u/petterpinjata

I track to the gram on most things, but some stuff I just ignore. Curious where other people draw the line.

What I skip:

• Spices and dried herbs
• Diet soda and zero-cal drinks
• Coffee (black)
• Small amounts of things like jalapeño slices on a meal

The reasoning is partly accuracy (a pinch of paprika is not moving the needle) and partly friction (logging 2 kcal of pickled jalapeño slows me down more than it helps).

But I know some people log every single thing, and others skip way more than I do (oils used for cooking, gum, sauces under X grams, vegetables entirely).

Where do you draw the line, and has it caused problems? Anyone had a "hidden calorie" turn out to actually matter once they started tracking it?

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