Do you add salad and vegetables on your mfp food log??

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  • myfitnessnmhoy
    myfitnessnmhoy Posts: 2,105 Member
    I log it all, but mostly because I'm as interested in sodium, potassium, and other things as I am in calories.
  • sobriquet84
    sobriquet84 Posts: 607 Member
    I do but it's because I often eat several hundred or more calories of these foods a day!

    winner winner chicken dinner.

    me too.

    it all adds up.
    however, let me amend my previous post..

    i'll usually just add 100 or 200 cals onto my daily total if i don't feel like looking up how many calories are in a zucchini or half a bunch of asparagus or in all the greens in my lunch salad. i have a general idea of the cal contents in vegs, and sometimes i log everything, sometimes i don't, and if i don't, then i'll just add 100 or 200 onto my total.
  • Francesca3162
    Francesca3162 Posts: 520 Member
    If I eat it
    then I own it
    If I own it
    then I log it
  • Francesca3162
    Francesca3162 Posts: 520 Member
    If I bite it I write it



    I LIKE THIS!!!
  • Babymomakell
    Babymomakell Posts: 257 Member
    If I bite it I write it



    I LIKE THIS!!!

    Me too :)
    ...I also add in my drink mixes like crystal-light :)
  • fasmoodle
    fasmoodle Posts: 5
    Everything counts...It's just cheating otherwise...Isn't It?
  • stormieweather
    stormieweather Posts: 2,549 Member
    Yup. All of it. There is such a thing as a fat vegetarian, ya know? Ie; My mom...
  • MrsKosal
    MrsKosal Posts: 415 Member
    Even WW has started counting them towards points too. For some. I quit WW a few months back.
  • susannamarie
    susannamarie Posts: 2,148 Member
    I track them because I try to get enough fiber/potassium. I tend to run low on these things when not tracking them.
  • JennetteMac
    JennetteMac Posts: 763 Member
    I do but it's because I often eat several hundred or more calories of these foods a day!

    Ditto
    If I didn't log them I would have about 500-600 calories left at the end of every day.
    Still not losing fast enough for my liking though.
  • shellsy0424
    shellsy0424 Posts: 127 Member
    If it goes into your mouth, track it. Period. :)

    this
  • sl1ngsh0t
    sl1ngsh0t Posts: 326 Member
    If you bite it, you write it.
  • pyororon
    pyororon Posts: 22
    I saw someone else on here say "If I bite it I write it." and that's my philosophy too
  • shutterbug282
    shutterbug282 Posts: 588 Member
    If you bite it, you write it.

    ^^ This
  • douglasmobbs
    douglasmobbs Posts: 563 Member
    For salad I made a few up and noted the stats on the total and made up an average for the lot and created my own food for that.

    logging every item got tedious, plus when my fingers got wet from the chopping my mouse pad would not work
  • grumpy2day
    grumpy2day Posts: 198 Member
    If it passes the lips it makes the list! Otherwise I have no real idea of what I am consuming and where to make changes if needed or to be able to tell how healthy/not healthy I am eating.:grumble:
  • Denise6914
    Denise6914 Posts: 176
    I log it. I figure even small amounts of calories can really add up.
  • beccarockslife
    beccarockslife Posts: 816 Member
    If it goes into your mouth, track it. Period. :)

    *s******s*
  • fordguy74
    fordguy74 Posts: 108 Member
    I log everything i eat.
  • shiseido_faerie
    shiseido_faerie Posts: 771 Member
    If it goes into your mouth, track it. Period. :)

    ^^ Yep
    I log everything. Don't forget to add things like oil you cook in etc too!
  • jakidb
    jakidb Posts: 1,010 Member
    Yes. I track everything. If it has calories I track it.

    I agree
  • beccarockslife
    beccarockslife Posts: 816 Member
    If it goes into your mouth, track it. Period. :)

    *s******s*

    ^^ It censored s n i g g e r s lol
  • souperficial
    souperficial Posts: 122 Member
    I do most days. Some days, if I can only log from my phone, I'll get lazy and find a generic salad to log. Other than that, everything I eat gets logged.
  • BettyIW
    BettyIW Posts: 103
    Yes, I do record everything that goes into my mouth. I even record pickles because I'm also interested in learning how much sodium is in my food. I've been surprised and shocked at the amount of sodium in some of my food.
  • medaglia_06
    medaglia_06 Posts: 282 Member
    if it goes in my belly, it goes in my diary.
  • gpstrucker
    gpstrucker Posts: 930 Member
    If I eat or drink it, I log it.
  • mamagooskie
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
    I record it all. I eat so many of those foods probably 300+ calories a day worth if not more......so why wouldn't I count them? a calorie is a calorie and must be accounted for.
  • ColleenRoss50
    ColleenRoss50 Posts: 199 Member
    I log everything. All calories count, but another reason I log them is because fruits and vegetables contain a lot of nutrients and, as part of striving for a healthier diet as well as weight loss, I am tracking how my nutrient goals are being met as well.
  • nas24
    nas24 Posts: 880 Member
    I record it all. The good, the bad, and the ugly.

    This

    Me too!
  • Kittysan2000
    Kittysan2000 Posts: 4 Member
    :yawn: My nutritionist told me that WW gives too much leeway on veggies and fiber with the points system. Just like many have said, record everything you eat - the good, the bad, and the ugly. It all adds up.

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