Calories in Greens

[Rmiller]

I'm trying to analyze my daily intake in fitday. Does anyone know how many calories are in some greens like:

-carrot top greens
-Mint greens
-fennel greens

I'm having a hard time finding any nutritional info on any of them.

Lisa

[Coriander74]

Calories in Greens Link 1 (http://www.dietbites.com/calories-in-vegetables-index-4.html)

Another link (http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/5aday/month/celery.htm)

I hope these help :)

[cornvalley]

It takes more caloric energy for you to process (digest from chewing to assimilation) than is available in most non starchy vegatables, tender green leaves being the least efficient at supplying a caloric net gain. Maybe you can write like -5 per 100 grams or something?

[Spectatrix]

It takes more caloric energy for you to process (digest from chewing to assimilation) than is available in most non starchy vegatables, tender green leaves being the least efficient at supplying a caloric net gain. Maybe you can write like -5 per 100 grams or something?
Caloric intake doesn't take energy expended while digesting into account. That energy spent is considered in one's resting metabolism.

[cornvalley]

Yes, that is of course true, I was almost gonna put a smiley face on my answer cause counting those kinds of foods as caloric additions seems oxymoronic.

[Spectatrix]

Heh, I s'pose... but when you eat a lot of greens, it's good to count them in.

[spicyfull]

In MY RAW WORLD, I don't count any kind of calories. I left that back in the sad world. That is one of the reason I went RAW. I don't get it??????Oh and I don't want to get it. one's persons openion............