In association with Weight Watchers
Being a food blogger isn’t the best job to have if you want to stay slim so when Weight Watchers asked if I’d like to review some of their products my curiosity got the better of me and I said “yes please”! It’s not often you’ll find me not cooking from scratch but on those few occasions when I’m too tired or a desperate hurry to get somewhere then it’s good to know that there is convenience food out there that’s not laden with calories unlike a takeaway. There is a vast range of Weight Watchers products to choose from whether it’s chilled, ambient or baked so I chose a few items that would appeal to our taste. I was particularly curious to try the biscuits and wafers as these are things that everyone loves here but can be lethal to a healthy diet.
First up on our voyage of discovery were the Weight Watchers Chewy Caramel Wafers – these went down very well with everyone and we didn’t notice anything different about them, just nice chocolate coated wafers with chewy caramel inside.
Then it was the turn of the Belgian Milk Chocolate Digestives. Here we did notice a difference as the biscuit was harder than a standard Digestive, it was more like a cross between a Digestive and a Rich Tea Biscuit but still really enjoyable and the delicious Belgian chocolate gave these Digestives a touch of luxury. The packaging also deserves a mention as the resealable strip makes these the perfect treat to keep in the office drawer or take away on holiday.
Lunch time saw the Weight Watchers Thick Sliced Wholemeal Bread spring into some sandwich action and as my son said he didn’t notice anything different, I think the fact that the loaf is smaller than a standard loaf makes your sandwiches less calorific, a good idea as I would rather have less normal tasting bread than a larger slice of something inferior.
Dinner time saw myself and hubby tucking into the Weight Watchers Chilli Con Carne and Potato Wedges which was thicker in consistency than my home made version but I’d happily eat this on a night were cooking was not an option, it had a decent heat to it and paired with a mixed salad a good quick meal.
So these are great products for when you don’t have time to cook or bake but I know my readers like to do these things so I asked some fellow food bloggers for their Weight Watchers friendly recipes and here’s what they came up with:
Stuffed Peppers – Munchies & Munchkins
Slow Cooker Pesto and Sweet Potato Chicken – Baking Queen74
Chicken Merguez Meatballs – Lavender & Lovage
Carrot Cake Smoothie – Unconditionally Nourished
No Bake Vegan Caramel Cups – Salted Mint
Coffee Shop Style Banana Bread – Lavender & Lovage
Ginger & Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies – BakingQueen74
Very Berry Almond Baked Oats with Greek Yogurt – Salted Mint
I do hope you’ve enjoyed this delve into the world of Weight Watchers and perhaps inspired you to try some of their products or make some of these fabulous recipes.
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NB Post commissioned by Weight Watchers and all opinions are my own.
Catherine
I just started Weight Watchers so this post is perfect timing! I have to look into the WW snack and dessert options…great recipes!
Camilla
Great Catherine, glad to provide some more inspiration for you:-)
Hanady | Recipe Nomad
Wow! Lots of fantastic ideas for eating good and eating right! Those caramel wafers look mouth watering good!
Camilla
Thanks Hanady, yes lots of fab inspiration here:-)
Daniela Anderson
I agree that it is not easy to keep slim when you have to bake and test so many yummy treats, my husband keeps blaming me for his extra kilos. Hard to choose between these beauties, I would probably go for all of them, I have such a great tooth.
Camilla
Yes no one understands LOL:-)
Molly Kumar
This was really helpful that you listed so many Weight Watcher’s product. I’ve heard so much about them but never actually used any as I had not seen such a detailed info anywhere. I’m eyeing those Caramel Wafer Bars and might end up starting with those soon 🙂
Camilla
Thanks Molly, glad you enjoyed this post. Caramel wafers sound like a great place to start.
Marisa Franca @ All Our Way
Years ago I was on the WW plan and I did get to my goal weight. *sigh* Unfortunately age and life happened and now I’m not at my goal weight. They do have some good recipes and products. I should check it out.
Camilla
Yes age is a big factor which makes losing weight more of a challenge I’ve read!
Veena Azmanov
That’s an interesting selection and recipes for weight watchers diet. Been a long time since I paid attention to it. Time to check some of these out.
Camilla
Thanks Veena:-)
Pam Wattenbarger
One of my favorite Weight Watchers products is their ice cream bars. They are the perfect treat in the summer! And I cannot wait to try those Vegan Caramel Cups.
Camilla
Great Pam-)
Priya Srinivasan
All the recipes look decadent, i don’t mind watching my weight with all these yummy foods!! 🙂
Camilla
Me neither Priya, lots of yummy inspiration:-)
Linda @ foodhuntress
I love all these interesting recipes for weight control. You have gotten me interested in tryng some of the weight watchers products also. I have the ww app on my phone that I use.
Camilla
Thanks Linda, yes watching your weight needn’t mean depriving yourself or great tasty food:-)
Noel Lizotte
Hard to believe these recipes are “healthy” … they look so decadent!
Perhaps that’s my idea that healthy needs to be boring … sigh.
Camilla
They do all look fab don’t they Noel:-)
Renz
I always felt like they had a limited listing of food. Glad to see there are varieties and they look like they are pretty tasty.
Camilla
The Weight Watchers range is pretty wide so covers most tastes and eating occasions:-)
Adriana Lopez Martn
Seems years since I did Weight Watchers diet plan. It is really good and well balanced thanks for the inspiration I need to get back at it =)
Camilla
A pleasure Adriana:-)
Karen
How lucky are you to get to try all of those flavors!!
Camilla
I know, it’s a tough job LOL:-)
Maren
These will definetly help on days dieting doesn’t sound appealing! Love the quick nature of these tricks
Camilla
Thanks Maren:-)
Jemma @ Celery and Cupcakes
Weight Watchers have so many great products in their range. Thanks for including my smoothie recipe. 🙂
Camilla
They really do Gemma, thanks for your contribution-)
Hannah Smith
So many tasty looking options to try 🙂
Camilla
There certainly are Hannah:-)
Renee
Mmm all these recipes sound delicious, I love finding healthy recipes.
Camilla
Thanks Renee:-)
Patty @pattysaveurs.com
Interesting item, Weight Watchers meals are light and still tasty and delicious!
Camilla
Exactly right Patty-)
Marie | Yay! For Food
I’ll need to check out the caramel wafers; it looks like a healthier alternative than the sweet snacks that I find myself eating when I’m in a hurry! I can’t wait to check out the WW friendly recipes that you’ve included as well!
Camilla
Great Marie I’m sure you’ll love the caramel wafers as well as the recipes:-)
Brandi Crawford
Looks like Weight Watchers has some really good options. I am really loving the look of those desserts.
Camilla
They really do Brandi, something for all tastes:-)
Charla @ That Girl Cooks Healthy
Great read! I think Weight Watchers have a great range of products for people who are on a strict diet.
Camilla
Thanks Charla-)
Karen Burns-Booth
What a FAB list of tasty food and also it’s great to read about what you think of the WW products, I love their choccie biscuits!
I have been a WW member for over 20 years, and am a Gold Member, as I did achieve my goal many years ago, but I am back on the diet as I have bene away so much lately, I have piled the pounds on again!
THANK you for adding my two WW recipes too!
Karen
Camilla
Yes I’ve seen all your wonderful trips and the tempting food is a hazard of the job! Thanks for your contributions:-)
Lucy
I’ll have to look for those caramel wafers and chocolate biscuits, they look great! I sometimes have the Weight Watchers chilled meals for after a long day at work, so convenient. Thanks for mentioning my recipes!
Camilla
Yes do Lucy, the Digestives and wafers were great. The convenience meals are great as you say for when you are too busy to cook:-)
Iss
Quite a few interesting ones here !
I will give it a go
Camilla
Great, enjoy:-)