Weight Watchers Recipes

This is the perfect pick-me-up to start your day with! Ginger is very healthy (it purifies the blood), so if you like its taste you can increase the amount used. If you don’t like ginger, you can skip it (and maybe try adding an apple to the juice).

Weight Watchers Carrot and Celery Juice recipe
Makes 1 serving

Ingredients
5 medium carrots
1 stalk celery
1 inch peeled fresh ginger (or to taste)

Preparation
1. Scrub the carrots well and cut off their tops.
2. Wash the celery.
3. Cut the carrots, celery and ginger into small cubes (so you can process them in your juicer).
4. Juice the vegetables and mix well once they have been juiced.

WW POINTS per serving: 2
Nutritional information per serving: 130 calories, 0.8g fat, 9.2g fiber

Nothing compares to an Italian cappuccino!

Here’s a simple way to prepare a delicious cappuccino at home. All you need is some espresso coffee, a cup of milk and some cinnamon or nutmeg.

Weight Watchers Cappuccino recipe
Makes 2 servings

Ingredients
2-3 ounces brewed espresso (double shot)
1 cup milk
ground cinnamon or nutmeg, to garnish (optional)

Preparation
1. Using an espresso machine or cappuccino maker, brew 2 shots of espresso.
2. Steam 1 cup milk, generating a good amount of thick froth for crema.
3. Divide the espresso into 2 serving mugs; divide the steamed milk between the 2 as well, then top each with half of the thick foam (the ideal ratio for this would be 1/3 espresso, 1/3 milk, 1/3 crema).
4. Dust with cinnamon and/or freshly grated nutmeg, if desired; serve.

WW POINTS per serving: 2
Nutritional information per serving: 78 calories, 4.5g fat, 0g fiber

I love drinking smoothies in the morning, but you can have this at any time of the day.

This banana smoothie is creamy, delicious and very healthy, just try it!

Weight Watchers Banana Smoothie recipe
Makes 2 servings

Ingredients
2 ripe bananas
1 cup milk
1 cup ice cubes
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla essence

Preparation
1. Put all ingredients in blender.
2. Blend until smooth.

WW POINTS per serving: 4
Nutritional information per serving: 226 calories, 4.9g fat, 3.1g fiber

Merry Christmas everyone!

Here’s a modern recipe that continues the old Christmas tradition of welcoming arriving visitors with something hot. This soup is simple, easy, healthy and very tasty!

Make sure not to serve the cloves or bay leaves in the cups!

Weight Watchers Christmas Welcome Soup recipe
Makes 8 servings

Ingredients
1 (11 ounce) can beef consomme
1 (46 fluid ounce) can V8 vegetable juice
1 dash Tabasco sauce
1 dash worcestershire sauce
4 cloves
2 bay leaves

Preparation
1. Heat at a low simmer, all ingredients for 1 hour or use a crock pot).
2. Serve hot in tea cups.

WW POINTS per serving: 1
Nutritional information per serving: 42 calories, 0.2g fat, 1.4g fiber

I love starting my day with a smoothie - it’s so much more delicious than a cup of coffee, and much healthier too! This is great for breakfast or as a yummy low fat dessert.

If cranberries are in season, you can use fresh cranberries instead of frozen ones. You might also want to add a bit of sugar or some Splenda if you find this smoothie too tart.

Weight Watchers Cranberry, Orange Cream Cheese Smoothie recipe
Makes 2 servings

Ingredients
1 cup frozen cranberries
1 cup orange juice
3 ounces low-fat cream cheese
1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom (optional)
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)

Preparation
1. Place all in a blender and blend until smooth.
2. Garnish with an orange slice.

WW POINTS per serving: 4
Nutritional information per serving: 188 calories, 10.3g fat, 2.4g fiber