Hello mates! For those who comply with the Weight Watchers program, you’ll have seen some modifications to the plan within the WW app this week, so I wished to share a recap of what I’ve seen that’s new or totally different!
For those who’ve achieved different WW plans up to now, a few of these modifications will doubtless look acquainted to you, as a number of previously zero level meals choices are making a reappearance, however there are some completely new ones in addition to some new app options. For those who’re simply right here for the tasty lightened up consolation meals recipes and never curious about WW, don’t fear, I’ll be posting extra recipes quickly!
Let’s dive into the brand new program:
NEW ZeroPoint Meals
So, what meals might be ZeroPoints? All of the meals that have been already zero factors on the WW plan will proceed to be zero, however there are a number of new ones that I feel members might be enthusiastic about:
- NEW lean meats: Beforehand, skinless rooster breast and turkey breast have been zero factors, however these modifications have added many extra lean meat choices to your zero level meals listing! Listed below are a number of that stood out to me:
- skinless darkish meat rooster and turkey at the moment are zero, which signifies that 90% (and up) lean floor turkey and floor rooster at the moment are zero as nicely (beforehand solely the leaner floor breast-meat-only varieties have been zero)
- lean floor beef is now zero, together with 90% lean and up
- different lean and trimmed cuts of beef and steak are zero, for instance, trimmed NY Strip, lean flank steak, trimmed filet mignon, and extra are all exhibiting as zero factors
- lean cuts of pork at the moment are zero, for instance, lean pork chop and pork tenderloin come up as zero
- Potatoes: Potatoes and candy potatoes at the moment are zero factors *not for WW members following the diabetic plan*
- Oats: Oats at the moment are zero factors *not for WW members following the diabetic plan*
Day by day and Weekly Factors Allowance
Up to now, when WW added or eradicated zero level meals, your each day and weekly factors allowance would go up or down accordingly to accommodate the modifications. This time, nevertheless, each day and weekly factors allowances appear to be staying the identical. I had 23 each day factors and 28 weeklies earlier than this, and that’s nonetheless the quantity I’ve, even with the brand new zero level meals. So when you’re consuming among the newly included lean meats, potatoes, and oats, you might discover that it seems like you will have gained factors to spend elsewhere, making the plan extra accommodating.
Factors Method
The method for calculating factors is remaining the identical, so any meals or recipes you understand the factors for that don’t embrace any of the brand new zero level meals shouldn’t change. The factors are calculated utilizing energy, fiber, protein, added sugars, saturated fat and unsaturated fat. The algorithm is meant to assist information you towards meals greater in wholesome fat, fiber, and protein and decrease in added sugars and saturated fat.
Macro Monitoring
Once you lookup a meals within the WW app, when you scroll down it additionally exhibits you the diet info for that meals merchandise. Beforehand, nevertheless, there was no technique to see your each day totals of these macronutrients. Now when you scroll previous your each day meals within the WW app, “Diet totals” are listed on the backside of your day of meals and it exhibits your each day complete of protein, carbs, fat, fiber, and sodium. For those who click on on any of those classes, it’ll present you a breakdown by meal and by meals merchandise, in addition to give “steerage” or details about that class.
Diabetic Plan
For those who’re following the diabetic WW plan, you’ll be gaining all the brand new lean meat choices as zero level meals, however potatoes and oats will nonetheless have factors.
Import Recipes from the Net
For those who go to trace within the WW app and click on on the plus signal the place you’d historically do a fast add or create a brand new recipe, there’s now an choice to “Add Recipe from the Net.” If you choose this selection, you possibly can copy and paste a hyperlink to recipe you discovered on-line and it’ll import the components for you…form of. I attempted this characteristic out with a number of recipes and virtually all of them had some issues incorrect or wanted adjusting after the actual fact, so it’s undoubtedly not an ideal system. Nonetheless, it does look like place to begin so long as you might be prepared to double examine the components and portions and make changes manually as soon as it’s imported. Clearly the recipes on my website all include hyperlinks to open on to the accurately tracked recipe within the WW app, so that you gained’t want this characteristic for my weblog, however for different recipes you discover across the net, this could possibly be useful with a number of changes!
Take a Image of Your Plate
That is one other new characteristic that’s kinda cool, however might not be tremendous correct each time. Once you go to trace meals within the app, you’ll see a digital camera icon subsequent to the barcode scanner icon. For those who click on on the digital camera it’ll open to a digital camera labeled “meals scanner” the place you possibly can take an image of your plate and the WW app will estimate your factors. This does include a warning “This characteristic is experimental, so there may be some errors!” whenever you open the digital camera, however it’s undoubtedly value enjoying round with and could also be useful, particularly whenever you’re consuming recipes or meals that you simply didn’t make your self.
How will this have an effect on the recipes on Emily Bites?
The good information is that when you’re a USA-based WW member, you’ll nonetheless be capable of click on on the WW hyperlink in every of my weblog posts to view your present Factors within the WW app. The WW app will at all times present you the factors per serving for the present program you’re on, so for any recipes that include the brand new zero level meals, it’ll present you the up to date factors values. From there you possibly can monitor and save the recipe, and when you do you may as well make modifications to it throughout the WW app if you want.
I additionally attempt to manually listing the WW Factors per serving for all my recipes, so among the Factors you see written out within the publish could also be incorrect for a bit till I get all of them up to date. Recipes that don’t include any of the brand new zero level meals will keep the identical Factors per serving, however recipes that include oats, potatoes, or any of the newly included lean meats could have the incorrect Factors listed till I end my updates. The recipes will nonetheless present the proper factors whenever you use the hyperlink to the WW app inside every publish!
I do know individuals prefer to see the present factors with out having to click on something in any respect, so I’ll work on getting these up to date as shortly as I can. It will undoubtedly be useful at-a-glance for WW members to understand how a recipe will match into their meal planning and in addition for worldwide WW members who’re in a position to see their factors via my US-based WW hyperlinks.
For those who’re searching for recipes containing the brand new zero level meals, take a look at my ingredient classes for Beef, Potatoes, Candy Potatoes, and Oats! Once more, the present (new) Factors might be proven whenever you click on the hyperlink inside every publish to open these recipes in your WW app.
In Conclusion
I’m enthusiastic about gaining new zero level meals with out shedding any each day or weekly factors! I’ll undoubtedly be cooking with extra lean floor beef, steak, potatoes, and oats.
I’m nonetheless mourning the lack of the WW web site performance since they moved every part to app-only earlier this 12 months. I miss constructing recipes and checking factors on my pc. This has nothing to do with this week’s modifications, I’m simply throwing it on the market in hopes that the powers-that-be at WW will carry it again. *manifesting*
So…what do you suppose?? I’d love to listen to your ideas on the WW program modifications. What are you excited for? Nervous about? I need to hear what you suppose! Give me a remark under.
Thanks a lot for being right here and for following my weblog and cooking together with me! You’re all so vital to me. Quite a lot of my readers comply with the WW program, however for these of you who don’t, thanks to your persistence whereas I defined these modifications to the WW of us – I’ll hold itemizing diet info for everybody else! We’ll be again to recipes with the subsequent publish, I promise. I can’t wait to listen to your ideas!