Hope someone can help me!!! I am on a diabetic diet and have to record the dietary exchanges (1 starch, 1 fat, 1 protein, etc.), and I purchased a whole bunch of Smart Ones, which only list the points, not exchanges. Any ideas how I can figure this out????
Hmmm....I really don't know what to tell you on this one. I know that some frozen meals, like Healthy Choice, actually list the exchanges on the back of them.
Which ones did you get, and I'll see what I can find out for you.
You asked this same question on the WW Food and Point Issues forum on the same date . . . here is a copy of my response to that post . . .
As long as the package has the nutrition panel that shows Fat/Carb/Protein grams, you can make an educated guess (with a little simple mathematics . . . now don't freak over the M word it really isn't that bad), based on the following . . .
(1) Estimate how many servings/exchanges there are of non-starchy veggies. Each 1/2 cup is worth about 5 grams of Carb and 20 calories.
(2) Estimate how many servings/exchanges there are of starchy veggies/pasta/rice. Each half cup is worth about 15 grams of Carb and about 60 calories. Fruit exchanges are about the same.
(3) Estimate how many servings/exchanges of protein there are. Think in ounces/exchanges this time. One ounce of meat has about 7 grams of protein and 3-4 grams of fat and about 60 calories.
(4) If you haven't accounted for all the fat yet, remember that a serving/exhange is about a teaspoon and has 5 grams and 45 calories.
You may have to fool around a little with your totals, but if you write it down once you are relatively happy with the result, you'll never have to figure out that particular food/meal again.
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Converting Points to Exchanges...Smart Ones
