Points for Cherries??
 

Ok,so alot of places around me have had their cherries on sale (seeded).Anyways, I see on DWLZ it stated 5 1/2 ounces or 1 cup was 1 point.Does anyone know how many cherries this is?I figure the pits will make it heavier..lol

I just measured this out yesterday. (I bought seven pounds of Ranier cherries, I'm so addicted). 1 cup is about 12 - 15 cherries, and has about 80 calories.

Um, just a thought, but unless you're going to bake them or eat them the same day, pitted cherries aren't going to last very long. Buying them with the pits in would seem a better idea, unless the sale is just too good to pass up (but again, you're going to have to use them right away).

Thanks..I have never seen cherries in the fruit section without seeds..I have never heard of the cherries you mentioned.I think the ones i buy are the bing cherries (pic below) How many points do you figure yours to be at 80 calories?Thanks

I misinterpreted. I thought you meant that the cherries had been seeded or pitted (meaning deseeded, or depitted). The 1 cup measurement includes the stems and pits, and I believe is supposed to.

According to diabetic food exchanges, a fruit (60 calories each), serving of sweet cherries (ranier, queen anne, bing...) is 12 cherries. In a calorie counting book, sweet cherries were listed at 80 calories for 1 cup of cherries (seeds and stems not removed).

When I measured out my cherries, 12 cherries (stems and seeds included) was just under a cup, and it took about 15 cherries to actually fill the cup. By both means of calculations, each cherry has about 5 calories.