Weight Watchers Points Free Soup
Sara Legath
Over the years, I have also experimented with various seasonings and herbs, from basil to bay leaves, to add a touch of variety to the soup. From vibrant bell peppers to savory onions, nutritious broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, leeks, zucchini, and even eggplant, this soup welcomes them all, resulting in a nourishing bowl of goodness.
Furthermore, the high fiber content in this soup is a bonus for digestion. The combination of vegetables and their fiber-rich properties helps promote a healthy digestive system, aiding in regularity and maintaining overall gut health.
In this recipe, everything comes together to create a truly delightful and beneficial soup. From its ability to ward off unhealthy cravings to its comforting nature and digestive benefits, this soup is a winner in every aspect.
This soup can be prepared with a wide range of ingredients and seasonings, as suggested in the ingredient section above, as long as the rules of using zero-point non-starchy vegetables are followed. The base can be made with the broth of your preference, as long as it is low-fat. You can use beef, chicken, or even fish broth for added flavor and variety.
Remember, the key is to stick to the zero-point non-starchy vegetables and use a low-fat broth, allowing you to create a flavorful and satisfying soup while staying within your weight loss goals. Enjoy the flexibility and creativity in making this soup your own!
1. Saut the Vegetables: One of my main tricks is to saut the vegetables at the beginning of the recipe. This helps create a slight caramelization and a lightly toasted flavor on the bottom of the pot. It adds a delightful depth of flavor to the soup. You can achieve this by cooking the vegetables until they develop a golden-brown color, enhancing their taste.
2. Cook Vegetables to Desired Softness: I personally enjoy cooking the vegetables for a longer time, allowing them to become soft and tender. This creates a more comforting texture in the soup. However, the cooking time can vary based on individual preferences.
I remember this soup from my time in WW. I plan to make it again to freeze. However, I will use it as a base for Cheese Tortellini soup sometimes, as I found that soup from Progresso, and now my grocery no longer carries that flavor. Just add a portion when I want a.more varied soup.
The one thing these soups all have in common is that they are all low point weight watcher soup recipes. So all of these soups are designed to help you with your healthy eating and weight loss goals.
I know that a lot of readers are using some of the older weight watchers plans, so I have included points from a wide variety of the classic weight watcher plans. If you want all the details on the newest plan, you can find my post on the new weight watchers plan here.
One of the best parts of soup is that there are endless ways to vary the recipes to your own taste. When you click any of the recipes below, you will find many ways you can tweak these recipes to fit your personal tastes.
I think the ground turkey pairs perfectly with a mix of creamed corn and southwestern corn, but if you prefer a different protein, I will walk you through how to substitute other meat choices in the recipe.
I love how much flavor sauteed garlic and onion add to the chicken broth of this delicious soup. I used reduced fat-cheddar cheese in this version of the soup, but in the recipe I will show you other cheese options you could use.
This is another wonderful healthy lentil soup recipe. I love how the subtle sweetness of the swiss chard complements the earthiness of the lentils. Under the old weight watchers smart points plan this comes in at just 1 blue point and 1 purple point.
I love how the creaminess that coconut milk adds to Thai soups like Tom Kha Gai. My idea for this soup was to start with classic autumn vegetables butternut squash and pumpkin and use coconut milk to bring that subtle light creaminess that you get in Thai coconut soups.
The broth of this weight watchers friendly soup recipe is absolutely delicious. The alfredo sauce infuses so much richness into the chicken broth. The bacon adds a wonderful salty smokiness. The result is a truly decadent broth.
Fragrant spices like curry powder, turmeric, and garam masala pair beautifully with the coconut milk to create a delicious broth. Shredded chicken simmers in the broth for 3 hours in the crock pot on low.
Cowboy soup is a hearty dish with roots in American Western cuisine. It includes beef, beans, vegetables, and spices, and can be made with any kind of beans or beef you have on hand. Cowboy soup is a great dish to make for a rainy Sunday or for a work potluck. You can also make it vegetarian by using just beans and vegetables.
Ham and bean soup is a classic comfort food that can be made in under 15 minutes and is a good source of protein, fiber, and iron. This healthy soup recipe is made with fresh ingredients, including beans, vegetables, and herbs. It is low in fat and calories and a great way to use up leftover vegetables.
This cabbage soup recipe has been on this blog since March of 2016 and I recently updated the post with more information on the Cabbage Soup Diet and also included instructions on how to make this in your Instant Pot or Slow Cooker.
Cabbage soup is the magical soup that's supposed to help with weight loss and there is even a diet named after it called the Cabbage Soup Diet. It is a very strict diet where you can lose up to 10 pounds. For an entire week, you eat large amounts of this soup but during this time (7 days) you can also eat other foods like fruits and vegetables, beef, chicken, and brown rice according to Mayo Clinic's website.
I give props to anyone that can follow a strict diet like that. I could never just eat cabbage soup for that long of a time period. In fact, I'd get pretty bored with it. That is the brilliant part about myWW. It's zero points and can be served for lunch or dinner. Plus, you're getting in vegetables for the day.
Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with WW in any way. I am just a member who creates recipes based on their points system. This recipe is based on WW Freestyle program, and SmartPoints are the value system the company bases their foods on. Some recipes will have older points system values listed in them.
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One of the things I love about the Weight Watchers points system is that as a WW member, you are provided with a huge list of zero point foods. One of my favorite ways to use zero points foods is making this delicious Weight Watchers soup recipe, Instant Pot WW 0 Point Bean Soup.
When I first started Weight Watchers (many years ago), one of my favorite go-to filling foods was the Weight Watchers free vegetable soup. I still love a good bowl of that soup, but I really love that the program has expanded to include additional free foods like ground turkey breast, chicken, and beans.
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This Weight Watchers Taco Soup recipe is one of our favorites thanks to its amazing flavor and low point value for such a large portion. It also pairs PERFECTLY with our yummy Weight Watchers Banana Bread.
By adding in tons of flavor rich vegetables and a few spices, you can create a soup that feels like a huge meal without wasting your entire days points. Each bowl of this soup weighs in at only 3 Weight Watchers Points and is a perfect lunch or hearty evening meal.
Recipes that are friendly to your waistline while being so completely appetizing are always good to have on hand, whether you're seriously dieting or just want to eat a bit better and reduce your caloric intake.
You may omit vegetables your family doesn't care for and replace with ones they do enjoy. It is also very simple to leave out the ground meat and add an extra can of beans to create a vegetarian dish that everyone will love.
You can also adapt this recipe and make it a Weight Watchers Crock Pot soup recipe too. Just brown the meat, combine all the ingredients in the crock pot, and slow cook for 4-6 hours.
Your recipe for Weight Watcher taco soup says that a 2 cup serving is 3 "Weight Watcher" points. The current Weight Watcher program is "Smart Points". So is it 3 Smart Points for a 2 cup serving? Smart Points are calculated with calories, and grams of saturated fat, sugar, and protein.
I have the same question as Judy. I just joined WW under the new plan. I had an old WW chili recipe that gave it 3 points but nothing in the new app lists WW chili or soup for this few a points. It's more like 5-6.
if you enter this recipe into the weight watchers app, you will find it is now zero points on the new program. Provided you use 99% fat free ground turkey. Beans, corn, and all the veggies are now "free". Healthy and I can't wait to make it!
I decided to give it a try, with one little addition: I added a can of cannellini beans to turn this soup into a one-pot meal. I also increased the seasoning slightly because of the increased volume of the beans, but otherwise, this soup is exactly as Alanna posted it.
Yes, they are still using points. I offer a vegan meal service (mcdougall style) from our local health club where WW has a big chapter. The participants would like me to put the points on my meals, which I tried for a while but with the starches, they often come out high and the participants avoid them. I thought if I included some low or 0 pts items from time to time I could entice them and make them happy so this soup really looked interesting to me. Thanks!!
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