How to Turn Any Recipe into a Weight Watchers Recipe

How to Turn Any Recipe into a Weight Watchers Recipe #1: Check Ingredients

Before you turn a recipe into a Weight Watchers recipe, you must first look at each ingredient. You must check to see if these ingredients will work in your Weight Watchers diet. If not, you may want to choose substitutes.

How to Turn Any Recipe into a Weight Watchers Recipe #2: Use Substitutes

Before you turn a recipe into a Weight Watchers recipe, you must see if you can substitute any ingredients with healthier options. For example, you may want to substitute mayonnaise with fat-free mayonnaise or butter with Country Crock.

How to Turn Any Recipe into a Weight Watchers Recipe #3: Do Formula for Each Ingredient

The hardest part about turning regular recipes into Weight Watchers recipes is discovering how many points each ingredient has. This is hard because you will have to do a lot of math to determine just how many points each ingredient has. For example, a tablespoon of flour may contain 2 points. If your recipe calls for 1 cup of flour, you will have to do the math to determine how many tablespoons are in a cup and how many points that adds up to.

How to Turn Any Recipe into a Weight Watchers Recipe #4: Add Points

Once you have discovered how many points are in each ingredient, you will want to add up the total points for your new Weight Watchers recipe. Don't be shocked by the total number. This is for the entire recipe and each serving will contain a much smaller amount of points.

How to Turn Any Recipe into a Weight Watchers Recipe #5: Measure Ingredients Properly

When you turn a recipe into a Weight Watchers recipe, you must make sure you measure ingredients properly. If you add too much a certain ingredient, you could drastically increase the amount of points in each serving.

How to Turn Any Recipe into a Weight Watchers Recipe #6: Discover How Many Portions There Are

Before you serve your new Weight Watchers recipe, you must determine how many servings there are in the total recipe. Many recipes will list the amount of servings, but if it doesn't, just remember that most recipes feed around 4-6 people.