budget weight watchers recipes

sexymouse

For dessert how about getting her one of the ready-made weightwatchers desserts. Or something like a low fat lemon mousse or no-sugar jelly. Fruit salad and elmlea light or fat free creme fraiche?

pretz_2

ok if you do her a jacket potato, chicken and salad it would cost her -

Jacket potato - 8 points
chicken breast - 6 points - this is with skin/ with out skin its 3 points per 100g
salad - 0 points

if you dont fancy that then i make this and it is 6 points for the entire meal including 100g new potatoes boiled and unlimited green beens each

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/9277/cod-with-tomato-and-chorizo-sauce

rozmister

Jacket potato isn't seen as low in points. It's one of the things people always complain about on the WW forums because some people are only on 29pps a day so 8pps on a potato is quite a lot and that's before you even put low fat spread on it.

I think a roast is a good idea with chicken as it's reasonably pointed and lots of veg (not parsnip, sweetcorn, sweet potato or peas) as that's free. If you make roasties use Frylite which is 0 and then she only needs to point the potato whish is 1pp per 50g. I regularly have an 8pp roast that's massive!

maman

I'm sorry I don't know how to do a link but on the Health, Beauty and Fashion board there is a Weight Watchers thread. I'm sure if you posted on there they'd give you heaps of ideas.

narabanekeater

when I was on a diet sugar free jelly with an amount of fresh fruit such a oranges or grapes in it was lovely

hot.chick

roast chicken, new pots and salad would be fine I'm sure - nice of you to be so thoughtfull

Baked fruit and low fat yougurt would be a lovely desert... mmmmm

shopndrop

Yummy - thanks to all who have posted. Will do chicken and ask her whether she wants jacket or roast potatoes. Will also do a fresh fruit salad.

pink_princess

Id do salmon with new potatoes & sugar snaps,its one of favourite meals.:D I have no clue how that works out as points etc as I ve never been on a paid diet before.For dessert id do a sorbet ,there are lots of online recipies for them and not high in calories at all.

Penelope_Penguin

Can she not just have a smaller portion of what you're having?

There's a thread of WW recipes here; I'll merge this later.

shopndrop

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

Can she not just have a smaller portion of what you're having?

There's a thread of WW recipes here; I'll merge this later.

She could have what we are having but as she is a very good friend, I would like to be able to support her in her weight loss and not put temptation in her way. I know her will power is not good, so want to do all i can to help. Just thought that if we all ate something low fat that would be helpful all round.