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Plissken - 18 Oct 2006 22:53 GMT

I just had lunch with my kids and DH at a Vietnamese Restaurant today
(Pho Hoa chain). I have NO idea how many points my lunch is! I ordered
the healthiest looking thing on the menu: grilled chicken, vermicelli
(sp?), and lots of raw veggies (sprouts, cucumber, lettuce, cilantro). I
made sure to leave some and not stuff myself silly. What do I do about
counting points? Next time I'll make sure to go to a restaurant that I
know I can find point values for.

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Willow Herself - 18 Oct 2006 23:03 GMT

Raw veggies without sauce are mostly 0 pts...

Vermicelli, I have no clues, might be a few pts cause there's oil in that
and maybe some coconut milk... somebody here might know.. I don't eat that
stuff..

Grilled chicken in vietnamese places should be fairly low.. a little oil and
stuff.. I would add about 1 pts per 3 oz... for the "stuff"

Key is.. make an educated guess, and keep good the rest of the week!

;o)
Will~

>I just had lunch with my kids and DH at a Vietnamese Restaurant today (Pho
>Hoa chain). I have NO idea how many points my lunch is! I ordered the
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>points? Next time I'll make sure to go to a restaurant that I know I can
>find point values for.

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Plissken - 18 Oct 2006 23:07 GMT

I'll be eating a lot of veggies for dinner tonight! My breakfast was
only 3.5 points and I am going to the gym for an hour tonight. At least
I didn't go somewhere and order a greasy burger and french fries :o)

> Raw veggies without sauce are mostly 0 pts...
>
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>> points? Next time I'll make sure to go to a restaurant that I know I can
>> find point values for.

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Stormmee - 18 Oct 2006 23:08 GMT

exactly the point do your best at any given time and it always evens out,
Lee

> I'll be eating a lot of veggies for dinner tonight! My breakfast was
> only 3.5 points and I am going to the gym for an hour tonight. At least
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> >> points? Next time I'll make sure to go to a restaurant that I know I can
> >> find point values for.

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Willow Herself - 18 Oct 2006 23:14 GMT

Even if you had, it wouldn't be the end of the world.. :o)

This is a lifestyle change... we all step back (sometimes stumble back) from
time to time !! ;op
Will~

> I'll be eating a lot of veggies for dinner tonight! My breakfast was only
> 3.5 points and I am going to the gym for an hour tonight. At least I
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>>> counting points? Next time I'll make sure to go to a restaurant that I
>>> know I can find point values for.

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Stormmee - 18 Oct 2006 23:06 GMT

look up the grilled chicken guess and write it down, noodles are 4 points
per cup for most of them, I always add 2 for unknown sauces and the raw
vegetables as zero Lee, lover of anything Asian

> I just had lunch with my kids and DH at a Vietnamese Restaurant today
> (Pho Hoa chain). I have NO idea how many points my lunch is! I ordered
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> counting points? Next time I'll make sure to go to a restaurant that I
> know I can find point values for.

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Bazooka-Joe - 18 Oct 2006 23:31 GMT

What I do in those cases is I make my best legimate educated guess,
usually based off of a similar item. Do a search online for vermicelli
too. Google's bound to have somebody somewhere that has posted
calories, fat and fibre. Then add one point just for good measure
(becauseit was at a restaurant). That's what I do anyway.

:Bazooka-Joe

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Uncle Bonzi - 19 Oct 2006 20:37 GMT

Of course you could take a stroll through a grocery store and figure
out the points. Judging from their menu it doesn't look like you did
too much/if any damage.

http://www.phohoa.com/index.html

If it's any consolation, it sure looks to me like you did the best you
could in the situation. Certainly much better than I would have done.

- Ralph

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