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Weight Watchers Simply the Best: 250 Prizewinning Family Recipes
formula for weight watchers point system. Weight Watchers has been part of our lives for many years now and is a hugely successful commercial diet program which focuses on a balance of low fat nutrition, counseling and exercise.
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Different foods are allotted a points value and members use recipes and a points "calculator" provided by the program.
Members are further encouraged to drop in on local counseling sessions for ideas and advice and to help with the changes in lifestyle which are part of any diet program. Online support is also available, as well as online recipes, calculators and menus.
Additionally, Weight Watchers create their own assortment of meals which can be purchased through various larger grocery chains.
The points value assigned to foods is calculated from the quantity of fat, the size of the portion, the number of calories and the amount of fiber in each serving. Generall speaking, foods that are high in fat have a high points value and foods that are high in fiber have a low points value. The daily allowance for members then depends upon things like body weight and the desired weight loss.
The points formula is as follows:

Where: p = Points | c = Calories | f = Fat Grams | r = Dietary fiber Grams
(Note: in the term (minr, 4) a maximum of 4 grams of fiber is used in the calculation. In other words, if the actual dietary figure is less than 4 this is used, however, wherever the figure is larger than 4 then 4 is used.
Here are just a few examples of the points allotted to specific foods:
| Food |
Calories |
Fat (g) |
Carbohydrates |
Fiber |
Points |
Low-fat grilled chicken pasta | 873 | 8.9 | 134.3 | 10.3 | 17 | | Medium Fries | 450 | 22 | 57 | 5 | 10 | | Corn on the cob | 140 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 3 | | Cheeseburger | 330 | 14 | 35 | 2 | 7 |
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