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How many Weight Watchers points in ... ?-PLEASE USE MAIN STICKY THREAD

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  • #602
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,382 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    alpha2010 wrote: »
    how many points are in half a large tray of chicken chow mein dry and half portion of chips and curry sauce
    rubadub wrote: »
    I got a singapore chow mein last week, weighed 800g.
    Using this calculator http://points.ogo.ms/
    I hit 5.5 points at 370kcal presuming zero fat (and it was fairly greasy)
    That means if this was true then it was 46.25kcal per 100g. I would estimate it at 250kcal per 100g though, this is comparing it to supermaret ready meals and the fact that the noodles are much denser, i.e. not boiled to death where they take up lots of water. A single pack of 80-100g dry supernoodles can be 550-600kcal. I would also conservatively estimate 5% fat since it was fried noodles & meat and quite oily, so 40g of fat, and 20g goes in my calculator. So using the same calculator I would estimate 33.5points.
    So I would say 17 for the half portion of chow mein. Sinapore chow mein is just different meats and very similar to the dry chow mein -in my local takeaway anyways.
    rubadub wrote: »
    chicken balls, curry sauce, chips

    Chips- 520g (no joke! my scales is fine)
    Chicken balls- 350g
    Sauce- 200g.

    I reckon the chips are ~250kcal per 100g, chicken ~300kcal/100g, sauce 150kcal/100g.
    That chinese had thick wedge type chips, in my current local one they usually weigh ~350-400g for a portion of chips.
    rubadub wrote: »
    Just back from the Chinese now, chips weighing in at 395g, so 853kcal, 4.3g sat fat, so 13.5 points. Again that is conservative using the McCains figures which are probably lower than usual to appear lower in cals.
    So ~7 points for the half portion of chips.
    rubadub wrote: »
    A typical sauce http://www.pataks.co.uk/products/viewproduct.php?id=35&nut=v&amount=5&sort=r&offset=0&strName=&idProduct=35&idHeat=&strSignature=&idCategory=
    200g would be 192kcal and 4g sat fat.
    3.5 for a full sauce. So about 27 points for all 3


  • #603
    xoxyx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,811 ✭✭✭xoxyx


    Is that really right?
    Noooooooo - thought it would be about one. Devastated!!!! :(


  • #604
    sarahtogher
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭sarahtogher


    emailed cuisine de france. one of those jambons from the deli is 8 points


  • #605
    babaduck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 488 ✭✭babaduck


    starflake wrote: »
    hey guys,

    I'm saving up my points for a pizza at the weekend... for a 7" pizza with cheese and mushroom and sweet corn... how many points would ye reckon? I'm half tempted to buy a goodfellas meateor pizza nut they're like 24 points for the whole thing... maybe a 7" pizza would be better... thanks in advance!

    Just so you know, the Dr Oetker Chicken pizza is 13.5 points for the whole pizza, so half a pizza & a pile of salad wouldn't murder your points at all (a regular treat in our house!)


  • #606
    Minxie123
    Registered Users Posts: 180 ✭✭Minxie123


    Hi All,

    New to the thread. Its brilliant, thanks for starting it!

    Just wondering - how do you work out how many points is in something if you only have the nutritional values per 100g.

    EG: Nutritional value per 100g is 155Kcal with 0.2 sat fat which I work out to be 2.5 points. The portion I want to eat is 158 g so how many points is that? Is there a quick way of working this out?


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  • #607
    therambling
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭therambling


    Minxie123 wrote: »
    Just wondering - how do you work out how many points is in something if you only have the nutritional values per 100g.

    EG: Nutritional value per 100g is 155Kcal with 0.2 sat fat which I work out to be 2.5 points. The portion I want to eat is 158 g so how many points is that? Is there a quick way of working this out?

    just divide by one hundred and multiply by the amount your gonna eat!! so whats your having would be 245 kcals and 0.3 sat fat and thats 3.5 points :) x


  • #608
    Minxie123
    Registered Users Posts: 180 ✭✭Minxie123


    therambling wrote: »
    just divide by one hundred and multiply by the amount your gonna eat!! so whats your having would be 245 kcals and 0.3 sat fat and thats 3.5 points :) x

    Thanks! :)


  • #609
    Minxie123
    Registered Users Posts: 180 ✭✭Minxie123


    Me again :)

    What is the lowest fat hard cheddar out there does anyone know?

    (I'm working out the points value in a whole lasagne, its not looking good :()


  • #610
    freeatlast
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭freeatlast


    Thanks for all the info Rubadub, esp on the alcohol and your take on it. I drink far more than I should which means I have to be VERY careful with food points. Of course, its very unhealthy to drink so many, esp since I'm female and result is I'm 4 stone over weight now (alcohol leads to bad food choices!).

    So I'm back at WW this week and realise I probably will be for life unless I suddenly decide to give up booze (tho I did this a few times and didn't get the dramatic weight loss I expected!) or take up training religiously.

    Anyhow, thanks for the realism.


  • #611
    Thumpette
    Registered Users Posts: 1,185 ✭✭✭Thumpette


    Hi Guys,

    I went to the cinema at the weekend and had about 150g of pick and mix, (mostly jelly type ones with a couple of choccie ones)

    Anyone know what would be a good points estimate for this...?

    I've put it at 5 at the moment but I fear it might be much worse!

    Thanks


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  • #612
    claireycork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 51 ✭✭claireycork


    hi guys, i want to know how many points in a subway wheet footlong? i normally get just loads of salad and meat with a little cheese as a treat!


  • #613
    ergonomics
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,810 ✭✭✭ergonomics


    All the nutritional information for Subway is on their website and you can calculate the points then.


  • #614
    Ally Dick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,715 ✭✭✭✭Ally Dick


    We have a canteen in work and I am finding it next to impossible to guess the WW points in certain foods.

    Can anyone tell me please how many points would be in a ham and mushroom vol-au-vent ? How many points in a home made burger. It's a quarter pounder size with salad and burger but with no cheese.

    Thanks.


  • #615
    claireycork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 51 ✭✭claireycork


    ergonomics wrote: »
    All the nutritional information for Subway is on their website and you can calculate the points then.
    Thanks just spotted that :)! a BLT sub , 6'' from subway is only 5 points, thats pretty good :)


  • #616
    Minxie123
    Registered Users Posts: 180 ✭✭Minxie123


    Ruth Farrell wrote: »
    Hey,

    Forget the 99s ladies & gents opt for a Solero (1.5 pts) or loop da loop,tangle twister there are lods of nice ice-pops and ice creams for 1.5pts from the shops and there the pts of a WW bar!! :P

    2 soleros this week and it feels great saying oh yes i will have one of them when being offered!!

    Just to let you know, the normal size Soleros from a newsagents are 2 points. I think the mini ones are 1.5. Still, 2 points is great for such a yummy treat!:D


  • #617
    freeatlast
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭freeatlast


    Ok, so I'm being bold but I'm at work, it's a sunny Friday and the gods have just dropped an apple slice on my desk. Real one from a bakery. 12 cms long, I measured with my trusty ruler.

    So I need to know - what's the bad news on that then? :)


  • #618
    suziemcc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 166 ✭✭suziemcc


    in the weight watchers eating out book for 140g box of fruit gums in cinema is 6.1/2 points and to add afew chocolate ones in i would give it around 8 points all in... so i wouldnt say u were too far off the real value of points in wat u had... :)


  • #619
    suziemcc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 166 ✭✭suziemcc


    aoife161 wrote: »
    Thanks all. So when I was told Bulmers light is just 1 point at my local that was a load of crap?? Whats that all about.

    Yeah defo think its better to calculate the total bottles drank rather than per bottle and I cannot understand how BUlmers light can be 1 point and another beer with 4 extra calories is 1.5 pts.



    you can have 3 bottles of bulmers lite for 4 points.


  • #620
    suziemcc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 166 ✭✭suziemcc


    Thumpette wrote: »
    Hi Guys,

    I went to the cinema at the weekend and had about 150g of pick and mix, (mostly jelly type ones with a couple of choccie ones)

    Anyone know what would be a good points estimate for this...?

    I've put it at 5 at the moment but I fear it might be much worse!

    Thanks


    in the weight watchers eating out book for 140g box of fruit gums in cinema is 6.1/2 points and to add afew chocolate ones in i would give it around 8 points all in... so i wouldnt say u were too far off the real value of points in wat u had... smile.gif


  • #621
    foundry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 605 ✭✭✭foundry


    Any1 know the lowest points value for wraps? Want to make fajitas for dinner!


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  • #622
    fatewatchers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 79 ✭✭fatewatchers


    Wraps have 2.5/3 points depending on the brand. I usually allow 3 pts per wrap just to be on the safe side!


  • #623
    suziemcc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 166 ✭✭suziemcc


    foundry wrote: »
    Any1 know the lowest points value for wraps? Want to make fajitas for dinner!

    Tesco have lovely large healthy living wraps with seeds in them that go lovely with fajitas and they are only 2.5 and quit large compared to some other one's... there is also fajita one's in dunnes a gud bit smaller than the normal that are 2 points... :):)


  • #624
    Thumpette
    Registered Users Posts: 1,185 ✭✭✭Thumpette


    suziemcc wrote: »
    in the weight watchers eating out book for 140g box of fruit gums in cinema is 6.1/2 points and to add afew chocolate ones in i would give it around 8 points all in... so i wouldnt say u were too far off the real value of points in wat u had... smile.gif

    Ouchie!

    Thanks!

    The last wraps I got (old el paso) were actually 3.5 when i checked them!

    Word of advice though- ww 1.5 ones are crap- terrible texture and fall apart. I'd rather eat half a decent wrap!


  • #625
    suziemcc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 166 ✭✭suziemcc


    thats y i go for the healthy living one's rather than the ww there an extra point but are lovely and can be frozen an still nice when defrosted..:)


  • #626
    foundry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 605 ✭✭✭foundry


    Thanks for the replies!!

    I had to go to Dunnes so couldn't purchase the healthy livin' Tesco ones.

    I settled on "meXma multigrain wraps". There really big and has a value of 2.5.
    Dinner was delicious!!


  • #627
    suziemcc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 166 ✭✭suziemcc


    can someone recommend something nice from the chinese for me to have for dinner, i have 14 points for it and am looking for something really satisfying as it was my weight in day and i done great so want to feel like a treat but not way over my points so tryin to keep it under.. :)


  • #628
    Jwacqui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,772 ✭✭✭Jwacqui


    http://ukladyluck.co.uk/category/values/chinese-and-japanese/

    All chinese points values here.


  • #629
    Minxie123
    Registered Users Posts: 180 ✭✭Minxie123


    suziemcc wrote: »
    can someone recommend something nice from the chinese for me to have for dinner, i have 14 points for it and am looking for something really satisfying as it was my weight in day and i done great so want to feel like a treat but not way over my points so tryin to keep it under.. :)

    Hi there

    Congrats on the weight loss! Just be careful in the chinese though. Have a look at this post http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055249210&page=2 by Rubadub which gives some really useful info about ordering chinese food. A Prawn dish in a light sauce would probably be best to go for with a couple of spoons of boiled rice. And then maybe you could rob a couple of chips off whoever you are eating with :D just to get the taste.


  • #630
    softfella
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭softfella


    what would be the weight watchers points in a chili con carne made with Quorn mince and Shwartz chili mix?thanks!:p


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  • #631
    suziemcc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 166 ✭✭suziemcc


    heya,

    well the quorn mince for a 1/4 pack 88g is 1 an 1/2 pts and the sauce is 1/2 pt per 1/4 of the sachet so work it out that way depending on ur portion size :)


  • #632
    suziemcc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 166 ✭✭suziemcc


    went shopping today an due to the nice weather coming in i decided to start pointin on the ice-pop isle and to my delight i found out that a tangle twister (which i luv) is only 1 pt per ice-pop would never have guessed this.. my friends mam has also been great today and gave me the shopping book from ww which has everything in it :)


  • #633
    stripysocks85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,877 ✭✭✭stripysocks85


    suziemcc wrote: »
    went shopping today an due to the nice weather coming in i decided to start pointin on the ice-pop isle and to my delight i found out that a tangle twister (which i luv) is only 1 pt per ice-pop would never have guessed this.. my friends mam has also been great today and gave me the shopping book from ww which has everything in it :)
    Pretty sure a twister is 1.5 points.


  • #634
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,382 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    stripysocks85 wrote: »
    Pretty sure a twister is 1.5 points.
    I checked against their website and it was 1.15points, so 1 when rounded. I expect it could well have been 1.5 at some stage. many products are getting smaller these days, especially when in mulitpacks.


  • #635
    suziemcc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 166 ✭✭suziemcc


    rubadub wrote: »
    I checked against their website and it was 1.15points, so 1 when rounded. I expect it could well have been 1.5 at some stage. many products are getting smaller these days, especially when in mulitpacks.

    ye i no the nutrition information on pack was 70cals an 0.6 sat fat so on calculater came out at 1, yes u really need to be double checking things sometimes as they can change over time.... :):):)


  • #636
    softfella
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭softfella


    thats perfect thanks a mill!nice little low point feast for myself


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  • #637
    cat_rant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 917 ✭✭✭cat_rant


    Sadly I love diary but it doesn't love me back - No point friendly icecream or yogurts for me :( Does anyone know how many points there are in a standard orange calipo?

    Thanks :)


  • #638
    therambling
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭therambling


    Does anyone know the points or nutritional information for them little pancakes you buy in the plastic packaging usually 6 or so in a pack? had 3 this morning at a friends and have no idea of the points, im hoping they're around the same points per pancake as a slice of bread maybe? If someone has a packet handy could they give me an estimate for mine? thanks :)


  • #639
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,382 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    therambling wrote: »
    If someone has a packet handy could they give me an estimate for mine? thanks :)
    A good site to check for nutritional info on stuff is this
    www.mysupermarket.co.uk/

    then you can enter the points here

    http://points.ogo.ms/


  • #640
    suziemcc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 166 ✭✭suziemcc


    rubadub wrote: »
    A good site to check for nutritional info on stuff is this
    www.mysupermarket.co.uk/

    then you can enter the points here

    http://points.ogo.ms/


    heya rubadub do u no wat points are in a bag of chips from the chinese takeaway :)


  • #641
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,382 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    suziemcc wrote: »
    heya rubadub do u no wat points are in a bag of chips from the chinese takeaway :)
    At the top of the page on the upper right hand side you will see a "search this thread" dropdown menu, you can enter searches in there to find hits, e.g just type in "chips". I found my previous post using that search.
    rubadub wrote: »
    Just back from the Chinese now, chips weighing in at 395g, so 853kcal, 4.3g sat fat, so 13.5 points. Again that is conservative using the McCains figures which are probably lower than usual to appear lower in cals.

    This is a pretty standard size that I get in most chinese takeaways. The other day I only had a small bite for lunch and got a chinese at about 7pm, convinced I would demolish it, but only managed just over half of it, and I am known as a scoffer! they do give stupid portions. You are far better off splitting a portion or saving half for later/next day. I see more chinese places doing half portions of stuff now, I expect to cater for teenagers without much money who would otherwise head to the italian chipper. You could always ask for a half portion, I see people in my local one do it.


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  • #642
    suziemcc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 166 ✭✭suziemcc


    thanks, ye i am gettin chinese with my mam today i have saved points over the past few days an worked out and walked a bit plus im not goin out the weekend so i no i wont need to save points for anything else.. we are havin veg chow mein, half each, bag of chips split between us and some curry sauce so it shudnt be all as bad as havin the whole portion, weight in is not till tues so i wud rather have the chinese tonight rather than closer to the weight in :)


  • #643
    therambling
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭therambling


    Thanks a mill found them right away :)


  • #644
    alpha2010
    Closed Accounts Posts: 304 ✭✭alpha2010


    how many points in a chiper battered sausage ??


  • #645
    therambling
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭therambling


    alpha2010 wrote: »
    how many points in a chiper battered sausage ??

    I don't think I'd want to know :(:confused:


  • #646
    blueirishangel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 157 ✭✭blueirishangel


    alpha2010 wrote: »
    how many points in a chiper battered sausage ??

    My ww leader had a poster of chipper points.

    She had a battered sausage at 7 points.

    Hope that helps!


  • #647
    alpha2010
    Closed Accounts Posts: 304 ✭✭alpha2010


    im starving .... ha i havent had chipper in 5 weeks

    i have like 15 points left for the day.. been asleep most of the day :P


  • #648
    alpha2010
    Closed Accounts Posts: 304 ✭✭alpha2010


    and a bag of chips from chipper is on average 8 points yeah?? i heard someone sayiing that to me before im not too sure


  • #649
    therambling
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭therambling


    blueirishangel wrote: »
    My ww leader had a poster of chipper points.

    She had a battered sausage at 7 points.

    Hope that helps!

    See I find that so hard to believe... like a thick sausage uncooked in our books are 3.5 points and that wouldnt be anywhere near the size of the sausages gotten in the chipper, then you have to account for the batter which we all know is so fattening and top that off with the oil from deep frying? I find the plan so good for following at home but i think they rarely get it right when it comes to eating out, you know?


  • #650
    alpha2010
    Closed Accounts Posts: 304 ✭✭alpha2010


    yeah I'm the same with eating out, always underestimate anyways let me believe its 7 even if its not hahah i need some bad food right now.. ill go crazy if not lol


  • #651
    blueirishangel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 157 ✭✭blueirishangel


    Ok the points I got from my meeting are:

    chips - 9
    fish - 7
    small burger - 8
    1/4 pounder with cheese - 17.5
    battered sausage - 7


    If you have the points, go for it! A treat is a treat!


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