I'm not on Weight Watchers, I'm on an exchange plan, but the same is true on my exchange plan for rice and bread. Whether it's brown or white, rice is 1 bread exchange for 1/3 cup cooked. Whether white or whole wheat, most breads are 1 bread serving for 1 ounce (1 slice) of bread.
It doesn't disturb me though, because I know they're not really equal.
New points, old points, exchanges, calories, fat grams - they're all like money. Just because two items cost the same amount, doesn't mean they're equally good bargains.
To use a bargain-hunting analogy - Say you need a book case and you have $50 to spend. You can buy a new, particle board book case from Walmart or Target, or you can shop garage sales and thrift stores and find a beautiful, hardwood bookcase for the same $50. Are you upset that there's no cost savings for buying the better bookcase, or do you pat yourself on the back for being such a shrewd bargain hunter?
Instead of being disturbed that the items cost the same, you can be gratified to know you're getting the best bargain by choosing the more nutritionally dense foods.
There are usually other benefits too. For example, I find the higher fiber more filling, and I feel better physically on the less refined carbohydrates. So even though white rice and brown rice cost the same, if I spend my exchanges on white rice, I'm hungry again sooner, which makes brown rice the better bargain.
Last edited by kaplods; 09-26-2011 at 01:48 PM.
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