[JenJam]

Just a thought - I have WW scales and use them to weigh my food and get the points - very handy.

But - if I weigh something like melon slices with the skin on, is that making it more points than are actually in it? Should I be weighing the melon without the skin? Or does anyone have the points for melon WITH its skin?

[kaplods]

If you jot down the weight of your piece of melon before you eat it, and then after eating, weigh the "remains" and subract from the first weight, the result will be the amount you ate. This would probably be the most precise way to count it (other than removing the skin before weighing).

[Kelly_S]

I could have sworn I answered this earlier but it used to be W/W would tell you to weigh your fruit with peel and seeds on it. I don't know the official status now but I just have mine cut up so I know what is 1 cup and use the points for that. That makes it 2 fruit servings on your 8HG requirements.

[kaplods]

I think alot depends on the fruit. Cherries for example, I think the book assumes that they still have the skin, stem, and pits in the amount weighed or put in a cup. If they give a weight for a whole fruit, I would assume that they meant with the skin. Apples, pears, oranges... However for a melon, if they give a weight portion, I would assume it doesn't count the rind (for watermelon, I don't think that means you pick out all of the seeds first). If the portion listed is a particular size "slice" I assume that would include the rind.

Unless you're eating more than 4 or 5 pieces of fruit a day, and have very little weight to lose (in which case you might have to be more precise) I think you can just give it your best shot, and move on. You can obsess over tiny details to the point of discouragement.

[JenJam]

Kaplods I did just what you said and tonight I confirmed at my WW meeting - melon is without the skin. Woo hoo - I'm pleased cos it's somethign I really enjoy and would eat even if I didn't want to lose weight. For me, melon is a treat!