Logging calories from juicing

jonikeffer
jonikeffer Posts: 218 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I recently got a brevielle juice machine and have been juicing all veggies (no fruit). Has anyone tried to log calories from that? Do you just log the veggies themselves? One would think that the juice would be even fewer calories because you're removing the fiber and whatnot. (Don't worry, I'm doing other things to get fiber into my diet.).

I'd also be happy to hear anyone's veggie juice "recipes"!

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  • bm99
    bm99 Posts: 597 Member
    Something about subtracting however many calories are in a gram of fiber from each veggie... times however many grams of fiber there are...
  • MariaMariaM
    MariaMariaM Posts: 1,322 Member
    When I used to do the login for my husband (he was lazy), I would just add the calories in each vegetable/fruit. I would rather over estimate than under. I do the same thing when I juice apple or any other fruit.

    Off topic. Breville Juicer is the best! Works like a champ and super easy to clean!
  • jonikeffer
    jonikeffer Posts: 218 Member
    Agree, I've been really impressed with how easy the Brevielle is to use and especially to clean. It's a bit of an investment but I think it's well worth it.
  • 3foldchord
    3foldchord Posts: 2,918 Member
    I am trying to figure this out.
    I just researched.
    one site said to subtract 13% of the calories if the juicer doesn't use the skins.

    another said subtract 4 calories for each gram of fiber in the specific fruit/veggie

    I guess those are starting places. I think the 4 calories per fiber gram makes more sense than 13% for skin loss....
  • konamouse
    konamouse Posts: 21
    Not a fan of juice.
    Believe in EATING fruits & vegetables, cause the juice is just sugar & water (obviously fruit has more sugar than water).
    Juice = loss of the fiber. Eating produce = helps you feel full.
    Why do you want to remove the fiber (and some of the real nutrients in the fruits & vegetables)?

    That being said. If you just log the produce, you might over estimate the calories slightly, but you'll definitely under report your micronutrients. Your choice.

    The subtraction of fiber is sometimes used as a rule in Carb counting for people with diabetes (if >5g fiber/serving, then subtract the dietary fiber grams from the total carbohydrates before calculating insulin dose).

    kona
    Registered Dietitian, Crossfit Masters

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