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I'm polish, how to find points?
Hi, I was wondering how to count points for many polish foods I love.
I buy fresh kielbasa (several different sorts). How do I find the points for that? Can I just use a general amount of points for each sort? I buy them fresh from a butcher store. They are not packed or wrapped. They don't give you any info on the calories, etc. On the other hand, I hate eating frozen/pre-made food. I always buy fresh meats, vegetables, grains, and make them by myself. Is the list given in the beginning of the booklet as good as the one for the ready made food sold by several companies? It's so hard when your eating habits are so different then the American style. Almost none of the food I make is in the book. Thanks for any info |
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I'm polish, how to find points?
"Evie" wrote in message oups.com... Hi, I was wondering how to count points for many polish foods I love. I buy fresh kielbasa (several different sorts). How do I find the points for that? Can I just use a general amount of points for each sort? I buy them fresh from a butcher store. They are not packed or wrapped. They don't give you any info on the calories, etc. On the other hand, I hate eating frozen/pre-made food. I always buy fresh meats, vegetables, grains, and make them by myself. Is the list given in the beginning of the booklet as good as the one for the ready made food sold by several companies? It's so hard when your eating habits are so different then the American style. Almost none of the food I make is in the book. Thanks for any info Hi Evie I cannot find kielbasa in my WW materials or at http://www.dwlz.com/index.html Dottie's Weight Loss Zone. Hopefully someone else here can help you out. Perhaps you can find a similar sausage listed at Dottie's site. Audrey |
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I'm polish, how to find points?
ahmward wrote:
"Evie" wrote in message oups.com... Hi, I was wondering how to count points for many polish foods I love. I buy fresh kielbasa (several different sorts). How do I find the points for that? Can I just use a general amount of points for each sort? I buy them fresh from a butcher store. They are not packed or wrapped. They don't give you any info on the calories, etc. On the other hand, I hate eating frozen/pre-made food. I always buy fresh meats, vegetables, grains, and make them by myself. Is the list given in the beginning of the booklet as good as the one for the ready made food sold by several companies? It's so hard when your eating habits are so different then the American style. Almost none of the food I make is in the book. Thanks for any info Hi Evie I cannot find kielbasa in my WW materials or at http://www.dwlz.com/index.html Dottie's Weight Loss Zone. Hopefully someone else here can help you out. Perhaps you can find a similar sausage listed at Dottie's site. Audrey Good luck with the hunt! You'll probably have to weigh and point each separate ingredient as you cook a dish, but if you note the total points for that amount and the points per portion, you can soon build up a data-base of your own foods. Things like fresh meat and raw fresh vegetables are pointed, so it shouldn't be too hard to work them out. The lists for these things is as good as it can be, so just trust that they have worked it out properly. So long as you weigh everything accurately, you should be OK. Sausages are a bit more awkward, as butchers who make their own will rarely hand out the recipe for you to work out the points! I know my local butcher's sausages have less fat in than commercial sausages, but they are slightly bigger, so I still count the points the same. -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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I'm polish, how to find points?
I tried http://www.nutritiondata.com/ and found 2oz kielbasa has 127
calories, 10g fat and 0 fiber for 3 US points. You might ask your butcher if he can make a low fat version for you. "Evie" wrote in message oups.com... Hi, I was wondering how to count points for many polish foods I love. I buy fresh kielbasa (several different sorts). How do I find the points for that? Can I just use a general amount of points for each sort? I buy them fresh from a butcher store. They are not packed or wrapped. They don't give you any info on the calories, etc. On the other hand, I hate eating frozen/pre-made food. I always buy fresh meats, vegetables, grains, and make them by myself. Is the list given in the beginning of the booklet as good as the one for the ready made food sold by several companies? It's so hard when your eating habits are so different then the American style. Almost none of the food I make is in the book. Thanks for any info |
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I'm polish, how to find points?
I'll bet there are not many 2oz kielbasa's out there...Probably 6-8oz is
more like it...GG "Laura" wrote in message ... I tried http://www.nutritiondata.com/ and found 2oz kielbasa has 127 calories, 10g fat and 0 fiber for 3 US points. You might ask your butcher if he can make a low fat version for you. "Evie" wrote in message oups.com... Hi, I was wondering how to count points for many polish foods I love. I buy fresh kielbasa (several different sorts). How do I find the points for that? Can I just use a general amount of points for each sort? I buy them fresh from a butcher store. They are not packed or wrapped. They don't give you any info on the calories, etc. On the other hand, I hate eating frozen/pre-made food. I always buy fresh meats, vegetables, grains, and make them by myself. Is the list given in the beginning of the booklet as good as the one for the ready made food sold by several companies? It's so hard when your eating habits are so different then the American style. Almost none of the food I make is in the book. Thanks for any info |
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I'm polish, how to find points?
Very true. Not many sausages or Kielbalsa are WW or diet friendly. I can see
it being very easy to go through an entire day's worth of points in one normal meal. "Gary G" wrote in message ... I'll bet there are not many 2oz kielbasa's out there...Probably 6-8oz is more like it...GG "Laura" wrote in message ... I tried http://www.nutritiondata.com/ and found 2oz kielbasa has 127 calories, 10g fat and 0 fiber for 3 US points. You might ask your butcher if he can make a low fat version for you. "Evie" wrote in message oups.com... Hi, I was wondering how to count points for many polish foods I love. I buy fresh kielbasa (several different sorts). How do I find the points for that? Can I just use a general amount of points for each sort? I buy them fresh from a butcher store. They are not packed or wrapped. They don't give you any info on the calories, etc. On the other hand, I hate eating frozen/pre-made food. I always buy fresh meats, vegetables, grains, and make them by myself. Is the list given in the beginning of the booklet as good as the one for the ready made food sold by several companies? It's so hard when your eating habits are so different then the American style. Almost none of the food I make is in the book. Thanks for any info |
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I'm polish, how to find points?
go to the data base from the federal government, it is general but will
probably be pretty close, Lee Evie wrote in message oups.com... Hi, I was wondering how to count points for many polish foods I love. I buy fresh kielbasa (several different sorts). How do I find the points for that? Can I just use a general amount of points for each sort? I buy them fresh from a butcher store. They are not packed or wrapped. They don't give you any info on the calories, etc. On the other hand, I hate eating frozen/pre-made food. I always buy fresh meats, vegetables, grains, and make them by myself. Is the list given in the beginning of the booklet as good as the one for the ready made food sold by several companies? It's so hard when your eating habits are so different then the American style. Almost none of the food I make is in the book. Thanks for any info |
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