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<br>Hungry Girl Today: 1.30.08 
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<br>Dear Hungry Girl, 
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<br>I just wanted to drop you a line and ask if you know anything about the 
<br>recent calorie increases on some of the Lean Cuisine items. I eat them every 
<br>day for lunch and have pretty much stopped checking the boxes for 
<br>nutritional info, because I have the numbers memorized. However, I 
<br>happened to notice recently that two of my faves have increased in calories --
<br> the Margherita Pizza (which went from 320 to 340 calories) and the Chicken, 
<br>Spinach & Mushrooms Panini (that one's gone from 280 calories to 320!). I 
<br>just thought that I'd share the word and ask if you knew anything about why 
<br>this has happened. Thanks, and keep up the good work! 
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<br>Lean Cuisine Lover  
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<br>Dear Lean Cuisine Lover, 
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<br>I've gotten dozens of emails about this. I know it's frustrating when 
<br>companies suddenly change the nutritional info on their packages with no 
<br>warning, but it's a fact of life. Sometimes I'll scan the back of a new box and 
<br>have to look at it five times to make sure my eyes aren't deceiving me. And 
<br>when I realize I'm reading it correctly, a wave of sadness comes over me (it 
<br>seems the calorie counts only go UP, never DOWN!). In the case of Lean 
<br>Cuisine, I've seen the calorie and fat counts on quite a few of their products 
<br>change over the years. We may never know the reasons for these (or other 
<br>companies') changes. Sometimes, companies claim that the ingredients have 
<br>changed, and so they had to adjust the nutritionals accordingly. Other times, 
<br>they'll say that after retesting the product, they realized it had more calories 
<br>all along than they'd previously thought. Either way, I have to say, it's 
<br>annoying. BUT, let's look at the bright side -- wouldn't you rather have 
<br>accurate numbers (even if they are higher)? I would. And on a related note, 
<br>always go by the numbers on the actual package (not the website) -- those 
<br>are almost always the most accurate and up-to-date. If you've recently 
<br>spotted changing nutritionals, drop me an email so I can share the info with 
<br>everyone. Thanks!!!
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<br>Hungry Girl, 
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<br>While talking to a co-worker (and fellow WWer) today, I discovered that he 
<br>calculates POINTS&reg; differently than I do. When making a sandwich, for 
<br>example, he will add up the calories, fat grams and fiber in all the ingredients 
<br>and then apply the WW POINTS&reg; formula to the TOTAL. I figure out the 
<br>POINTS&reg; for EACH ingredient, and then add them together. Something tells 
<br>me the POINTS&reg; do not end up the same. Who's correct? 
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<br>POINTS&reg;-Challenged  
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<br>Dear POINTS&reg;-Challenged,
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<br>First thing's first, I know people who approach POINTS&reg; counting in each of 
<br>those ways and have been successful on the WW plan. So if your method has 
<br>been working for you, I wouldn't stress too much about it. But if it hasn't, you 
<br>might want to consider this. Even though I'm not an official WW employee, 
<br>I'm pretty fluent in the language of Weight Watchers -- and I do think your 
<br>friend is right. If you think about it, the reason is pretty clear. If your method 
<br>was accurate, you'd be able to take a food that has a POINTS&reg; value of zero 
<br>and pair it with another food (or TWO or THREE foods) that has a POINTS&reg; 
<br>value of zero, and you could conceivably eat that stuff all day long, nonstop, 
<br>and not take in any POINTS&reg; at all. That doesn't make any sense, because 
<br>you'd still be taking in calories and fat, and they all add up. So, just like the 
<br>recipe builder on weightwatchers.com does, when you combine foods and 
<br>create recipes, you should add up all the calories, fat and fiber in those foods 
<br>and THEN calculate the POINTS&reg; value. I do this whenever I eat a plate of 
<br>different foods all in one sitting, even if it's not a specific recipe. It is possible 
<br>that you could come up with a lower total POINTS&reg; value this way (like if 
<br>you have two foods with a POINTS&reg; value of 1 each, but combined they still 
<br>have a POINTS&reg; value of 1). Still, for the most part, I think we're WAY 
<br>better off calculating the total POINTS&reg; value of a meal, snack, or recipe 
<br>versus adding up all the ingredients' POINTS&reg; values separately. If you want 
<br>to get this explained to you in further detail, you can ask your WW leader or 
<br>even hop onto the WW website message boards. There are gazillions of 
<br>WWers on hand to share their opinions and experiences at all times. And 
<br>remember, if what you're doing is working, no need to worry about 
<br>who's "right" and who's "wrong". Happy POINTS&reg;-counting! 
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