Calories in home made salad

There are a few ways. Log each item individually just like you would any other foods. Or go into the recipe tab and create it as a recipe. This is good for if it made multiple servings. Or if you eat that salad often, save it as a "Meal" after you've logged it.

Yes, it helps a lot to measure and weigh. Logging homemade foods gets easier. And once you've made it as a recipe, it's there for you for next time!

I enter them into MFP food diary and it does the work for you. And I measure/weigh everything. Sometimes I even put them in BEFORE I've actually eaten them....then I can delete or cut back on something if it's going to be too many calories.

Make a big bowl, figuring out the cals of every ingredient so you know what's in the whole bowl. Then I just portion it out into x-amount of tupperwares or ziplocs. Divide cals in big bowl by how many portions you created, then every time you grab a bag, you'll know exactly how many cals to log.

I log each thing. Since I don't usually have the same portions all the time I don't put salads in my recipes but If i make something for lunch or dinner int eh crock pot etc I will make its own recipe because I know how much I eat of it consistantly

I measure and weigh everything, which is gonna annoy some people i visit this summer, their issue not mine.
Ok so i measure everything, then i list each thing in my diary, then i do quick calories, save in my meals. this way hubby can get to it and copy it. If I put it in recipes he cannot.

Salads. I made a really nice salad (so I thought) I logged everything, the salad which I had made for myself. came out to over 1k calories. I am not really a salad person, so I just ate .25 serving. the rest ended up in the trash, what a waste. This was a salad my grandmother used to make. I prefer to make a fresh veggie relish tray. everything accounted for (logged) then eat what I want. I dont need heavy or any dressing this way.

I hope this helps, I feel like i just sprewed my issues. lol Good luck,
Commit to be Fit, Keri

I weigh each ingredient out, make a new recipe and add each ingredient/the amount of each then enter the number of servings that meal gives. Then enter into my diary how many servings of it I had

Assuming that the vegetables make enough for six servings, they total about 24 calories.

Calories - 24
Carbs - 5
Fat - 0
Protein - 1
Sodium - 12

The dressing (Albertson's Zesty Italian) has three times that many calories:

Calories - 80
Carbs - 3
Fat - 8
Protein - 0
Sodium - 290

And the cheese (Cheddar - Cheese, 1 oz) has four times the vegetables:

Calories - 110
Carbs - 0
Fat - 9
Protein - 7
Sodium - 176

I stand by what I said originally: It's not worth my time to be exact with lettuce, green peppers, and cucumbers. It is worth my time to be exact with cheese and salad dressing.

I agree that for calorie tracking, the veggies are fine to skip and I often do, too. But if people want to monitor their veggie intake or fiber or something, they probably want them in there. Or if their diary is open. :laugh:

I agree that for calorie tracking, the veggies are fine to skip and I often do, too. But if people want to monitor their veggie intake or fiber or something, they probably want them in there. Or if their diary is open. :laugh:

LOL If you're eating a salad with mostly iceberg lettuce and cucumbers, cals are probably negligible. But if you start adding other types of veggies, it can add up quickly. One roma tomato is 35 calories. One cup of broccoli is 40 calories. I guess it depends on how many veggies you eat. Often, my veggies for dinner is over 100 calories. And that's without any added fat, dressing, dips, etc. I personally try to log everything, whether the calories are negligible or not. A handful of doritos is probably under 50 calories, but I'll still log them if I eat them.