Weight Watchers Zero Point Foods - A Real Bonus For Dieters

Weight Watchers has been successfully teaching dieters to lose weight and lose fat since the 1960s. The points system is a relatively new innovation, but has been no less successful and some find it easier to use than earlier methods.

Parts of the Weight Watchers system is covered and protected by US patents, but broadly the number of points a person can have to eat in a day is covered by their starting weight:

Less than 150 pounds = 18-25 Points

150 to 174 pounds = 20-27 Points

175 to 199 pounds = 22-29 Points

200 to 224 pounds = 24-31 Points

225 to 250 pounds = 26-33 Points

Over 250 pounds = 28-35 Points

How to allocate your day's food can become crucial when a single Big Mac will costs 14 points and a slice of undecorated cheesecake will cost 7 points!

Using some zero point foods will bulk up your day's intake without costing any of your points allocation. Here is a partial list:

asparagus

beets

broccoli

brussels sprouts

cabbage

carrots

cauliflower

celery

cucumber

diet soda

eggplant

leeks

lettuce

mineral water

mushrooms

okra

peppers

pumpkin

radishes

salsa

sauerkraut

scallions

snow peas

soy sauce

spinach

sprouts

squash

tomatoes

turnips

watercress

If it isn't obvious from the above, salads - green, garden and mixed - are all zero point Weight Watchers foods, as are vegetable juices.

If you'd like to mix some lemon or lime juice, salt, pepper, vinegar and mustard, you could have a zero point salad dressing for your zero point salad. Spend one point and you can add some olive oil! Lush, indeed.

Understanding how to use the Weight Watchers points sytem, in it's entirety, and to your benefit - including the Zero Point Foods - can mean you reaching your weight loss and fat loss goals sooner.

Warwick Foster
http://www.all-best-diet-information.com/
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