When You Count Macros....

[Turbolag]

Do you count vegetables and fruits ?

 

[monsoon]

Fruit yes, veggies no, but I only eat green veggies due to allergies to colors.

 

[shortz]

Depends on the veggie and how much. For instance, iceberg lettuce, no, but lima
beans, yes.

inb4 someone tells me Lima beans are a legume or not a veggie

 

[Turbolag]

Should you count avocados also?

I guess you count beans because they are high in carbohydrates?

but what about green beans, Carrots, Brocoli, tomatoes, cucumber, onions, mushrooms.

 

[shortz]

Should you count avocados also?

I guess you count beans because they are high in carbohydrates?

but what about green beans, Carrots, Brocoli, tomatoes, cucumber, onions, mushrooms.

avocados are a fat source, so absolutely. The rest of those, not typically, MAYBE tomatoes

 

[gunrunner]

Fruit is high in carbs and must be counted. Most veggies aren't very high in calories but some are so I find it best to just count everything. BTW, I enter everything I eat into MFP so it's no big deal to count everything.

 

[woodswise]

Turbo, for me it depends on how tight my diet has to be. If I am bulking I don't worry about the extras now and then. If I am cutting with a keto diet and have to keep my carbs below 40g, I count everything. But lettuce and a few other things have so few calories they hardly matter.