Do you count calories in Fruit and Veggies?
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Yes, I always count those calories. Fruit might be healthy, but it is not exactly low-cal. It can add up very quickly if you aren't paying attention. Vegetables generally have far fewer calories, but I still count them. If I ate 1300 calories on top of unlimited fruits and veggies, I doubt I would be able to lose much.0
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I track all fruits and MOST veggies....Fruit, while good for you, can pack calories too....0
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Yes I do, unless it's one piece of lettuce for a sandwich! Everything else is counted!!0
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If it goes in my mouth, it gets logged. (except my sugar free gum).
And before someone takes this and runs with it, get your mind out of the gutter. (There's only room for one and its occupado.)0 -
If I eat or drink it, I log it...0
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I do, but I'm also looking to track micronutrients...0
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Absolutely. However, I don't give it much thought if they put me over in sugar/carbs.0
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Absolutely! A banana give or take can be 100 calories, and most apples average to 80 or so. I have one each a day! Also, I love carrots, and have some everyday. That's over 1,000 of my weekly calories!0
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of course! Some have more calories than others.0
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Everything and even a little heavy.....0
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This is a great post. I know it doesn't make sense to some ppl that the question was asked at all, but for those of us switching from WW to MFP it's valid. Thank you everyone!0
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In used to ALWAYS count calories in my fruits and vegies, but everyone I talked to would constantly tell me I didn't have to. My doctor said that yes, fruits & vegies, have calories, but they're calories that your body NEEDS to grow. Esp. if you work out, you need to eat unlimited amounts of fruits. They're good for you.0
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I think this web page explains it. I have always heard you are allowed unlimited amounts of fruit and veg yet they ve got calories; so I got curious and did some research....
http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/dos-donts-counting-calories0 -
I count EVERYTHING!! Fruits can have a lot of calories in them, depending on what you consume. A banana has 100 cal. and an apple around 80 or so. So yes, I count everything that goes into my mouth!!0
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Yep, I count everything. Fruit has a lot of calories (like many have already stated) and so do some vegetables. Avocados and potatoes have a lot of calories. It all adds up.0
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I do to keep track of everything else in them.0
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a calorie is a calorie no matter where it came from0
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Of course. They contain calories.0
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Yes, I do but I log every thing I eat. I am brutally honest with myself with my logging and will have a lot of random things like "four goldfish crackers" that I stole off of one of my childrens plates, ha. Everything counts, everything adds up when you're counting.
SO TRUE!!! And since its so rare that anyone has veggies with absolutely nothing on them, no salt, no olive oil, NOTHING, you must must track everything. I consider corn and potatoes starches, not veggies, and look at how many calls they have!!! The best to do is track everything, I mean WHY NOT???0 -
I track everything. Fruit tends to be full of sugar, and it's easy to go overboard just assuming that any fruit is "safe" to eat in any portion. And while it's not easy to binge on, say, steamed broccoli, it's still entirely possible. I got to my highest weight by not paying attention or being accountable for what I was putting in my mouth - so now I just account for everything, and leave no room for error. Period.0
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