Weight Watchers - Pinto Beans




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Deftones Chick
11-29-2006, 12:11 PM
Hi, I lost my WW counter and have been trying to wing it.. are pinto beans 0 points? I mean if I cook fresh pinto beans with just water and salt? Does anyone know?


Rosegarden
11-29-2006, 12:13 PM
1/2 cup cooked is 2 pts

1 cup canned pintos is 2 pts

for some reason Old El Paso canned pintos 1/2 c are 1 pt

Deftones Chick
11-29-2006, 12:18 PM
Thank you!


Kelly_S
11-29-2006, 12:57 PM
Hi, I lost my WW counter and have been trying to wing it..

Only non starchy veggies are 0 points (with a few minor 'freebies') but you can use the following (pubic knowledge) formula from W/W US Patent:

POINTS = (calories/50) + (fat grams/12) - (fiber grams <capped at 4 gms>/5)

Deftones Chick
11-30-2006, 01:26 AM
Thanks!