| EATING BY THE NUMBERS: The chart below shows you one way to divide the POINTS so you can create your own nutritious meals while staying within your Daily POINTS Range. FOOD GROUP POINTS Complex Carbohydrates 6-9 Protein 6-8 Milk Products 4-6 Fruits and Vegetables 0-3 Fats 2-3 |
| How to determine food points: |
| There is an easy formula to calculate the WW's points for any food, using the calories, dietary fiber content, and fat content per serving, which can be found on the food's label. Use a calculator to figure the following: (Calories/50) - (Fiber/5) + (Fat/12) = WW Point Value OR, for a quick and easy ONLINE calculator, click here. Also, there are a few free programs out there for PALM PILOTS that will do this! |
| It's also OBVIOUS that you will not always have the labels for all the food you eat in a day (for example, eating out, eating over at a friends house, etc). Weight Watchers has published their nice long list of food point values in Guidelines for Healthy Living. If you have a copy of this, GREAT! Hopefully in the near future I will make a copy of this available on the net, but until then, email me for a photocopy! Also availible are RESTAURANT FOOD LISTS, convenient ONE POINT FOOD LISTS, ONLINE JOURNALS, and OTHER RESOURCES |