How to Calculate Weight Watcher Points for Pumpkin Bread

Weight Watchers is a commercial diet program that allows users to keep track of their daily eating habits using points rather than counting calories, fats and other nutrition facts. Users of the program are allowed a certain number of points they can eat per day, based on their current weight and weight-loss goals. Points are derived from a patented formula that takes into consideration the carbohydrates, fat, protein and fiber in a specific food, such as pumpkin bread. There are many calculators available that easily fit in your pocket or purse that allow you to determine points on the fly. However, if you do not have Weight Watchers calculator, you can still determine the number of points in any given food, providing you have access to the nutrition label.

Things You'll Need

• Nutrition label
• Calculator

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Instructions

• 1

  Locate the "Nutrition Facts" label on the side of the pumpkin bread packaging.

• 2

  Determine the total protein in a serving of pumpkin bread. Multiply the total protein in one serving by 16. For example, if there are 4 grams of protein in one serving, multiply 4 by 16, which equals 64.

• 3

  Determine the total number of carbohydrates in a serving of pumpkin bread. Multiply the total carbohydrates in one serving by 19. For example, if there are 57 carbohydrates in one serving, multiply 19 by 57, which equals 1,083.

• 4

  Determine the number of fat grams in a serving of pumpkin bread. Multiply the total fat grams in one serving by 45. For example, if there are 22 fat grams in one serving, multiply 22 by 45, which equals 990.

• 5

  Determine the total fiber in a serving of pumpkin bread. Multiply the fiber by 14. For example, if there are 5 grams of fiber in one serving, multiply 14 by 5, which equals 70.

• 6

  Add the sums of the carbohydrate, protein and fat conversions together. For example, add 64 plus 1,083 plus 990, which equals 2,137.

• 7

  Subtract the fiber conversion from the sum of the carbohydrate, protein and fat conversion. For example, subtract 70 from 2,137, which equals 2,067.

• 8

  Divide the number by 175. For example, 2,067 divided by 175 equals 11.81.

• 9

  Round the result to the nearest whole number to determine the number of points in one serving of pumpkin bread. For example, because 11.81 rounds to 12, there are 12 points in one serving of pumpkin bread.