6th February 2013
The best thing to hold onto in life is each other. Audrey
Heburn.
Loving all the photos being posted on my Facebook Bev’s Weight
Watcher page and group, really impressed and it’s making me want to cook more
so thank you. I cooked the recipe I’d
blogged yesterday it was nice, I wouldn’t write home about it but it filled a
spot, the lamb curry I cooked for tea was delicious, used a jar of Sharwoods rogan
josh sauce (9pp) which is on offer in Asda this week for £1. I’ve frozen the rest as I fancy something
else today and have the rest of my mozzarella to use up. I had a decent tracking day yesterday then
stumbled upon moms cheddars – boo that was 10pp wasted easily, they were in a
tub not a packet so you kind of get carried away! It’s weigh day tomorrow, so hoping a stayed
the same result, I’ve lost a pound a week for the last three weeks, I do not
want to undo that result but if I do I’ll know why!
If you’ve not got a mathematical mind or your eyesight
isn’t the best then labels can be a real bitch to get your head round, so a few
members have bought in labels for me to help with because they don’t get it so
here are just two to help, I’ve tried to make it as easy to understand as possible,
it’s much easier when you’re actually showing someone.
How to ProPoint - reading labels correctly
The first one is easy to read and ProPoint,
the information is given obviously per 100g and it states the serving size is
33g (if it doesn't give the fibre, always put zero). This example has been
ProPointed online using Weight Watchers esource but the same principle applies
with their calculator, you turn it on and choose the per 100g option, then
input the information as requested at the end it will ask the serving size.
Now this label isn't so simple, if you notice in brackets next to TYPICAL
VALUES it says (cooked as per instructions*) underneath it also says *using
semi-skimmed milk, without butter or margarine.
So what you have to do here is take into consideration that the packet
weighs 120g before cooking but once you add 120ml (which is roughly the same as
120g) and 280ml water (280g) the weight changes.
So that would be;
120g + 120g + 280g = 520g! Using
the nutritional info below and that weight, it works out at 18pp! Then there’s the question does some of the
liquid evaporate during cooking! Oh my
word it gets more and more complicated doesn’t it! The only real way to know is to weigh it
after you’ve cooked it and prior to serving, then ProPoint it.
Although
on this packet they have given you another clue, The Nutritional Values are given per 100g
cooked as per the instructions and the calories are 132 per 100g BUT below that
it says that the calories per SERVING are 264 which means the serving size is
double the nutritional information, therefore each serving cooked as per
instruction would be 200g which would work out as 7pp.
Also if you add the 15g of margarine you would have to add the ProPoints
for that as it isn’t included in the nutritional information!
The lesson here in my opinion is if it’s too difficult to work it out,
then why would you buy that product!
Also if when you’ve worked out the ProPoints in a food it seems a lot
lower in ProPoints that you would expect, then go with the idea that if
something looks too good to be true, it usually is! Ask your leader and get it checked.
Hopefully that made sense, if not then ask your leader
because it is confusing that’s for sure, I come across some really odd
nutritional labels, as I come across them in future I shall share, it’s usually
processed stuff that’s confusing, the reconstituted food I tend to steer clear of to be honest, I
like cooking from fresh or as fresh as possible anyway.
So here’s to another great day, more photos on my page
and Eating Gorgeous all the way because as someone told me yesterday, "Awesome ends with ME!"
Happy days ;-)
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