Guest guest Posted January 10, 2006 Report Posted January 10, 2006 I have a feeling the slide rule is the most accurate, but the calculator supposedly rounds up, so that is the one I like the best. :-) Best, manda Renée Bedford wrote: > Alrighty, I'm gonna open the can of worms...or would that be can of > pinto beans? ;-) > > Every once in a while I have questions about a point value because, > depending on how it's calculated, you get different values for the > exact same nutritional info. > > The ways I calculate are: > - WW Slide rule thingy > - PDA software > - Doing the math by hand using the WW formula > > Although the differences are usually only 1 or 2 points, it's usually > a bit much to attribute to rounding. > > Somehow I settled on a rule of thumb to primarily trust the slide rule > thingy. Anyone else have thoughts on this? > > Thanks so much! Renée :-) > > > Remember that the points assigned to foods in the week 1 book and in > > other > > books are based on an average of several brands used in their > > calculations. > > So they take many canned pinto beans and average out what the usual > > amount of > > points are. But you may be using a brand that falls below the > average. > > That's why I always use my calculator and try not to rely on the > book > > unless I > > have to. > > Quote
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2006 Report Posted January 10, 2006 I use my slider for everything!! in Florida Quote
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