When you start Weight Watchers, converting foods to points can be time consuming. Jot down the points of foods and meals that you eat on a regular basis. This will allow you to budget your points ahead of time, and before you know it, you will be able to rattle point allotments off the top of you head.
Breakfast
Breakfast fuels your day and plays an integral part in losing weight and keeping it off. Start you day off right with 3/4 cup of Kashi Go Lean Cereal (1 point) and 1/2 cup of skim milk (1 point). You can top two pieces of whole-wheat bread (4 points) with Smart Balance Light Spread (1 point) and an egg (2 points). Two Eggo Low-Fat Nutrigrain Whole Wheat Waffles (3 points) with 1/4 cup sugar-free syrup (1 point) is a delicious start to the morning.
Eating breakfast out will cost you more points. A plain bagel with lite cream cheese from Dunkin' Donuts is 11 points and an Egg McMuffin from McDonald's is 7 points.
Lunch or Dinner
Combine 1/2 cup Campbell's Chicken Rice Soup (1 point) with six Triscuits (2 points) for a low-calorie meal. One cup of cooked brown rice (3 points) can be served with broccoli (0 points for 1 cup) and 2 oz. of Tyson Fully Cooked Premium White Chicken (2 points). If you don't have time to prepare a meal, Amy's Vegetable Lasagne is 6 points, a Lean Cuisine Deluxe Pizza is 7 points, and a Subway 6-inch turkey on wheat with no cheese is 5 points.
Snacks
Measure your portion sizes and figure out your points when it comes to snacks. Pay attention to nutrition labels. The points for similar items may vary with brand. For example, 1/2 cup of Ben and Jerry's vanilla ice cream is 6 points, while 1/2 cup of Breyers vanilla ice cream is 3 points.
A serving size of Cheez-It crackers and Utz Potato Chips is 4 points, while four cups of Smart Pop Popcorn is just 1 point.
Want a Burger?
Burgers are not all created nutritionally alike. Find out your favorite burger's nutritional information and calculate the points. A cheeseburger from McDonald's is 7 points, while one from Burger King is 8 points. Enlarge the meal and prepare for more points: a Big Mac is 13 points, a Whopper is 14 and Ruby Tuesday's Classic Cheeseburger is 29 points.
If you eat out, don't forget to add on the sides. Allow 5 points for small fries from McDonald's and Burger King. A side of fries at Ruby Tuesday is 7 points.
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