Simple low point recipes for a weight watcher??

Question

I am doing the weight watcher program without the enrollment because its not in my budget at all. But I am having such a hard time coming up with dinner recipes please help!!! thanks in advance :)

Answer 1

Just cook what they let you eat, like protein (meat, fish, chicken) lots of veggies and fruit.  No baking allowed right now.  Recipes don't help that much but I think their web site has some.  It's all about portion control.

Answer 2

Here's one I'm typing out from my Weight Watcher's Cook Book..you may want to think about purchasing one. It gives you the points as well as great recipes.

***Pineapple and Honey Glazed Chicken***

1/2 cup canned crushed pineapple, in juice

2 tbs. reduced sodium soy sauce

2 tbs. honey

2 tbs. fresh lime juice

1 tbs. grated fresh ginger

1 minced shallot

1 small jalapeno, seeded and minced

1-4 lb chicken, skinned and cut into 8 pieces

1/2 tsp cornstarch

2 tsp. water

Combine first 7 ingredients into a large ziplock bag. Add chicken and marinate at least 4 hours, or overnight.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place a rack in a large roasting pan.

Remove chicken from marinade and place on rack. Reserve the marinade. Bake about 45-50 minutes. Baste with reserved marinade only during the first 25 minutes, then discard.

Stir together cornstarch and water. Transfer chicken to a platter. With a spoon, skim off any fat from juice in pan. Set the juices in a saucepan over medium heat, and cook for 2 minutes. Add cornstarch mixture, and cook until thick and bubbly. Serve the chicken with the sauce.

1 piece of chicken with sauce is 1 serving...

199 calories, 6 grams fat, 2 gr. sat fat,

Points value:4

***Pepper and Mushroom Kabobs with Yogurt Dill Dipping Sauce***

1 small garlic clove(s)

1/8 tsp table salt

1 tsp fresh dill, minced

1/4 cup fat-free sour cream

1/2 cup plain fat-free yogurt, Greek-variety recommended

3 medium sweet red pepper(s), or 1 each red, yellow and green pepper

16 small cremini mushrooms, or white mushrooms, cleaned and trimmed

2 sprays olive oil cooking spray

1/4 tsp table salt

1/4 tsp black pepper

Instructions

To prepare dip, mash garlic and 1/8 teaspoon of salt together in a small serving bowl with a serrated spoon or a utensil with a sharp edge. Stir in dill, sour cream and yogurt; set aside.

Preheat grill to high. To prepare kabobs, core and seed each pepper; cut each into 8 chunks. Arrange 3 pieces of pepper and 2 mushrooms on each of eight 12-inch metal skewers. Lightly coat kabobs with cooking spray; season with salt and pepper.

Grill kabobs until peppers are tender and lightly browned, about 5 minutes per side. Serve kabobs with dip. Yields 1 kabob and about 1 1/2 tablespoons of dip per serving.

POINTS® Value: 0

Servings:  8

Preparation Time:  10 min

Cooking Time:  10 min

Level of Difficulty:  Easy

Answer 3

Hi there...

with weight watchers the best way to save points and get a delicious and healthy meal full of flavour is to add alot of vegetables to your plate. When I was doing weight watchers my favourite foods were soups and stir fries because all your vegetables are FREE of points and you only use points with your fish/chicken/meat/pork and a teaspoon of oil.

Invest in a good non stick pan and you wont regret it.

as far as recipes go just use your imagination.

good luck!

Answer 4

Find all kinds of diet recipes here: http://newfreebooks.com  The "lose weight" is in the "research" section. It's just loaded with choices on good healthy recipes.