I'm out I estimate veg without a problem, use "medium" apple or some such, and it we are talking some tiny amount (shredded carrot in a salad) I might forget about it.
However, for the most part I WANT to log vegetables and fruit because I want the log to be an accurate reflection of my calories and the diet I eat and I want to be able to look over it and say "hmm, not enough vegetables the past few days" or "hmm, you seem to be in a rut with the broccoli -- maybe expand into more options" or "oh, that's why I was so hungry after lunch, not enough veg!"
I absolutely would agree that you should eat the vegetables anyway, and adjust the diet in some other way if vegetables are putting you over, but I think it's more helpful if the diary is a reflection of reality and not being stressed about going over is a good thing to work on. I also like to see things like fiber or protein (which veg can contribute to) add up, and enjoy seeing how much sugar I can get from vegetables sometimes, stuff like that. This was easier on Chronometer which is more nutrition focused, granted.8 -
Given that I generally eat several hundred calories of fruit and veg a day, yes. I had 400 cals worth yesterday (and that's a low day). That's my entire deficit. It's neither stressful nor time consuming for me.3
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I log them unless it's a very minimal amount.0
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When I'm getting down to business (aka actually trying to lose weight), yes. I weigh them too. I eat hundreds of calories per day in fruits and veg. They can take you out of a deficit if you don't account for it.1
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I've got over 600 calories worth of veg, fruit, and legume in just my diary today, so yes. When I'm making meals for the next day I just plop my next ingredient on the scale. Takes no time.0
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Are fruits and vegetables good for you? Sure. Are they calorie free? No. Also fruit is high in sugar and the calories add up really quickly. A banana has 130 calories for example (depending on size). You should absolutely log it. If it's not water, or ice, it should go in your diary.0
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I log them all. I eat hundreds of calories of fruit and veg daily, most of them relatively low-cal individually. On another thread, I mentioned recently having a 692 calorie dinner that had 18 logged items, only one of them over 70 calories, and only 4 over 50 calories.
I also like knowing - as best as one can within labeling limitations - how my nutrition is shaping up. Plus a fair amount of macros I want to track (chiefly protein) come from veggies and fruit.1 -
lifestylechange888 wrote: »but I remember years ago when I was in Weight Watchers my instructor said "nobody has even become overweight by eating too many apples"
This kinda makes sense if you follow this:livingleanlivingclean wrote: »price101110 wrote: »
But you should eat the fruit and vegies before filling your cals up with other things, not the other way around.
If I've hit my calories for the day and then eat unlimited fruit and veggies then yeah, i would gain weight. It really depends which way you look at it. If the only things i ate day in day out were fruit and veggies, then no i probably wouldn't put on weight because of them.2 -
I do. But I'm more worried about sodium than calories.0
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Yup I do. I weigh it and log it0
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price101110 wrote: »Is it worth the stress or time? I mean in a way you should probably eat those fruits and veggies even if you don't have the cals left for the day.. right?
When I am trying to be as accurate as possible (ie cutting/losing weight), I count every vegetable and fruit. Since calories are king, it is beneficial for me to know where I'm at. Whether you should or shouldn't eat the fruit/vegetables is a whole other question. To answer, if I am out of calories for the day, no, I won't eat them. Although, normally, I would be choosing a cupcake or something if still have calories for the day. Definitely not fruit or vegetables... I try to get those in before I am "deciding" on whether to eat something or not.
This. If I have room to decide what to eat with some extra calories, I've already eaten enough vegetables for 4 people for the day. Fruit on the other hand kind of pisses me off because it's high calorie for me. I should probably choose an apple.0 -
Yes, especially fruit. Some bananas could be close to 100 calories, depending on how big the banana is. I eat a lot of fruit and vegetables throughout the day. If I didn't log them, some days I could easily be missing 300 - 500 calories from my day. That's enough to wipe out my deficit.1
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I ate 300 calories worth of fruits and veggies today. For me, that would be a lot to not record and would undo my deficit. It all has calories -- even if it also has fiber, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and all sorts of other goodies.0
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Depends really what it is. Some vegetables have almost no calorie content, like lettuce. Even for a big salad you're only talking 5 or 10 cals. More dense things like most apples, bananas and such can't just be over looked. That's 100+ calories each. A couple of those could be the difference between a calorie deficit or a surplus. I do generally log all my fruits and vegetables, but I do it as part of my meal prep process. The extra few seconds to toss them on the scale prior to cooking isn't very stressful and now that they are logged I can just copy my meals forward as I use them during the week. Makes it all very easy in my opinion.4
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Christine_72 wrote: »lifestylechange888 wrote: »but I remember years ago when I was in Weight Watchers my instructor said "nobody has even become overweight by eating too many apples"
This kinda makes sense if you follow this:livingleanlivingclean wrote: »price101110 wrote: »
But you should eat the fruit and vegies before filling your cals up with other things, not the other way around.
If I've hit my calories for the day and then eat unlimited fruit and veggies then yeah, i would gain weight. It really depends which way you look at it. If the only things i ate day in day out were fruit and veggies, then no i probably wouldn't put on weight because of them.
If you've hit your calories for the day and then (try to) eat unlimited celery and cucumber, would you still gain weight?
Point is, it depends on the kind of veggies. Use common sense.
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