Counting fruit/veg in total cals?

I always try to account for everything I eat. Occasionally I forget to put something in, but if I eat it it counts for my nutrition total and calorie count.

count all food, period.

This.

I log everything I eat or drink.

i don't count greens or peppers or celery, etc....super low veggies in calories. but i do count corn, peas, potatoes, etc and I always count fruit,

Maybe it's because I'm vegan but I couldn't imagine not counting them because they're a significant part of my consumption. Look at it this way. You're supposed to have a minimum of five servings of fruits/veggies a day. Let's pretend that you get that by eating one small banana, 1.5 cups of cooked greens and a cup of shredded romaine. That's potentially over 200 calories right there. Even if you weren't even eating any fruit you could still easily add more than 100 calories to your day. A lot of fruit and vegetables can be low calorie but many are far from no calorie.

I count and log every single thing!

I am on the count it all train. There are a lot of fruits that surprisingly have high amount of calories. Apples 80-120 Bananas 80-120, Oranges 60-80

I found that if I make excuses not to add certain things, the definition of what I should or should not add gets skewed and exaggerated very quickly, I strongly suggest you add it all.

Totally Agree~

I often have 4-500 cals from fruit & veg so I definitely count them. Besides i like to see how I am doing on vitamins & fiber. My #s would be pretty bad if I didn't add in any of the plant based foods I eat...

I always count them, raw or not.

This is actually quite a common question. My answer is its crazy not too. I eat loads of veggies and salad and they often amount to around 1\3 of my calories. I rarely eat fruit and if do it berries, melon or grapes generally as they are better carbs and I stick to one portion. I track my sugar. Sugar makes you fat, doesn't matter what source its from. If your finding it hard to stick to your calories, increase them rather than not putting them on and kidding yourself. Remember a sugar is a sugar! X

You should definitely count fruits and, if you do want to achieve good results and are serious about your diet plans, dont' eat some fruits after ca 5pm in case you activity level is low in the evenings. Fruits do contain natural sugars, easy example: sweet cherries - 3g sugars in 20g of cherries; 5g of sugars in 30g of kiwi etc etc.
Regarding the veggies: green ones are usually the lowest calories, but if you want to be disciplined and have certain goals in your diet, count all veggies as well. Then you'll know if you get enough nutrition, cause it's not only the simple kcal number you should be controlling then dieting, but also the proportion of carbs/fat/protein. And this you can control only if logging everything you eat.

I also count everything because I want to make sure I'm getting the proper nutrients I need (instead of taking a multi-vitamin--better to eat healthier).

I don't count pizza or Doritos. They're empty calories, so shouldn't count as anything.

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I count them, every kcal counts. I like to look back at the end of the day and make sure I got at least 5 servings of them, it helps me keep track.

Same here - I count 'em - even beansprouts!

What do you guys think about counting fruits and vegetables towards intake? I know fruit can have a lot of sugars but I can't believe that eating them would make someone gain weight.

They contain calories, you should include them in your logging.

Veg are not high in calories however, some fruit, if eaten numerous times during the day, will add up and could put you over your daily calorie allowance. Large oranges = 70 calories each, some apples are 70 to 80 calories each, grapes can add up too.

If you include them all, you will have nothing to worry about, however, if you are just trying to avoid logging them in the hope that this means their calories will not count, it will not work, because they count whether you log them or not.