With all the recent changes, you may ask, “What are the zero-point foods for Weight Watchers?” The answer is a lot simpler than it used to be! This guide will go through all the different zero-point foods available to you for 2023.
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While the new plan isn’t a new plan, it combines all the previous techniques and has evolved into this plan. As the plan shifts, its important to stay updated on how many points values are assigned to food. While you can do calorie counting, it never was a method that worked for me. Using the ww app is the easiest way for me to track as a ww member, and it is so easy to do.
WHAT IS Weight Watchers?
When starting a new weight loss program or diet change, consult a doctor or physician about personal health concerns. It is a good idea to have blood sugar levels, blood pressure, and hormones checked at a physical before and during being on the WW program.
New to Weight Watchers?? Also known as WW, a weight loss program uses points assigned to food to track and lose weight. When you sign up, you take an assessment that will assign you a point value to eat daily and a weekly allowance. You can carry over 4 points from the day into your weekly allowance, which is handy when you need more points.
I have been on Weight Watchers since 2011. They have had Points Plus Value, WW Smartpoints, blue plan, green plan, purple plan, WW Personal Points, and now Weight Watchers Points. The new Weight Watchers Simplified plan is the new program launched in November 2022 similar to previous plans like WW Smartpoints, with some color plans.
No matter the WW plan, they work to help you learn healthy eating habits. I have hit lifetime goal weight several times but stopped operating the plan and tracking, so the weight does creep back on. You stay on as a lifetime member, working towards your goal. Head on over ->here to get a month for free.
A Guide to Zero Point Foods on Weight Watchers
If you’re on Weight Watchers, you know that choosing the right food is important to stay on track with your goals. It’s not always easy to know what foods are right for you, especially if you have aversions to certain foods or are new to the diet. It doesn’t have to be that way, though! Eating the right foods and tracking your points is the best way to stay on track with your goals.
Why Are Zero Point Foods Important?
Whether you’re on Weight Watchers or not, it’s important to remember that you should eat whole foods instead of processed foods. You don’t have to eliminate everything you’ve been eating suddenly; you can switch to zero-point foods with the same nutrients with fewer calories and more unsaturated fats.
Low-calorie options are just as filling as high-calorie options and have no adverse effects on our bodies. Zero-point foods don’t contain as much fat, sodium, or sugar as high-calorie foods. They’re also gluten-, dairy-free, and nut-free, all common concerns for those on low-calorie diets.
Getting Extra Points On Weight Watchers
Earn more points by working out or by staying under your point allowance. Having these points allows for you to eat foods with higher point values and still stay on track with your goal. You can set up for an automatic rollover points and activity points in the WW app for your weekly points allowance.
Can you overeat zero-point foods on weight watchers?
Yes, you can. Even though the points are zero, they still have calories and can affect whether you are losing. If you hit a weight loss plateau or stall, look at how many free foods you consume. Too much fresh fruit can add to many calories so be sure to know what the serving size of the zero-point foods is. Having portion control over zero point foods is a great way to work thru plateuas.
Zero Point Foods List
What Types of Vegetables Are Zero Points?
- Artichokes
- Arugula
- Asparagus
- Baby corn
- Baby Peppers
- Bamboo shoots
- Beets Bok choy
- Broccoli
- Broccoli rabe
- Broccoli slaw
- Brussels sprouts
- Cabbage
- Canned pimientos
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Coleslaw mix without dressing
- Collard greens
- Cucumber
- Eggplant
- Endive
- Escarole
- Fennel
- Frozen stir-fried vegetables, with no sauce
- Frozen vegetable mixes
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Hearts of palm
- Herbs
- Jicama
- Kale
- Kohlrabi
- Leeks
- Lettuce and Leafy green mixes (any type)
- Mushrooms
- Nori (seaweed)
- Okra
- Onions
- Pea shoots
- Peppers
- Persimmons
- Pickles, unsweetened
- Pico de gallo
- Pumpkin/Pumpkin puree
- Radishes
- Rutabaga
- Salsa, fat-free
- Sauerkraut
- Scallions
- Shallots
- Snow Peas
- Squash (any type except acorn)
- Spinach
- String beans
- Sugar snap peas
- Tomatillos
- Tomatoes
- Turnips
- Water chestnuts
- Wax beans
- Zucchini
What Are The Zero Point Fruits?
- Apples
- Applesauce, unsweetened
- Apricots, fresh
- Bananas
- Blackberries
- Blueberries
- Cantaloupes
- Cherries
- Clementines
- Cranberries, fresh
- Dragon fruit
- Figs, fresh
- Frozen mixed berries, unsweetened
- Fruit, canned in water with or without artificial sweeteners
- Fruit cocktail, unsweetened
- Fruit salad, unsweetened
- Grapefruit
- Grapes
- Guavas
- Honeydew melons
- Jackfruit
- Kiwis
- Kumquats
- Lemons
- Limes
- Mangoes
- Meyer lemons
- Nectarines
- Oranges
- Papayas
- Peaches
- Pears
- Persimmons
- Pineapples
- Plums
- Pomegranates
- Pomelos
- Raspberries
- Star fruit
- Strawberries
- Tangerines
- Watermelons
Can I Have Beans on Weight Watchers?
Yes you can, remember nothing is off limits. Many beans are also on the weight watchers zero point foods list. Plus they are high in fiber so you can stay full longer.
- Adzuki beans
- Bean sprouts
- Black beans
- Black-eyed peas
- Cannellini beans
- Chickpeas
- Edamame
- Fava beans
- Great northern beans
- Green peas
- Kidney beans
- Lentils
- Lima beans
- Lupini beans
- Navy beans
- Peas
- Pinto beans
- Refried beans on the ones that are Fat-Free
- Soybeans
- Split peas
Are Chicken and Turkey Still A Zero Point Food?
Yes! Lean proteins like boneless, skinless chicken breast or turkey breast and extra lean ground turkey and ground chicken are still zero points.
Are Eggs Zero Points?
You can have either hard-boiled or soft-boiled eggs, scrambled (without using butter or oil), and liquid egg substitutes made from egg whites. You can even make hard-boiled eggs in the air fryer to make a bunch all at once. A egg cooker is perfect for meal-prepping eggs for snacks or salad toppers. Also they make for low point instant pot egg bites as well.
What Kinds of Seafood Are Considered Zero Points?
- Abalone
- Alaska king crab
- Anchovies, canned in water
- Arctic char
- Bluefish
- Branzino
- Butterfish
- Carp
- Catfish
- Caviar
- Clams
- Cod
- Sea bass
- Sea cucumber
- Sea urchin
- Shrimp
- Smelt
- Smoked fish (haddock, salmon, sturgeon, trout, and whitefish)
- Crabmeat, lump
- Crayfish
- Cuttlefish
- Eel
- Fish roe
- Flounder
- Grouper
- Haddock
- Halibut
- Herring
- Lobster
- Mahi-mahi
- Monkfish
- Snails
- Snapper
- Sole
- Squid
- Steelhead trout
- Striped bass
- Sturgeon
- Swordfish
- Tilapia
- Mussels
- Octopus
- Orange roughy
- Oysters
- Perch
- Pike
- Pollock
- Pompano
- Salmon
- Sardines, canned in water or sauce
- Sashimi
- Scallops
- Trout
- Tuna
- Tuna, canned in water
- Turbot
- Wahoo
- Whitefish
Are Tofu & Tempeh Zero Points?
Yes, if you prefer plant-based proteins like tofu and tempeh, they are zero points. Smoked tofu and firm, silken or soft tofu are all included.
What Dairy Options are Zero Points for Yogurt or Cheese?
Plain, nonfat Greek, soy, almond, and regular nonfat yogurt are still zero points, as well as plain, nonfat cottage cheese. Be sure to always scan the UPC to verify there are no additives to affect the point value.
Ideas for Weight Watchers Zero Point Snacks
It’s the time in between meals that hunger can cause poor decision-making. It’s an impulse to grab a quick crunchy snack or a candy bar at a convenience store. There are some great zero-point snack recipes out there. If you are looking for more low point snack ideas check out my ideas -> here.
Weight Watcher Collections To Checkout
Are you looking for Zero Point food ideas? Check out this list -> here of all the Zero Weight Watchers points food.
These are easy weight watchers recipes made in my kitchen; most are kid-approved. Click on the name to be taken to them.
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