How do I log certain items

mbrautcheck1999
mbrautcheck1999 Posts: 13 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
For example if I eat cereal with milk do I log the cereal AND the milk or just the cereal?

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  • aokoye
    aokoye Posts: 3,495 Member
    Log both. You're consuming at least some (if not all) of the milk with the cereal that you're eating.
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    you have to log both. the milk still has calories. you are still ingesting them even if you dont consume all the milk.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,340 Member
    edited November 2018
    Log anything and everything that has calories. Milk has calories.
  • wilson10102018
    wilson10102018 Posts: 1,306 Member
    If I log it, I eat it.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    mbrautcheck1999 wrote: »
    For example if I eat cereal with milk do I log the cereal AND the milk or just the cereal?

    Cereal has calories so log it. Milk has calories so log it. Anything you consume with calories you should log.
  • Lolinloggen
    Lolinloggen Posts: 466 Member
    My question would be; What makes you think you should not log one of thee items?
    I am really puzzled as to why not log it.
    As others have said If you eat it, log it.
  • smolmaus
    smolmaus Posts: 442 Member
    Some cereal boxes will give a calorie value for a portion (usually 25-30g) of cereal with 125ml of semi skimmed milk. Is that what you mean? If you do actually eat the portion size suggested (weighed with a scale) and you do use that amount of semi skimmed milk (measured) then you can I guess log them as one item. Otherwise weigh and measure both and log separately.
  • CarvedTones
    CarvedTones Posts: 2,340 Member
    smolmaus wrote: »
    Some cereal boxes will give a calorie value for a portion (usually 25-30g) of cereal with 125ml of semi skimmed milk. Is that what you mean? If you do actually eat the portion size suggested (weighed with a scale) and you do use that amount of semi skimmed milk (measured) then you can I guess log them as one item. Otherwise weigh and measure both and log separately.

    IMO, cereals are bad about inflating how much milk you need to improve the nutrition profile and they generally say skim to limit fat while getting protein on the label. The cereal I eat most commonly calls for 30g of cereal and 4oz skim milk. I use 3oz of almond milk because I like the taste of almond milk; I will get plenty of protein from other sources throughout the day.
  • CarvedTones
    CarvedTones Posts: 2,340 Member
    CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
    you have to log both. the milk still has calories. you are still ingesting them even if you dont consume all the milk.

    I am confused. If the OP uses the "with 4 oz of skim milk" entry from the label and doesn't consume all the milk, how do they get the calories?

    Not consuming all the milk reminds me of the old joke...
    When I was young, we were so poor that I ate my cereal with a fork so I could pass the milk on to the next kid. :laugh:
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Why would you *not* log the milk?
  • thisPGHlife
    thisPGHlife Posts: 440 Member
    CarvedTones wrote: »
    CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
    you have to log both. the milk still has calories. you are still ingesting them even if you dont consume all the milk.

    I am confused. If the OP uses the "with 4 oz of skim milk" entry from the label and doesn't consume all the milk, how do they get the calories?

    Not consuming all the milk reminds me of the old joke...
    When I was young, we were so poor that I ate my cereal with a fork so I could pass the milk on to the next kid. :laugh:

    That's why your better off logging separately and using an amount of milk that's appropriate for you. Since I can't be totally sure how much milk I've consumed, and because I want the protein, I usually drink what's left in the bottom of the bowl. The calories are already accounted for so why not?
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,219 Member
    skram01 wrote: »
    CarvedTones wrote: »
    CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
    you have to log both. the milk still has calories. you are still ingesting them even if you dont consume all the milk.

    I am confused. If the OP uses the "with 4 oz of skim milk" entry from the label and doesn't consume all the milk, how do they get the calories?

    Not consuming all the milk reminds me of the old joke...
    When I was young, we were so poor that I ate my cereal with a fork so I could pass the milk on to the next kid. :laugh:

    That's why your better off logging separately and using an amount of milk that's appropriate for you. Since I can't be totally sure how much milk I've consumed, and because I want the protein, I usually drink what's left in the bottom of the bowl. The calories are already accounted for so why not?

    Me, too. Also, why waste money by pouring milk onto the cereal that you're not going to eat?
  • RealWorldStrengthLLC
    RealWorldStrengthLLC Posts: 552 Member
    You have to log everything. The only exception to this are very low/no calorie items - you can usually get away with not logging them.

    For instance, I don't log my straight black coffee on ice or my monster ultra zeros - they total so little I can't be bothered to count them - but i am at a 1000 cal deficit and still consume 2300+ calories a day, so 10 cals here and there is whatever to me. If you were a small person cutting a half pound a week (250 a say deficit) on a 1500 calorie a day diet, you might not want to play it so fast and loose.
  • wilson10102018
    wilson10102018 Posts: 1,306 Member
    Its about the process for me. If I eat it, I log it.Cough drops, raspberries and coffee. Two months and already I am making better food choices, not just losing weight. I like the good items on the log as much as the bad ones.
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