Can anyone convert WW points into calories?

debswebby

I've found this ultra yummy sounding recipe for stuffed butternut squash. It's 5 WW pro points per serving. Does anyone know what that would be in calories?

Thanks

godroxmysox

you can enter all the ingredients into a recipe and it will calculate it for you

bhb301

I heard its 50 cals a point roughly

tikikris

You can enter any recipe into the"My Foods" section, and calories will be automatically calculated.

SimplyDeLish

points don't equal calories. Log the ingredients in the recipe and divide by the number of servings.

debswebby

Brilliant. Thanks guys.
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TeaBea

Calories are just "one" number. It's like the "one" number on a scale - it's really not indicitive of your your body composition (fat to muscle).

The really good thing about logging ingredients - you find out protein, carbs, fiber, fat, etc. I tried WW years ago (maybe it's changed) it was easy but I didn't learn much.

engineman312

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cirellim

They do equal calories its roughly 45-50 calories a point

CMmrsfloyd

I'm pretty sure WW points do not convert directly to calories. There might be a fairly close estimate you could use but it can't be a direct conversion... I would do the recipe building thing here on MFP to get an accurate calorie count. It's a great feature and I find it very helpful. :-)

surfrgrl1

I heard its 50 cals a point roughly

That is pretty much what I figured back when I was in WW too, I have always been a calorie counter, and it drove me nuts to use just points, so I kept both a points and a calorie log.

AlsDonkBoxSquat

They do equal calories its roughly 45-50 calories a point

How's that work when fruits and veggies are 0 points?

debswebby

I couldn't get on with WW at all when I tried it. Done it twice and couldn't lose an ounce. I know lots of people who have lost shed loads with it. I've always been a calorie counter and always will be. Its the only thing that works with me.

I done the recipe builder thing and it roughly comes out at 380 cals a portion. I had to guess a few things. Like how many grams is a tablespoon? and how much is a cup? etc. But I got a rough estimate and that's good enough. I can do it better when I know the proper measurements. Then I'll share it with the site.

Thanks for your help
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wolfchild59

WW Points Plus (which is what they use these days) does not factor out to 50 cal per point at all. Three of the women on my team are on WW so there are points required everywhere. Here's a few examples of things around right now:
85 cal Rice Krispies treat = 2 pts
60 cal caramel apple lollipop = 2pts
140 cal serving of candy corn = 4 pts

And the cupcakes I make and bring are about 110-120 cal and are usually around 3pts each.

The Points Plus system is a calculation off of fat, fiber, carbs and protein now where it used to be calories, fat and fiber. So daily assigned points allowances are higher since most point values on foods are higher as well on the new calculations.

AureliaCotta

For the sake of "ball park", you can consider a WW point to equivalent to about 50 calories.

There are calorie/point converter programs out there on the web, but WW shuts them down as soon as they find them, since the exact formula to calculate points is copyrighted to WW.

jennrose27

The new system doesn't consider calories at all. The old system did and it did equate out to approximately 50 calories a point, not including the unstarchy veggies. But the new system only goes by nutrients. Which doesn't mean that a lower point food is more nutritional, as bacon is lower in points than quinoa. Yeah, figure that out. So, yes, I would just enter each ingredient individually.

redfroggie

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This is the answer to something completely different...:bigsmile:

debswebby

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This is the answer to something completely different...:bigsmile:

LOL :bigsmile: