how do you calculate the points in something with bones in it?

  • we are having cornish hen tonight. Its 22oz for one of them. However I know all of this is not meat being theres bone in it. is there a way to find out just how much meat is in the hen so i can calculate my points? It says for 4oz serving 200 calories. Any hel,p would be appreciated. TY
  • Do you have a kitchen scale? It could help if you remove your portion before the meal, so you can weigh it.
  • No thanks. I defiantly need to get one then. does WW have theres online or any ideas where I can get a cheap one? TY
  • I actually got mine from the dollar store, and tested it with foods that had the weight on the package. Works perfectly! Walmart, Kmart, Target probably have them too.
  • If you use an online calorie calculator (like Calorie King, the daily plate...), you probably can find the calories in a whole cornish hen based on the weight with the bones.
  • thanks guys! Oh im meant Ty btw not no thank you lol sorry
  • Target has a few good digital food scales:
    http://tinyurl.com/59qwnu

    I have this one and really like it:
    http://tinyurl.com/5vb9ra

    You can actually find out the "exact" calories/fat/fiber in an item if you enter code into the scale before you weigh it. For example, say the code for a banana is 100. Enter 100 and then weight the banana. If the banana weighs 6 ounces (or 168 grams), the actual nutrition for that weight will be displayed - then you can use your POINTS finder/calculator to figure out the points. (BTW, it looks like it is metal, but it's just a silver plastic.)
  • thanks so much guys! you rock!