I was reading some posts about the WW points pies, that break up your points.

Is there criteria that makes a food a "protien food" or a "carb food"., as in how many protein grams there are make it a protien food....because with some foods, it may not be as easy to figure out.

This may sound like a silly question, but I just want to make sure I'm going about this the right way.

Thank you

Points Pies

Balanced (under 250 pounds)

Complex Carbs/Grain Based Foods – 8-9 points a day
Protein-rich Foods – 6-7 points a day
Fruits and Veggies – 0-3 points a day
Fats, added sugars – 2-3 points a day
Milk and Milk Products – 4-6 points a day

20-28 points a day

Higher Protein (under 250 pounds)

Complex Carbs/Grain Based Foods – 5-6 points a day
Protein-rich Foods – 9-11 points a day
Fruits and Veggies – 0-1 points a day
Fats, added sugars – 2-4 points a day
Milk and Milk Products – 4-6 points a day

20-28 points a day

Higher Carb (under 250 pounds)

Complex Carbs/Grain Based Foods – 9-10 points a day
Protein-rich Foods – 5-7 points a day
Fruits and Veggies – 1-3 points a day
Fats, added sugars – 1-2 points a day
Milk and Milk Products – 4-6 points a day

20-28 points a day

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Balanced (over 250 pounds)

Complex Carbs/Grain Based Foods – 11 points a day
Protein-rich Foods – 10 points a day
Fruits and Veggies – 3-4 points a day
Fats, added sugars – 2-3 points a day
Milk and Milk Products – 4-6 points a day

30-34 points a day

Higher Protein (over 250 pounds)

Complex Carbs/Grain Based Foods – 8 points a day
Protein-rich Foods – 12 points a day
Fruits and Veggies – 2-3 points a day
Fats, added sugars – 4-5 points a day
Milk and Milk Products – 4-6 points a day

30-34 points a day

Higher Carb (over 250 pounds)

Complex Carbs/Grain Based Foods – 13 points a day
Protein-rich Foods – 8 points a day
Fruits and Veggies – 2-4 points a day
Fats, added sugars – 3 points a day
Milk and Milk Products – 4-6 points a day

30-34 points a day


If you are talking about something like a frozen meal, etc. It can be complicated and I just look to see (the rare times I eat them) what the diabetic exchanges are and make sure I am getting a balance.

I have been looking for something like that since the points plan started but I have yet to find it. I very rarely eat something that is strictly one food group or easily identified as one food group. I eat combination foods like spaghetti for example or a slice of pizza or whatever. Even looking at the diabetic exchanges on the frozen foods doesn't help because they are not broking out into points. Maybe Weight Watchers will come up with this one day.

PrettynPink, It is a bit more complicated but you can 'guestimate' to the best of your ability.

For example when I make spaghetti at home 1 cup of spaghetti (I use Barilla Plus) is 3 points worth of complex carb; sauce is 1/2 a cup with some ground beef so that is 2/3 of a zero point veggie and about 1 point of protein.

For pizza unless it is made with whole wheat bread there are no complex carbs, there is usually about 1 oz of cheese (whole cheese) per slice so that is 3 points of dairy but only 2/3 of a serving, meats are usually about maybe 1/2-1 oz so that would be anywhere from 1-3 points for protein.

If you look at diabetic exchanges it will tell you what the 'selections are' say it says 2 lean meats, 1 dairy, 1 bread or starch and 1 veggie and say it is a 7 point item.

2 lean meats is approximately 2-3 points
1 dairy is approximately 2 points
1 starch is approximately 1-2 poitns
1 veggie is approximatley 0 points