ZeroPoint cheat sheet: Fruit (2024)

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Can you lose weight eating only zero point foods? ›

While Weight Watchers does not require or recommend that WW members eat zero points worth of food in a day, eating zero point foods for a few days can give your weight loss a jump start. This isn't a long-term plan but rather a way to quickly get back on track with healthy eating.

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If you're eating more fruits and vegetables than you used to, and you're using them as snacks, to bulk up your meals, or as a tide-me-over, then great! If you're eating more than two serves of fruit every day, purely because it's one of your ZeroPoint foods, you might want to pull back a little.

In fact, while WW is designed to deliver a healthy, safe and sustainable rate of weight loss of 1-2lbs a week – because research proves that smaller, consistent losses are more likely to result in successful long term weight loss – don't be surprised if, like Leah, you see more in your first few weeks.

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It's true that fruits and veggies are zero when you eat them whole. But once they become part of a smoothie, the experience of eating them changes.

But the truth is that it's hard to get too much fruit. In fact, most Americans don't eat enough of it. Adults should eat at least 1 ½ cups of fruit every day. However, a “fruitarian” diet, in which you eat almost nothing but fruit, can keep you from getting enough nutrients from other foods.

Why do fruits and vegetables count if I drink them in a smoothie, but not if I eat them? Whole fruit and most vegetables are ZeroPoint foods. But once they become part of a smoothie, the experience of eating them changes. Research shows that liquids don't promote the same feeling of fullness as solid foods do.

You might be overeating zero-point foods

This system helps you choose more nutritious foods, but your body doesn't work off of points, it works off of calories. For example, if you've met your points budget for the day, but still feel hungry you're technically allowed to eat as many zero-point foods as you want.

How many points are 2 eggs? ›

Are eggs really a ZeroPoint food? Yes, eggs—including the yolk! —are a ZeroPoint food. (As long as they're prepared with a 0 Points® value cooking spray or sauce.)

“Members should be reassured, they can and should continue to enjoy eggs,” Foster says. There is one egg-eating exception to keep in mind, however. “If someone has high 'bad' LDL cholesterol they may be more responsive to cholesterol in their diets,” says Alice H.

These zero point foods are high volume – low calorie foods – and they are super filling. So if you are filling your plate with zero point foods in addition to what you are eating, you will stay fuller longer, or even not feel like snacking in between meals because you are satisfied.

Fruit Points

All fresh fruits are typically zero points under the PersonalPoints system, per the website. So if you're wondering about how many points is an apple on Weight Watchers, for instance, it's likely zero.

That means if you previously had brown rice, or avocado, or wheat pasta, or potatoes as ZeroPoints, those will no longer be zero. That doesn't mean you can't eat them anymore (you can use your Points allowance however you like!), but you will have to count points for them.

Do I need to eat all of my Points (even the ones I add)? Your Budget is yours to use in any way you want! We understand that every day is different—some days you might go a little under your Budget, some days a little over. Either way is perfectly fine and leads to healthy eating and weight loss.

Yes, these foods have calories, but the point of WW is to change food behavior and help you create a healthy lifestyle. By making these foods zero points, WW is nudging you to choose them over higher point foods.

In one study of 152 people with obesity, researchers found that people on WeightWatchers lost an average of nearly 6% of their body weight in 3 months. Plus, one-third of participants in this study were able to lose 10% or more of their body weight after 6 months.