Should I count calories in vitamins and supplements?

Beezer322
Beezer322 Posts: 69 Member
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I take calcium in the form of a chew and I also take my omegas in gel capsule form. I've been counting it in my journal and it comes to a little over 100 calories. I was just wondering if anyone else does this???

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  • george_ie_girl
    george_ie_girl Posts: 120 Member
    Only if there's calories in them I think... I never count vitamins but was shocked when I realized the fish oil capsules I was taking were 10 calories each... Still - I only add them when I want to monitor my vitamins and nutrients a bit better.
  • Kelly_Wilson1990
    Kelly_Wilson1990 Posts: 3,245 Member
    I add mine
  • rmwinters
    rmwinters Posts: 288 Member
    Yeah, I count all my vitamins. Fish oil has 10 for each pill, emgerencee has 25 for each drink and so on. The little calories can add up fast.
  • ofccat
    ofccat Posts: 284 Member
    If there are calories then yes I count them. Plus when I look at my chart it shows me if I am getting enough nutrients
  • epoeraven
    epoeraven Posts: 458 Member
    A calorie is a calorie. And, they add up. I would count them.
  • teephil
    teephil Posts: 135 Member
    I thought about it, but it's like 50 calories. Not even worth my time. I have to draw the line somewhere...
  • MaximalLife
    MaximalLife Posts: 2,447 Member
    I take calcium in the form of a chew and I also take my omegas in gel capsule form. I've been counting it in my journal and it comes to a little over 100 calories. I was just wondering if anyone else does this???
    I count shakes but don't bother with vitamins.
  • JHB2011
    JHB2011 Posts: 153 Member
    I feel like a calorie is a calorie so I add them.
  • rockerbabyy
    rockerbabyy Posts: 2,258 Member
    i like to log mine because the fish oil i take is 10 per, and i take 2 a day. not so much worried about the calories in that, but logging it helps me remember to take it >.>
  • sweet110
    sweet110 Posts: 332 Member
    I was about to say an unqualified "no"...then I saw that your vitamins total 100 calories. So, I'm going to offer one of those yes-and-no replies...

    So. If you are the sort of person who believes in very rigid calories in/calories out accounting..down to the calorie, I'd say...100 calories is nothing to sneeze at in your world. That's a small snack! So, I'd count it.

    If you calorie count just to give you an idea of portion sizes and give you a reason not to eat a whole bag of nuts because they're healthy (my approach), then I'd say, eh, a 100 calories here, a 100 calories there...doesn't seem to make much difference to me in the long run. I figure my lax calorie accounting has more than 100 calories of error anyway. So, in my world, I wouldn't count it.

    So, it all depends on what kind of world you're living in.
  • Dtho5159
    Dtho5159 Posts: 1,054 Member
    I log mine.
  • Beckym1205
    Beckym1205 Posts: 217 Member
    I've been counting mine, and I think by counting them not only do you have a better picture of your actual calorie intake, you have a better picture of your nutrition as well.
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