As a subscriber to EveryPlate, you already value convenient, delicious meals. If you’re on a Weight Watchers (WW) program, you might be wondering how to adapt these meals to fit your weight loss journey. Fear not, we’re here to guide you on making your EveryPlate meals WW-friendly. Here’s how to enjoy your favorite EveryPlate dishes while keeping an eye on those all-important WW Points. 

Choose Lean Proteins When Offered

EveryPlate offers a variety of protein options for many of their meals. When picking your protein, try to focus on those that are 0 WW Point options like chicken breast, turkey breast, shrimp, and certain fish. This can help keep your meal flavorful while keeping the points down. 

Keep Lean Meats on Hand

EveryPlate doesn’t always give you the option to swap out your protein. When you really want to try an EveryPlate meal but the only meat offered is high in WW Points, like ground pork, what do you do? Simple…always keep low-WW Points meats like chicken breast, ground chicken or turkey, and shrimp on hand in your freezer for these situations. Replace those high WW Points meats with lower-Points options, which will significantly drop the WW Points per serving for your meal.

Swap Out the Butter

Butter, while delicious, can add a lot of unnecessary points to your meal. In fact, in many EveryPlate meals, butter makes up the majority of the WW Points. Consider replacing it with a reduced-fat substitute, like I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter spread, for considerable WW Points savings.

Rethink Your Carbohydrates

Make simple carbohydrate swaps to reduce your WW Points without losing the satisfaction of a full meal:

• Replace rice or starchy vegetables like potatoes with 0 WW Point alternatives like cauliflower rice or bell peppers. You can also opt for wild rice over white or brown varieties for slightly less WW Points
• Replace wheat-based pastas with lower-WW Point options like zucchini noodles (“zoodles”) or chickpea pasta.
• Swap the flour tortillas out for corn tortillas, “street taco” tortillas, or low-carb tortillas
• Replace burger and sandwich buns with low-carb options, like those offered by Keto Culture (their hamburger buns are actually good!)
• If the bread is just a side item and not integral to the meal, consider omitting it entirely

There are many options out there, just bust out the WW app the next time your at the grocery store and scan the low and no-carb options that are available…you may be surprised at how good some of these products can be!

Check Out Reduced-Fat Dairy Products

Cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, and milk are often key elements of EveryPlate meals. You can make them more WW-friendly by keeping reduced-fat versions of these products on hand for easy substitutions. Look for “reduced-fat”, “fat free”, or “light” versions of these products. I often swap out mayonnaise (which EveryPlate doesn’t send anyway) for Miracle Whip Light which is way less Points. I also love to swap out dairy milk for oatmilk when possible…try Planet Oat Unsweetened Vanilla…it tastes great, swaps into most recipes easily, and you can have 1.5 cups for just 1 WW Point!

Go for Sugar-Free Ingredients

Finally, consider using sugar-free alternatives in your recipes. Many meals can still taste just as delicious with these substitutes, while helping you save on WW Points. I personally use many of the G. Hughes condiment and sauce products (their ketchup is delicious!) and Lankanto Monkfruit Sweetener (white and golden) frequently.

What About Cost?

There’s no reason to beat around the bush about it…keeping extra ingredients on hand and frequently swapping out the items that EveryPlate sends is going to cost you more money. I try to find lean proteins in bulk and on sale, then package them in 1-2 serving bags for the freezer to cut down on costs. This is usually even cheaper than swapping the protein out during your EveryPlate weekly meal selection, where a swap can cost $2-4 per serving. Buying 0 WW Point veggies that are in season or stocking up on frozen 0 WW Point veggies are two affordable ways to handle swapping out starchy veggies.

What to Do With All the Extras?

When you frequently swap out the ingredients that EveryPlate sends, you’ll start amassing a stockpile of unused fatty meats, rice, starchy veggies, and more. So what do you do with the extras? I usually still cook it all so the rest of my family has extra, but you could also give it to a local soup kitchen or food pantry.

Comment With Your EveryPlate + WW Tips Below!

Following these tips will help make your EveryPlate meals more WW-friendly and will hopefully be a big help on your weight loss journey. Comment below with your own tips and tricks for making EveryPlate meals more WW-friendly, and don’t forget to sign up for the newsletter to receive a list of the WW Points per serving for each upcoming weekly EveryPlate menu right in your inbox 🙂 Bon appétit!