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.
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:-)