Do u count vitamins and supplements as calories

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  • I use mfp and add my vitamins and chia seed and coconut oil. That amounts to 216 cals. Should I be counting those things. Some times I don't have coconut oil so that deducts 43 cals. My hubby says no. What do u calorie counters think?
  • I don't but I do on my fitness tracker because it tells me whether I am getting enough vitamins based on the percentages.
  • I don't take anything but multi-vitamin, so no(it never even occurred to me, and I just went and looked at the bottle and it doesn't show any calories?), but I'm going to be trying chia seeds and yes, I will count them.
  • I don't. I'm currently on a meal plan that only occasionally has me count calories so I don't count the cals in my vitamins. (They're gummy adult vitamins so they do have some calories.)
  • Only if it says the amount of calories but atm I'm only taking iron supplements prescribed by my doctor. I only ever took tablets, chewable ones or the gummies.
  • I add my multivitamin vitamin on MFP just so I remember that I took it.

    If I have something like chia seeds, I definitely would add it to account for the calories. Every calorie matters to me, even the healthy ones!
  • I count my vitamins & the tums I take everyday just because all the calories add up so fast.
  • Ok so pretty much yes then, mines seems to be a high number compared to everyone else's though. I think maybe I will split the difference. Cause that leaves me with under 1000 for the day, although I do have workout calories, still unsure about eating those.
  • re:
    If it goes in my mouth, I count it.
  • I take a multi-vitamin everyday, no I don't count those calories.
  • When I am counting, yes, I do. I take CLO which is 10 calories per capsule.
  • I count my fish oil pills.
  • I don't, but I believe the gummy vitamins I take are like 10 calories.
  • I don't count the gummy adult multivitamin (only way I don't get heartburn) nor the fish oil. If I were eating chia seeds/flax seeds, I'd count them though.
  • The only supplement I use is protein powder and yes, I count it.