14 ounces of raw cauliflower (according to fitday) is only 39 calories????

I mean, 14 ounces is a LOT! It's half of a pretty good-sized head. But then went I put in half of a large head, it says 105 calories. Even half of a MEDIUM-sized head is 71.

So how can half of a medium head of cauliflower that's 71 calories go down to 39 calories if you weigh it in ounces?

LLV, I always went by 14 calories for 1/2 cup of cauliflower. It IS hard to actually measure cauliflower by the cup. I mean it's bumpy and doesn't quite fit in properly. I just always estimated what I was eating based on Fitday's 1/2 cup at 14 calories. And I always estimate that I eat 3 cups. Because I eat a LOT of it at a time. That would be 84 calories. I always estimate up.

It's a good question. But I really don't worry about it and always approximate anyway, because regardless, it's pretty darn low in calories. EVEN if you eat a whole large head.

I know, isn't it wonderful?

I'm like you, I eat a lot of it at one time. If it's a small head, I'll eat the whole thing in one sitting. Usually I mash it. I LOVE LOVE LOVE mashed cauliflower. So I cook it then mash it up with a little salt & pepper and a couple of tablespoons of fat-free cream cheese.

Thanks for the tips! 'Tis true, it's hard to measure cauliflower by the cup, which is why I usually throw it on my digital scale to see how many ounces I've got. That kitchen scale is my best friend.

Now the bathroom scale, however...

LOL

Thanks again

I'm not sure that's right. According to Calorieking.com, cauliflower is 7 calories per oz, so 14 oz would be 98 calories. Calorie-count.com comes in at about the same. 39 calories for 14 oz would work out to less than 3 calories per oz. Given that even iceberg lettuce has 4 calories per ounce, this sounds a little low to me. I think the 39 calories must be a data entry error.

I set up a separate custom food for all the veggies I eat regularly with the nutritional data for 1 oz. Then I can just select the 1 oz portion and enter the number of servings I ate. This eliminates all the guesswork around heads, half a head, etc. I don't use Fitday, but I'm pretty sure you could do the same thing there.

I agree. I went ahead and put it in as a half of a whole head because I KNOW I was eating more than 39 calories.