Weight Watchers was developed over 40 years ago as a method to help people lose weight. Over the years, the franchise has grown to include many brand name products, including Smart Ones. Smart Ones are low-calorie, low-fat, frozen entrees that can be purchased in the grocery store. These meals provide a variety of foods including breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert.
Breakfast Quesadilla
For those looking to start their day off with a high amount of fiber, a good choice is the Smart Ones breakfast quesadilla. This breakfast contains scrambled egg whites, vegetables, turkey bacon, and low-fat cheese inside a flour tortilla providing a total of 6 g of fiber. According to the United State Department of Agriculture, the daily intake of fiber should be 25 to 30 g. This breakfast also contains 230 calories, 7g fat, 12g protein and 730mg of sodium.
Stuffed Breakfast Sandwich
Similar to the breakfast quesadilla is the Smart Ones stuffed breakfast sandwich. The breakfast consists of scrambled egg whites, vegetables, turkey bacon and low-fat cheese stuffed into pastry dough. This breakfast provides 240 calories, 7 g fat, 15 g protein, 3 g fiber and 570mg sodium.
Canadian Style Bacon English Muffin Sandwich
The Smart Ones Canadian style bacon English muffin sandwich has scrambled egg whites, Canadian bacon and low-fat cheese all in an English muffin. This sandwich contains 210 calories, 6 g fat, 14 g protein and 2 g fiber. There are also 700 mg sodium, which is 30 percent of the daily recommended value determined by the USDA.
Cheesy Scramble with Hash
For a low sodium option choose Smart Ones cheesy scramble with hash. This breakfast has scrambled egg whites and hash browns covered with three types of low-fat cheese. This option has 210 calories, 9 g fat, 15 g protein, 2 g fiber and 510 mg sodium.
Ham and Cheese Scramble
The ham and cheese scramble contains the highest amount of protein on the Smart Ones breakfast menu. The meal features scrambled egg whites, ham and roasted potatoes covered with low-fat cheese, and contains 21 g protein. In addition, there are 220 calories, 9 g fat, 2 g of fiber and 610 mg sodium.
English Muffin Sandwich
Vegetarians may like the English muffin sandwich. This sandwich is made with scrambled egg whites and cheese between an English muffin, and contains 5 g of fat. In addition, this breakfast sandwich has 210 calories, 13 g protein, 2 g fiber and 610 mg sodium.
References
- Weight Watchers: History and Philosophy
- Weight Watchers Smart Ones: Breakfast
- "Understanding Nutrition"; Eleanor Noss Whitney Ph.D., Sharon Rady Rolfes MS, RD; 1999
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