Any way to convert points to cals in food?

kag1526

Today I got lunch from the cafe at work. Its rice with a stir fry of chicken and veggies. but I have no idea exactly what is in it or the size of the serving.

I do know that the serving is 7 points since on days they have healthy food (Tues and Thurs) they put that on the menu.

Any idea how to log this?

hdlb123

Did you try googling it? I know I've seen the conversion on here before, but I don't remember what it was. It wasn't exact though either, it was "roughly" that amount.

Maybe take the individual components and try to log it by finding similar items?

shanea98

the ww point system is based of fat and kcal in foods and then subtracting fiber. Since fruit and vegetables are free its a little harder to convert the points to kcal, but my 7 point foods are usually 280 kcal

sarah307

I have found that weight watchers points are approximately 50-60 calories per point. If the food item has a lot of protein and fiber, the number is usually rounded down and if the food item has a high fat content, then the number is usually rounded up.

This is with the old weight watchers system, not the points plus system so I am not sure about that.

every once in a while when I can't log for some reason, I try to keep within an approximate amt of calories by counting points and converting them to calories just so I have an idea what I am doing when not logging in and try to stay on track.

example: if something is 250 calories, I just tell myself it's 5 points. This is just my personal idea of what is approximate.