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Counting fresh fruit

fredntiff
fredntiff Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I haven't been counting fresh fruit against my daily calories. I figure no ones ever NOT lost weight due to fresh fruit (!) Is this a mistake and should I start including them in my daily calorie total?

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  • amtyrell
    amtyrell Posts: 1,447 Member
    Fruit has calories I often eat several hundred calories a day of fruit and veggies that is enough to make me in deficit or not. Log it
  • Rocknut53
    Rocknut53 Posts: 1,794 Member
    Count it.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    If it has calories, log it. Some fruits can easily be 100+ calories.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Programs like Weight Watchers give you "free" fruits & veggies because they start you off with fewer calories. MFP calories are before exercise....not before fruits & veggies.
  • inertiastrength
    inertiastrength Posts: 2,343 Member
    an apple can be anywhere between 70-100 calories depending on how big, a banana about 100, pineapple and grapes are so easy to overeat to the tune of 150 cals+ If you're not logging it I doubt you're weighing it so I'd say this is a good way to kill your deficit. Some people don't log at all, but if you are logging to lose weight, then please do it correctly.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    If your deficit is smaller or you eat fruit regularly, you can easily eat enough to cancel out your progress. Things like bananas, pineapple, and grapes add up quickly. Even lower calorie fruit can add up quickly if you like to eat it.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,439 MFP Moderator
    I average 400-500 calories in just fruit. Do you think they could prevent me from losing weight? So I definitely count it.
  • PrincessMel72
    PrincessMel72 Posts: 1,094 Member
    Fruit has calories (some of them are really high!) - you may undo some of your progress by not counting them. Fruit is food just like pizza, cookies or steak. You wouldn't not log any of those things right?
  • RedheadedPrincess14
    RedheadedPrincess14 Posts: 415 Member
    I mean, I wouldn't worry too much about a couple handfuls of berries or some melon but bananas and dates are super calorically dense and can add up. I'm definitely not as strict with my food scale when it comes to fruit and veg but I definitely track them all. In terms of health, it's i port at that you eat a bunch of fruit and veg so optimally, you'd want to fit that into your daily calories. You can check my diary. I eat a lot fruit and veg (especially veg) and because of that I get to eat a lot and really feel full on a deficit. Still, I recommend tracking. It's also good to be able to analyze your habits. I use my food logs to look at more than just calories.

    But of course, if you don't want to log the fruit, for whatever reason, if you're still losing- don't worry about it. If not- maybe start? I'd just recommend replacing something else with fruit or veg instead of just not eating them because you want some more of a less healthy item
  • Gamliela
    Gamliela Posts: 2,468 Member
    Yes, I log it! I also log spices and herbs though.
  • TheCupcakeCounter
    TheCupcakeCounter Posts: 606 Member
    log everything
  • DamieBird
    DamieBird Posts: 651 Member
    Why would you not log fruit?
  • nissarayna
    nissarayna Posts: 70 Member
    I log it. Calories are calories. I even log that half a romaine lettuce leaf!
  • JennieMaeK
    JennieMaeK Posts: 474 Member
    I definitely log my fruit. I usually have at least a piece of fruit at lunch, sometimes something in the morning too. Today's orange was 81 calories. Would it make a huge impact not counting that? Probably not, but would it slow down my progress? It could especially as I get closer to my goal weight. Add a banana for breakfast and that's another 100 calories or so.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    i log everything except herbs and spices
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,591 Member
    I don't usually log the lime wedge in my green tea (I believe that's around 3 calories). Any other fruit? Logged.
  • broseidonkingofbrocean
    broseidonkingofbrocean Posts: 180 Member
    Yes I would count it. I forget where it was but there was a Q n A where a guy was like "im eating oranges but still gaining weight" the dude asks how many and he responds "20" not sure if that was the exact number but yea... The only thing I don't count are green leafy or non starchy vegs.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    edited May 2017
    The apple I ate with lunch today was 127 calories. You bet I logged it. It had more calories than the two slices of bread (120 calories) that I used to make my sandwich, and more calories than the 3 oz. of turkey breast (105 calories) or the slice of cheddar cheese (80 calories) in the sandwich.
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