WeightWatchers & "How Many ProPoints?" Thread

Millieboo · 10-01-2011 2:09pm

Below are some meals - worked out with WW online ProPoints calculator and their packs:

Mushroom Risotto - 10
Chilli con carne with wedges and cheese - 9
Beef lasange - 10
Yorkshire pudding with beef (1) - 5
Chilli con carne with rice - 10
Chicken breast with tomato & basil sauce (1/2 pack) - 4

foreverandever · 10-01-2011 2:11pm

ali85 wrote: »

Well seeing as we are both in the same boat maybe we can help one another out... If I get down t the early 10s I will be happy.

The classes thing is out for me at the moment, stupid recession, but I am using the Wii Fit as a guide for the weight and it is so handy for the exercise, especially with the weather being so unpredictable. I have been an awful bitch for using the weather as an excuse not to get up off my behind to do some exercising!!!

I got the WW recipe book the last time I joined so I have a good few recipes!!!

Yay! It'll be nice to have someone to encourage me to stick with it. I originally started it in July 2009 at 13st8 and got down to 11st 11 over a few months. I stopped then for ages and rejoined in sept at a weight of 12st 2 and got down to 10st 13.5 around the start of December so I know it works! I'll post either tonight or tomorrow what my weight is now, I've kinda been going by clothes and some of my pants aren't fitting me so well anymore

so I just want to do now once and for all and then no more dieting!!

m'lady · 10-01-2011 2:13pm

PinkChick wrote: »

Hi all, well done to everyone. Seems we are all trying to get our heads around it anyway! It definitely seems you aren't as hungry or as limited with foods. But I think it's harder to take the easy option, you really need to be making dinners with proper portions and lots of veg. Which is great! No more low point carbs to tide us over :-) I love the fruit thing. I have some grapes in as a morning snack and an apple or peach in afternoon and definitely feel a lot better for it! Just thought I'd let you all know that normal (not low fat), cheese and onion hunky dorys are only four propoints. This for me is great, because savoury is always my weakness. Now I know I have the option to have them without going way over. I like Velvet Crunch but don't feel they are filling enough or something. Sometime they just don't satisfy me. The other great thing for me is hot chocolate. A cup made with cadburys powder and skimmed milk is five points. Again this is great!

Hey Pinkchick, just double checking, would a hot chocolate with skimmed milk be 5 points? just seems very excessive? think Id rather a bar of chocolate!!

rubadub · 10-01-2011 2:18pm

astra2000 wrote: »

But rubadub if the old points work for you thats great

I don't do WW, I have calculated the points for people, and listed calories of various foods. I do count calories to some degree and really feel it is easier and simpler than points. They make out like the points simplify things but from reading these threads there seems to be a lot of confusion, and a lot of room for error seeing as it is now more complicated.

I thought more people would have been questioning the leaders as to what was wrong with the old system -if it was worth changing obviously something was wrong (I think they realised their mistake in being so irrationally biased against saturated fat), they should tell what the problem was as you may have been (and continue) avoiding foods which are now far lower in points (e.g. I know coconut is now far lower in propoints).

In another thread a user entered figures and it seemed this new propoints system was closely following calories -so I figure it would be easier just to count calories.

this is the new formula
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tomcollins97 wrote: »

I am having difficulty figuring out the pro points in alcoholic drinks.

The US also have a new points system and it seems they treat it like fat.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight_Watchers

Alcohol and sugar alcohols (sorbitol, malitol, etc.) are exceptions to the above formula. See [19] at Equation 12 (paragraph [0090]) and Equation 14 (paragraph [0094]), respectively for specific formulas for those items. As a shorthand, you can enter alcohol grams as fat grams and sugar alcohols as carbohydrates grams in the formula provided. The reason alcohol is weighted more heavily than would otherwise occur is due to two reasons, see [19] at paragraph [0089], (a) "based on the principle that alcohol is metabolized in the same pathway as fat" (treats alcohol as having 9 calories per gram) and (b) "based, in part, on the desirability of discouraging consumption of alcohol, due to the ill-healthy effects associated with this nutrient" (weights alcohol more than other sources of calories)

So now instead of being biased against sat fat they are biased against alcohol. If I was making my own points system it would not be 9 calories per gram. Alcohol has 7kcal per gram, but due to the way it is metabolised some say it should be less than this, I think I have heard a figure of about 5.5kcal -as a heavy drinker and calorie counter I know the figures do not add up, drink has far less effect on me weight wise.

They also seem to keep the calculators secret

Weight Watchers has not provided official confirmation of the Points or PointsPlus formulas and has aggressively sent cease and desist letters to websites and a number of third party tools that claimed to provide Points, or PointsPlus, calculations.

might have to close this thread!

astra2000 wrote: »

Cheeseburger 8pp (though on ww site says 7pp same as hamburger but if you work it out from mcdonalds site and using ww cal online it's 8pp not 7pp )

I wonder how they managed to work out the points. I went onto mcdonalds (make sure you go to the irish site since the US usually have bigger burgers). The only info I can find is "per portion", so I am unable to work out the points since you need the weight of the item overall, and then go back and calculate per 100g figures -which is a pain since there are now 4 figures.

The only calculator I saw was this one which needs figures per 100g
http://www.wijvallenaf.nl/Weight-Watchers/ProPoints-Calculator.html

m'lady · 10-01-2011 2:24pm

Hey all, just a quick question, I'm planning on joining WW (again!), and just reading up on the propoints here. Would I be wrong in thinking that its kind of similar to the original Core plan?

PinkChick · 10-01-2011 2:29pm

Hi m'lady, yeah I thought the same. I love having a hot chocolate in the evening, for me it's nicer than a bar of chocolate. I really think that skimmed milk is gone up. Its a small enough cup. And it's working out 3 points for the milk. I used to drink a lot of milk and don't remember it being that high at all. For me it's worth it but know some people would rather use the points other ways. They are my treats :-)

tantipie · 10-01-2011 2:36pm

the points from mc donalds are taken from the uk mcdonalds website:)

astra2000 · 10-01-2011 2:45pm

Rubadub I think there is a lot of room for error in regards to eating out, its something I will be cautious about. I cook and prepare the majority of my own meals and for now will avoid eating out as much as possible. But even when we are preparing our own meals we still need to be careful, last week I was making chicken curry for the family, when I checked the points of the curry powder on ww site it listed the pk I was using as 1pp I though this seemed too good to be true so I put details in online calculator and it came up as pp5. As if that wasnt bad enough I went to point the check the chicken breasts I had bought in tesco, they were irish chicken breasts weight said 515g, there was 4 large pieces in pack and I kind of thought they looked bigger than the average 165g ones, so I popped the lot on the scales and it was 724 with out packaging!! Now its not like our supermarkets to give freebies, so I dont know what happened there, but it just goes to show we all need to be careful.
If needs be and I am not losing weight on this diet I will try and tweak it until it is right for me ie using less weekly points allowance, been careful of the free fruit and veg and the other 0pp foods.

rubadub · 10-01-2011 2:51pm

tantipie wrote: »

the points from mc donalds are taken from the uk mcdonalds website:)

Right, they should be the same. I realised where I was going wrong. They want figures per 100g in the calculator and then you enter the portion size, it defaults as 100g. This means it doesn't matter what weight the burger is, I have the info for a portion, so by leaving the default as 100g then in effect I have 1 portion. -I also got 8 pp for the cheese burger.

astra2000 wrote: »

so I popped the lot on the scales and it was 724 with out packaging!!

I find this a lot in tesco, I search through the packs of chicken breasts and often find massive ones.

jakeypooh · 10-01-2011 2:58pm

Im loving it, initially I found the move hard but its refreshing to have someting new to get my head into. Head is constantly in the book, its like week 1 all over again.
I got to goal in 1998 and have the usual Christmas few pounds to get off so its great to have a new way to do it
Is anyone else finding the wheel thing a pain in the ass?

Are calculators available in my meeting last week there were none?

Jewelsmousey · 10-01-2011 3:04pm

Lads could a piece of homemade lasagne really have 21 points? I had a portion from home at lunchtime but input nutrition I found on the net as it was made without weightwatchers in mind. It was a fairly average size. Between lunch and breaky that would leave me with no points for the day???

kashmir · 10-01-2011 3:20pm

fatewatchers wrote: »

Hi everyone,

Hope you all had a good Christmas and New Year. Went to my first post-xmas WI on Thursday and I had stayed the exact same weight, which I was delighted with as I ate like a lunatic over the break.

Pro-Points is annoying me but I'm sure I'll get used to it in time. Only problem is that I've got swine flu, and my appetite is just on the floor, can't eat anything, only drinking fluids. So I feel like I've not had a proper start to the Pro-Points as I am just in ribbons!

Next Friday is my 1 year anniversary of joining WW. I am hoping that I can say I've lost 7 and a half stone (need to lose a pound this week to do that). When I set out, I thought it would be a great achievement to have 4 stone off in the year, I'm at nearly double that which I can't believe!

Anyways, I am off to mainline paracetamol and watery Miwadi

Wow! Well done, that is just fantastic. Hope you get well soon to celebrate such a great achievement.

dasa29 · 10-01-2011 3:24pm

hi everbody i have just worked out the following have a look and see what you think.

First cupa soups 190ml serving
erin chicken soup 1propoint
erin oxtail soup 1propoint
erin veg soup with croutons 3propoints
erin cream of chicken with croutons 3propoints
knor chicken and veg low cal 1propoints

baked portions
birdseye crispy chicken baked 1 is 6propoints
birseye simply cod fillet baked 1 is 7propoints

now for people with a sweet tooth:D

Mr Kipling Chocolate slice individually wrapped 3propoints

Kelkin lo-pop micro popcorn 100g is 10propoints

toffee crisp clusters 100g is 14propoints
aero bubbles 100g is 15propoints

cadbury dairymilk 100g 15propoints
cadbury wholenut 100g 15propoints
cadbury golden crisp 100g 14propoints
cadbury carmel 100g 14propoints
cadbury fruit and nut 100g 14propoints
cadbury bournville 100g 14propoints

ali85 · 10-01-2011 3:24pm

foreverandever wrote: »

Yay! It'll be nice to have someone to encourage me to stick with it. I originally started it in July 2009 at 13st8 and got down to 11st 11 over a few months. I stopped then for ages and rejoined in sept at a weight of 12st 2 and got down to 10st 13.5 around the start of December so I know it works! I'll post either tonight or tomorrow what my weight is now, I've kinda been going by clothes and some of my pants aren't fitting me so well anymore so I just want to do now once and for all and then no more dieting!!

Yea like I said I won't be going to classes or anything, but I am following the plan and going on the Wii Fit and then walking. I will go back to the swimming when the weather gets a bit better (and I can build up the courage to get a swim suit on me ha!)

Got rid of all the goodies over the weekend and replaced them with the Tesco light Choices or the Lidl Linessa things. I'm lucky because my other half is wanting to lose a few lbs himself and it will do no harm to my daughter to eat some extra fruit and vegetables.

kashmir · 10-01-2011 3:30pm

jakeypooh wrote: »

Im loving it, initially I found the move hard but its refreshing to have someting new to get my head into. Head is constantly in the book, its like week 1 all over again.
I got to goal in 1998 and have the usual Christmas few pounds to get off so its great to have a new way to do it
Is anyone else finding the wheel thing a pain in the ass?

Are calculators available in my meeting last week there were none?

You can download a calculator from the Weightwatcher UK site or from itunes for itouch / iphone.

astra2000 · 10-01-2011 3:33pm

Jewelsmousey wrote: »

Lads could a piece of homemade lasagne really have 21 points? I had a portion from home at lunchtime but input nutrition I found on the net as it was made without weightwatchers in mind. It was a fairly average size. Between lunch and breaky that would leave me with no points for the day???

Firstly dont panic! Its possible it is 21 points depending on the portion size and ingredients, there is a lot of cheese in homemade lasagne.
Take it as it is 21pp and use some points from the 49pp that every member is allowed each week. If you eat wisely snack on 0pp fruit have lots of salad/veg and use 10 or so of these pp on your evening meal you will be grand. Dont throw the towel in and say you will start tomo see this as your first hiccup, one you will get over and keep going. It will get easier especially when you get all the info at your finger tips on fri:)

tantipie · 10-01-2011 3:36pm

jakeypooh wrote: »

Im loving it, initially I found the move hard but its refreshing to have someting new to get my head into. Head is constantly in the book, its like week 1 all over again.
I got to goal in 1998 and have the usual Christmas few pounds to get off so its great to have a new way to do it
Is anyone else finding the wheel thing a pain in the ass?

Are calculators available in my meeting last week there were none?

i haven't even looked at the wheel,,leader couldnt evenexplain it!!our meeting had the calc last week!!i'd be lost without it

tantipie · 10-01-2011 3:39pm

:Dyorkie biscuit bars are,,,3pp and are yum:D

tantipie · 10-01-2011 3:41pm

this is what i had for lunch

4 crispbreads 2pp
40g goats cheese 4pp
and serving of ww jam1pp
oh god i'm addicted to this:D:D

dasa29 · 10-01-2011 3:43pm

hi guys

not only do you have your daily and weekly allowance you can still earn activity points. you will find info on activity propoints at the back of your pocket guide.

regarding leaders over the last week from what i understand from or leader. they were soppoesd to have more training on propoints in dec but was called off due to weather. the leader i have is good she knows must peoples names and likes to have a bit of banter in the class.

Lady Lainy · 10-01-2011 3:47pm

PinkChick wrote: »

Hi m'lady, yeah I thought the same. I love having a hot chocolate in the evening, for me it's nicer than a bar of chocolate. I really think that skimmed milk is gone up. Its a small enough cup. And it's working out 3 points for the milk. I used to drink a lot of milk and don't remember it being that high at all. For me it's worth it but know some people would rather use the points other ways. They are my treats :-)

The Aldi hot chocolate is so so so so nice, and its made with boiling water its only 1 pro point. sometimes i get a really big mug and put two sachets in....it is SOOOOO nice (usually the ones made with water are nasty)

double sachet mug = 2 pro points! I'd be the same i'd rather a nice big mug of coco or skinny mocha than bar of choccy...tho in an ideal world i'd have both LMAO HAHAHAHA

kildareash · 10-01-2011 4:04pm

How much do u think two handfuls of stuffing from a deli would be?

I have to start getting up earlier in the
Morning and making my own lunch!

Jewelsmousey · 10-01-2011 4:07pm

astra2000 wrote: »

Firstly dont panic! Its possible it is 21 points depending on the portion size and ingredients, there is a lot of cheese in homemade lasagne.
Take it as it is 21pp and use some points from the 49pp that every member is allowed each week. If you eat wisely snack on 0pp fruit have lots of salad/veg and use 10 or so of these pp on your evening meal you will be grand. Dont throw the towel in and say you will start tomo see this as your first hiccup, one you will get over and keep going. It will get easier especially when you get all the info at your finger tips on fri:)

Ok I didn't know that we have 49 pp's so that lessens some of the panic. Yep I'm thinking fruit salad for dinner as I am still very full. I was a little disheartened there for a minute but you're absolutely right. Thanks so much. Roll on Friday:D;)

kashmir · 10-01-2011 4:15pm

I thought more people would have been questioning the leaders as to what was wrong with the old system -if it was worth changing obviously something was wrong (I think they realised their mistake in being so irrationally biased against saturated fat), they should tell what the problem was as you may have been (and continue) avoiding foods which are now far lower in points (e.g. I know coconut is now far lower in propoints).

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The week before Christmas there were only 3 people in our class and we had a great discussion about the new system. Unfortunately the class was jammed packed the first week back after Christmas so there wasn't enough time to go into detail (it was a lunchtime class).

From what I understand, Weight Watchers have been researching this new programme for 7 years and drawing on new food science info and new technologies have come up with a plan that not only takes into account the amount of energy supplied by a food but also the additional energy used by the body to digest such food. I think most people are becoming aware that not all foods of equal calorific value are equal in nutrition and the great affect of protein in weight loss etc so they are using all this to try and get people to make better choices whilst counting calories. Lets wait and see if it works on a long term basis. I'll be back on Wednesday lunchtime for my first weigh in (I am on maintenance but had a couple of pounds from Christmas to lose) so I'll let you know, I have stuck rigidly to it.

I do agree with you re: the bias against alcohol, it seems like a hugh increase. It does put you off though!

Dotcomdolly · 10-01-2011 4:29pm

kildareash wrote: »

How much do u think two handfuls of stuffing from a deli would be?

I have to start getting up earlier in the
Morning and making my own lunch!

I'd say 6 or more. Given that each handful is at least a slice of breads worth. Plus any fat they add to it.

kildareash · 10-01-2011 4:34pm

Dotcomdolly wrote: »

I'd say 6 or more. Given that each handful is at least a slice of breads worth. Plus any fat they add to it.

I had allowed 5. Not the end of the world as still have enough left for dinner.

It's surprising how much further u xan stretch ur points by being organised and not relying on quick fixes.

little bess · 10-01-2011 4:42pm

Hi everyone

I'm glad I found this thread, just rejoined ww after a 5 week absence and 7 & 1/2 lb gain !
I'm loving propoints so far .I'm a little worried as I seem to be eating more than I had been on my previous points , I was on 19. I had a big dinner out at the weekend so only have 11 weekly points left , hope I lose weight this week !
Does anyone have any idea what the 29 points allowance equates to in oldpoints ?My leader said somewhere between 18- 20 , but I read on the forum on ww online that it was about 16

kashmir · 10-01-2011 4:48pm

little bess wrote: »

Hi everyone I'm glad I found this thread, just rejoined ww after a 5 week absence and 7 & 1/2 lb gain !
I'm loving propoints so far .I'm a little worried as I seem to be eating more than I had been on my previous points , I was on 19. I had a big dinner out at the weekend so only have 11 weekly points left , hope I lose weight this week !
Does anyone have any idea what the 29 points allowance equates to in oldpoints ?My leader said somewhere between 18- 20 , but I read on the forum on ww online that it was about 16

I think the thing to us is just to completely forget the old system (easier said than done I know) it's a different system taking into account different things so it is not like for like. However, I do know how difficult it is, I was on 18 on old system (on maintenance for 4 weeks) and when I pointed my days food yesterday (I used daily propoints of 29 & 2 weekly points) on the old basis it came out at 19. So there you go, there is definitely a method to it.

little bess · 10-01-2011 4:59pm

kashmir wrote: »

I think the thing to us is just to completely forget the old system (easier said than done I know) it's a different system taking into account different things so it is not like for like. However, I do know how difficult it is, I was on 18 on old system (on maintenance for 4 weeks) and when I pointed my days food yesterday (I used daily propoints of 29 & 2 weekly points) on the old basis it came out at 19. So there you go, there is definitely a method to it.

Thanks kashmir, weigh in day will tell whether I can get away with the extra weekly points I guess!
I think if they were to equate to the old system I'd be over my points , but as you say I have to try and forget that and see how I get on on thurs, I'm a little skeptical that I'll be able to get away with the full 49 points though:rolleyes:

kashmir · 10-01-2011 5:06pm

little bess wrote: »

Thanks kashmir, weigh in day will tell whether I can get away with the extra weekly points I guess!
I think if they were to equate to the old system I'd be over my points , but as you say I have to try and forget that and see how I get on on thurs, I'm a little skeptical that I'll be able to get away with the full 49 points though:rolleyes:

Oh, I know exactly where you are coming from, weigh in for me is Wednesday lunchtime, so the proof of the pudding will be then!! I am skeptical too but I've completely embraced it for the first week at least and am really delighted with it so I do really hope it works but it may be a few weeks before we really see the full picture.

Dotcomdolly · 10-01-2011 5:39pm

tantipie wrote: »

our leader told us before Christmas that if we knew any gold members to get them in first week back as they'd get the materials for free but after that they'd be charged for it:(

Just had a great chat with the marketing director, lovely lady, who assured me that I wouldn't be asked for money tomorrow at class, they had a conference at the weekend and it came up and the decision was that no gold member within goal should pay for class or materials.

Interestingly (or disappointingly maybe) the programme consists of the folder in week 1 and another pamphlet in week 2 and that's it.

You'll be glad to hear that they are working on building a new much improved Irish website too.

eimear1 · 10-01-2011 5:53pm

Dotcomdolly wrote: »

Interestingly (or disappointingly maybe) the programme consists of the folder in week 1 and another pamphlet in week 2 and that's it.

You'll be glad to hear that they are working on building a new much improved Irish website too.

Glad to hear about the website - but i wonder why does it take so long, surely the template is there on the UK one, they just have to tweak it for Ireland?

And only one more pamphlet, thats hardly helpful, when i look back at all the info that we got over the first few months on the old system - when things were much easier to calculate.
So many times i found something difficult, like eating out, and just presumed we'd have a booklet on it in a couple weeks so didn't worry too much - just wondering if we are now going to have to buy the equivalent information/books for the new points?

Having a good day so far, always easier on days off, work is a nightmare!
Just made a big pot of 0 point soup, delish, hope that makes work easier tomorrow!
Re fresh herbs, Aldi have the following on special from thurs €2.99 per plant - Thyme (Common or Gold), Oregano, Sage, Parsley, Mint (Spearmint, Gingermint or Marjoram)

rubadub · 10-01-2011 6:11pm

Jewelsmousey wrote: »

Lads could a piece of homemade lasagne really have 21 points? I had a portion from home at lunchtime but input nutrition I found on the net

Have you got the info you entered so we can double check it. A big mac is 13pp, and is about 450kcal, most microwave single size lasagnes around also about 450kcal and probably have the similar nutritional makeup. -although I would have 2 big macs no problem!

kildareash · 10-01-2011 6:31pm

It does all seem to have been introduced a bit hap-hazardly (SP) here, which is very disappointing and frustrating.
When you consider all the material available to online members, as a class member I do feel hard done by.
I know the people here who are following the online version have been doing it a bit longer, but they do seem to know a lot more than people attending classes.

Someone posted the price of joining online in one of the threads over the weekend and I seriously considered changing. But I know I wouldn't do aswell, I need the motivation of stepping on the scales in front of someone every week.

Lady Lainy · 10-01-2011 6:36pm

kildareash wrote: »

It does all seem to have been introduced a bit hap-hazardly (SP) here, which is very disappointing and frustrating.
When you consider all the material available to online members, as a class member I do feel hard done by.
I know the people here who are following the online version have been doing it a bit longer, but they do seem to know a lot more than people attending classes.

Someone posted the price of joining online in one of the threads over the weekend and I seriously considered changing. But I know I wouldn't do aswell, I need the motivation of stepping on the scales in front of someone every week.

it is very easy to fall off the wagon with the online one! cos its the same price weather you track or not. so its easy to say ah feck it i'll skip the weight in this week! or to change your weight in so it looks like you've lost loads in a week...when really its been over 10 days. that kinda thing.

The shame factor is a great motivator tbh!

Sallyanne2 · 10-01-2011 7:29pm

Be aware that WW Fruities now have 2 Pro Points per box not 1/2 point.
Also Butterscotch Drops have 4 pro points per box and not 1.
I was sold these last week at my WW meeting and told they were the same in pro points as points but when I did my calculations there was a big difference. I reckon they were just trying to sell their old stock, at my expense.

Lady Lainy · 10-01-2011 7:33pm

I found this article online, I'm doing it as an experiment for the week just to see how it goes

This morning I woke and was wide awake at 6am, my alarm was due to go off at 6.30. So I decided to get up and do 20 mins or so on the treadmill before breakfast.

And you know what...I have felt fantastic all day....doing 20 mins of walking kinda woke my system up. Like warming up the engine before a long journey.

http://hubpages.com/hub/Walking-First-Thing-in-the-Morning-Boosts-Your-Metabolism

I been doing some reading online about the benefits of morning cardio. I found this article really interesting because it explained exactly how and why the morning exercise yields the best results.

So anyone wanna make an educated guess as to how many propoints would be in a slice of Cheese & Ham Quiche from the deli in a spar?

jackmax · 10-01-2011 7:39pm

can anyone tell me the weight of a cooked bag of boil in the bag rice? i know 150g is 6pp but forgot to weigh the portion i used so am thinking if i knew the weight of the full bag then i would be able to work it out roughly? before being cooked the bag weighed 125g

tantipie · 10-01-2011 7:48pm

jackmax wrote: »

can anyone tell me the weight of a cooked bag of boil in the bag rice? i know 150g is 6pp but forgot to weigh the portion i used so am thinking if i knew the weight of the full bag then i would be able to work it out roughly? before being cooked the bag weighed 125g

for the smaller bags of rice think they62/64g before cooking they are 6pp

jackmax · 10-01-2011 8:23pm

tantipie wrote: »

for the smaller bags of rice think they62/64g before cooking they are 6pp

Thanks for your reply

I just found the weight on the side of the box

clearly didnt look properly the first time

littlefriend · 10-01-2011 9:11pm

Going to try that carbonara tomorrow.

For dinner today I had. -
200g frozen tiger prawns - 4pp
2 teaspoons olive oil - 3pp
1 chopped red chilli
2 cloves of garlic

Fry them all together (the water from the frozen prawns will melt off and mix with the oil to make a little bit of a sauce). Serve with rocket and baby leaf salad. YUM. Its a light dinner though so if hungry add some pasta.

littlefriend · 10-01-2011 9:16pm

A twirl (both sticks) is 6pp.
Well worth it - they are unbelievably chocolatey.

littlefriend · 10-01-2011 9:21pm

PinkChick wrote: »

Hi m'lady, yeah I thought the same. I love having a hot chocolate in the evening, for me it's nicer than a bar of chocolate. I really think that skimmed milk is gone up. Its a small enough cup.

I use the options belgian hot chocolate of which a serving is 1pp. I make it with water and a bit of milk (like the same amount you'd add to coffee). It is really nice - try it! You can get a container of it or else in individual portions which are really handy to keep in your bag.

Vickysg24 · 10-01-2011 9:28pm

ok So I started weight watchers today and was unaware of the new pro points system. Does anyone know how many points would be in my homemade soup. I made a big batch of it today and used four potatoes, three carrots, broccoli, cabbage, onions, celery and three stock pots. So for each bowl how much will i value the pro points at?? I'd say it will make about ten bowls all together.

Also just calculated Ryvita using the online calculator and it says there is no points per slice... is this correct??

pracky2k10 · 10-01-2011 9:56pm

littlefriend wrote: »

A twirl (both sticks) is 6pp.
Well worth it - they are unbelievably chocolatey.

Littlefriend thanks so much for this- I love twirls!!:D:D

pracky2k10 · 10-01-2011 10:02pm

Sallyanne2 wrote: »

Be aware that WW Fruities now have 2 Pro Points per box not 1/2 point.
Also Butterscotch Drops have 4 pro points per box and not 1.
I was sold these last week at my WW meeting and told they were the same in pro points as points but when I did my calculations there was a big difference. I reckon they were just trying to sell their old stock, at my expense.

Oh-oh, I've been eating shedloads of these :eek:
Our leader said fruities were gone up to 1pp per box!

Oh well..think it might take me a while to get used to this pro points malarkey. Really great to have this support though

eimear1 · 10-01-2011 10:04pm

Vickysg24 wrote: »

ok So I started weight watchers today and was unaware of the new pro points system. Does anyone know how many points would be in my homemade soup. I made a big batch of it today and used four potatoes, three carrots, broccoli, cabbage, onions, celery and three stock pots. So for each bowl how much will i value the pro points at?? I'd say it will make about ten bowls all together.

Also just calculated Ryvita using the online calculator and it says there is no points per slice... is this correct??

Point the potatoes per weight, they are 3 points per 150g, and the stock pots at one each. So if the spuds - for example - come to 7 points and 3 for the stock, makes ten points so a point per bowl. Depends how much the potatoes weigh really, but even with them in it, its a great way of filling up really!
With the ryvita, try calculating for 2 or 3 and see how they add up, you'll prob find they have points once you go past having just one. So if you have more at different times of the day you may as well point them together.

Sallyanne2 · 10-01-2011 10:18pm

I don't know about the soup but Ryvita have 1 point each. Extra slim Ryvita have 1 point for 2. Ordinary Ryvita have 1 point each.

Sallyanne2 · 10-01-2011 10:24pm

Just double checked and a 10g Ryvita has Protein 0.9, Carb. 6.7, Fat 0.2 and Fibre 1.7 All adds up to 1 propoint.

tantipie · 10-01-2011 10:26pm

aldi's own brand crispbreads are 1pp for 2

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