Weight Watchers Zero Point Foods (Free Printable PDF!)
Need a complete list of Weight Watchers Zero Point Foods? You’ll find it here! We also have a free printable PDF so you can keep it with you at all times.
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I come from a Weight Watchers family! My mom has been in Weight Watchers at various points over the course of my lifetime, most recently losing 90 pounds. This was a few years ago, and she has been able to maintain the weight (she’s still in WW).
I’ve done WW with her before, and at the end of last year I came back into the program during a time of HUGE changes! On December 3rd, 2017, Weight Watchers introduced the Freestyle™ Program.
This isn’t the first time they’ve revamped the program, which they do over the course of time as they learn more about nutrition and the way people lose weight.
A lot of people don’t like new program releases, but I actually love them – because I get to benefit from all of the WW research on nutrition. I love shortcuts!
I also want to eat the foods that make me feel the best.
So last year I jumped on board the Freestyle bandwagon. I even made a zero point chili recipe that I ate all last year (and I know you love it too!). I did well on the program last winter and lost 10 pounds.
This year I want to try to lose 10 pounds again (a few additional I didn’t lose, as well as a few that crept up on me this holiday season! :0)
What fruits and vegetables are free on Weight Watchers?
MOST fresh fruits and vegetables have ZERO points on Freestyle. You’ll notice that your daily allowance of points on Freestyle is smaller than it was on SmartPoints.
There’s a reason for this. It’s unspoken encouragement to eat more fruits and veggies!
Important Notes for Zero Point Fruits and Veggies
- Fruit should be packed without any added sugar – fruits in their own juice are fine
- Beans and vegetables should be packed without any added oil or sugar
- The following fruits and veggies still have points: Avocados, Cassava/Yuca, Olives, Parsnips, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Yams, Vegetable Flours and Pastas
- Smoothies and dried fruits are NOT zero points. Learn more here.
Tips for Working the Freestyle Program
If you’re just starting the Freestyle Program, and Weight Watchers zero point foods are new to you, you might need some tips. I know I did when I first started! Here are my top tips:
- Don’t overdo it. Just because some foods are now zero points doesn’t mean you should go nuts! Go nuts coming up with new ways to incorporate those foods, but don’t just eat a dozen apples because you can. The goal is moderation and diversity in your diet.
- Use Weight Watchers zero point foods as a foundation. I like to say to myself, “let’s do something with green beans!” and then research/come up with a delicious way to use them. Veggies (and other healthy foods) don’t have to be gross.
- Give yourself time. It takes awhile to learn anything new. Be patient and understanding with yourself. It WILL work. Just give yourself the time.
- Use the recipe builder for Freestyle recipes as opposed to just entering caloric information. When you just enter the calories, the WW app/online tool doesn’t know that some of the foods you incorporated have no points. You MUST use the builder and tell WW what’s in the recipe for a correct calculation.
Are you ready to get the complete list? Here it is.
WW Zero Point Foods
Jump to: A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T V W X Y
- Apples
- Applesauce, unsweetened
- Apricots
- Arrowroot
- Artichoke hearts
- Artichokes
- Arugula
- Asparagus
- Cabbage (all varieties including pickled)
- Calamari, grilled
- Cantaloupe
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Caviar
- Celery
- Swiss chard
- Cherries
- Chicken breast, ground, 98% fat-free
- Chicken breast or tenderloin, skinless, boneless or with bone
- Clementines
- Coleslaw mix (shredded cabbage and carrots), packaged
- Collards
- Corn, baby (ears), white, yellow, kernels, on the cob
- Cranberries
- Cucumber
- Papayas
- Parsley
- Passion fruit
- Pea shoots
- Peaches
- Peapods, black-eye
- Pears
- Peas and carrots
- Peas***
- Peppers, all varieties
- Pepperoncini
- Persimmons
- Pickles, unsweetened
- Pico de gallo
- Pimientos, canned
- Pineapple
- Plumcots (pluots)
- Plums
- Pomegranate seeds
- Pomegranates
- Pomelo (pummelo)
- Pumpkin
- Pumpkin puree
- Salad, mixed greens
- Salad, side, without dressing, fast food
- Salad, three-bean
- Salad, tossed, without dressing
- Salsa verde
- Salsa, fat free
- Salsa, fat free; gluten-free
- Sashimi
- Satay, chicken, without peanut sauce
- Satsuma mandarin
- Sauerkraut
- Scallions
- Seaweed
- Shallots
- Shellfish****
- Spinach
- Sprouts, including alfalfa, bean, lentil
- Squash, summer (all varieties including zucchini)
- Squash, winter (all varieties including spaghetti)
- Starfruit (carambola)
- Strawberries
- Succotash
- Tangelo
- Tangerine
- Taro leaves and shoots
- Tofu, all varieties
- Tofu, smoked
- Tomatillos
- Tomato puree
- Tomato sauce
- Tomatoes, all varieties including plum, grape, cherry
- Turkey breast, ground, 98% fat-free
- Turkey breast or tenderloin, skinless, boneless or with bone
- Turkey breast, skinless, smoked
- Turnips
Notes
*Beans including adzuki, black, broad (fava), butter, cannellini, cranberry (Roman), green, garbanzo (chickpeas), great northern, kidney, lima, lupini, mung, navy, pink, small white, snap, soy, string, wax, white
**Fish including anchovies, arctic char, bluefish, branzino (sea bass), butterfish, carp, catfish, cod, drum, eel, flounder, grouper, haddock, halibut, herring, mackerel, mahimahi (dolphinfish), monkfish, orange roughy, perch, pike, pollack, pompano, rainbow trout (steelhead), rockfish, roe, sablefish (including smoked), salmon (all varieties), salmon, smoked (lox), sardines, sea bass, smelt, snapper, sole, striped bass, striped mullet, sturgeon (including smoked); white sucker, sunfish (pumpkinseed), swordfish, tilapia, tilefish, tuna (all varieties), turbot, whitefish (including smoked), whitefish and pike (store-bought), whiting
***Peas including black-eyed, chickpeas (garbanzo), cowpeas (blackeyes, crowder, southern), young pods with seeds, green, pigeon, snow (Chinese pea pods); split, sugar snap
****Shellfish including abalone, clams, crab (including Alaska king, blue, dungeness, lump crabmeat, queen) crayfish, cuttlefish, lobster (including spiny lobster), mussels, octopus, oysters, scallops, shrimp, squid
Are you ready to download your list of Weight Watchers zero point foods? Just click here to get the free printable PDF.
Disclosure: This post is not sponsored, however, I want to mention that Weight Watchers, Points, and WW Freestyle are trademarks of WW International, Inc.
Have belonged to WW online for over a year. Need to get serious and lose more. It’s been a hard few months (living in a motel with my cat) and looking for permanent housing. This list will keep me focused. Thanks, Barbara
@Barbara, Hi Barbara I know this is 2023 but I just read your story, I just hope that things are better for you and your cat. God Bless You and your Cat. Helena
I am a diabetes and i got fibromyalgia and I’m doing weight watchers and i need 0 points food so what can i eat.
@Anna Lightsey, Don’t do weight watchers. Get on a diabetic diet and count carbs. Your diabetes will be better controlled and you will lose weight. Talk to your doctor.
Thank you. Starting today
Need list to achieve we lost goal
Not really printable with white text on dark background. Dark text on white background would be better.
Hopeing this will help me get on track. I’ve heard having the list really helps
Are there any alcoholic drinks that are zero point, like bourbon or brandy?
Not that I know of but there are some low point options! I know tequila and vodka are 3 points or so for 1.5 oz. There’s an interesting post here:
https://www.weightwatchers.com/us/blog/food/happy-hour-alcohol
While I don’t agree with everything (lol) it does mention wine or light beer which might also be good options for you!
I quit smoking April 15 last year and have gained 20 pounds. I want to try to lose some of this excess weight and was looking at foods with 0 points. What is the best way to proceed?
Hi Alice! I don’t work for WW, but I’d say if you are going to try to use the zero points list you should join the program at least online for a bit so you know what it is and what to do and what to expect! How long you stay once you learn the basics is your choice, but it’s at least good to try it for a bit if you use this guide.
Trying to lose food the right way.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING.
I joined weight watchers and asked for the point list and menus but received neither. Thanks for your help
Oats is a zeropoint food, but not included in this list
@King, is oats really a zero point food/free food on WW?
@Tammy, Nope. My baked oatmeal is 4 points.
@King, oats were a zero point option under the previous plan, which went away over a year ago. Not zero in current plan.
Unless you are willing to jeopardize you IT security the only way you are going to be ale to save is by hand copying it.
I’m not sure what you’re talking about since it’s hosted on box.com . . .
how do you know or where can i find how much food we can eat at one meal. (amounts).thanks.god bless.
Hi Mary! For the zero point foods, you can eat as much as you like: https://www.weightwatchers.com/us/how-it-works/zero-point-foods
Isn’t there a way to print this list?